The Ifugao Rice Terrace Communities are Indigenous societies in the Cordillera region of northern Philippines that have governed their territory for over two millennia through communal assemblies, customary law, and collective management of land and water. Their famous rice terraces are maintained through cooperative labor systems and consensus-based decision-making, integrating spiritual beliefs, ecological knowledge, and social organization. Governance is exercised through councils of elders and community rituals that regulate agriculture, conflict resolution, and resource use, making the Ifugao a paradigmatic example of ancestral democracy and commons-based land stewardship.
| Creation date | -500 |
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| Topics | Commons, Ancestral Knowledge, Land Use, Democracy, Biodiversity |
| Context | Rural |
| Typology | Cultural Sovereignty |
| Languages | ⧼rv-language-ifg⧽ |
| Thematics | Radical Democracy |