As MABIKAs Foundation marks its ninth year of existence, we take this moment to formally recognize the completed set of co-founders whose collective leadership has sustained and shaped the organization from its beginning to the present. From the outset, MABIKAs...
Indigenous Round Table Dialogues at Pakhuis de Zwijger Explore Critical Issues Through Indigenous Perspectives On October 14, 2024, Pakhuis de Zwijger, in collaboration with eight community organizations, including MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, Tribes Movement,...
The demand for critical raw materials is soaring, driven by the urgent need for sustainable technologies and renewable energy solutions. However, this demand often comes at a high cost to Indigenous communities whose lands are rich in these resources. On October 14,...
On October 12, 2024, the Indigenous Liberation Movement (ILM) organized an impactful Indigenous Liberation Walk in Amsterdam, coinciding with the historical date of October 12, 1492. As part of ILM and also representing MABIKAs Foundation during the event was Myra...
We would like to acknowledge everyone’s invaluable support and contributions in making the 11th ICBE Conference a remarkable event…
MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, host of the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe (ICBE) Conference, is happy and pleased to (re)announce the winners of the “Raising Funds to Keep Indigenous Societies Sustainable & Alive” fun-and-fund drive held on May 20, 2023...
On May 18-20, 2023, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is privileged to host the 11th Igorot Cordillera BIMAAK-Europe Conference. The nearly 3-day gathering is also a celebration of solidarity in keeping our Igorot heritage and indigenous roots sustainable and alive...
South Holland, The Netherlands, 15 October 2022: Myra Colis, Founding Chairperson of MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands is selected for the 2022 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award™ (Founder & Pioneer Category) from the Foundation for...
We are looking for someone to design the book cover to depict the triumphs, travails and travels of the Igorot Cordillerans in the European diaspora. The winning entry will be published as a front cover of the book, to be published in November 2022 in A5 size...
May God, Kabunian, Bathala, Allah empower us for our mission and vision of a truly free, independent and sovereign Philippines.
On October 30, 2021, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands, in coordination with SANDIWA Network of Advocates for National Minority Rights, held its first virtual celebration of the Philippine Indigenous Peoples (IP) Month. Guided by the theme “Bridging Gaps Through Knowledge Sharing”, the four resource speakers gave powerful yet heart-breaking presentations about the current situation of indigenous people in the Philippines from Luzon to Mindanao…
A speech delivered by Myra Colis, founding chairperson of MABIKAs Foundation during the demonstration organized by Stichting Aralez in coordination with different indigenous peoples groups in the Netherlands. The event, which was held on October 16, 2021 at Nelson Mandela Park in Amsterdam, is in line with the Indigenous Liberation Day 2021, a.k.a. Indigenous People’s Day…
Since human beings and our locked-in dependence on fossil fuels are the dominant cause of the Earth’s warming atmosphere, we owe ourselves and the next generation an obligation to act and mitigate climate change. Hence, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands joins…
In general, cañao or kanyaw is a special feast of the Igorot Cordillerans or the indigenous people from the Cordillera Admistrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. It is a special feast that entails community gathering…
On January 30, 2021, MABIKAs Foundation-The Netherlands kicked off with its preparation for a long-term educational project that aims to meet two of the six goals of the Foundation. One of these goals is wisdom acquisition and the other goal pertains to knowledge...
Kabaelan kadi ti igorot ti makatorpos ti adalna? Hindi ako makikipaglaro sa aking kaklasi na igorot dahil iba ang kanyang pananamit. Iti CAR, makita dagiti Igorot iti Italia…
Commemorating this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Month and Thanksgiving Day with a bright future for our children and our children’s children in mind!
A speech delivered by Rev. Cesar Taguba during the celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People held at Museumplein in Amsterdam on August 9, 2020 Comrades and friends, It is right and proper for us to celebrate the International Day of the...