The level of family life of the indigenous people of apayao

Indigenous people belong to the poorest member of the larger society or nation. They are the target of government for health improvement and development of ways of living. However, health improvement and life style development sometimes leads to dietary changes due to lack of knowledge. For this study indigenous people can help to provide information on how they can able to attain the basic needs of individual in order to live specially food. We can also help the indigenous people to improve and develop proper diet and proper food management. The level of family life is a broad term but in this study it pertains on how the indigenous people of Luna and Pudtol, Apayao live. The Kalinga are called the “peacocks of the north” because of their attention to appearance and dressing. Kalinga is a landlocked province of northern Cordillera, Philippines. “Kalinga” means enemy, a name that the bordering inhabitants called this tribe because of their headhunting attacks. (Wikipedia.com). This undertaking aimed to look into the family life of the indigenous people of Kalinga. The study covers the profile of the key informants, the level of family life of the indigenous people in Luna and Pudtol Apayao specifically with the Isneg Tribe, the food practices, the clothing practices and the household practices. The researchers limit the study on the area of Apayao and focus on the Indigenous people.