Establishment of Kalanguya Community Museum in Mt Pulag NP: Results of a Preliminary Archeological Assessment in Brgy Tawangan, Kabayan, Benguet

This report is based on the preliminary archaeological assessment of Barangay Tawangan of the Municipality of Kabayan in the Province of Benguet on November 9- 13, 1998. The rapid archaeological assessment was commissioned to the writers by the National Integrated Protected Areas Programme (NIPAP) in the framework of its livelihood component and in support of a people-driven initiative aimed at establishing a community museum at the periphery of the Mount Pulag National Park. Through this initiative, members of one Interest Group based in Barangay Tawangan proposed to preserve the Kalanguya cultural identity and to establish the basis for alternative livelihoods related to eco-cultural tourism