A Sustainability Framework for Social Entrepreneurship through an Indigenous Peoples’ Cooperative: The Case of the Bukidnon-Tagoloanon Tribe

Through this study, the authors developed a framework for Indigenous Peoples’ cooperatives using the experiences of the Bukidnon Tagoloanon Mulahay Ha Kabukalagan Agricultural Cooperative (BUKTAMACO). The Tagoloanon tribe is one of the seven indigenous tribes in Bukidnon, Philippines. The researche...

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Main Authors: Loreta Sol Dinlayan, Helen Garcia, Annie Leah Roxann L. Emata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing 2025-05-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research
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Online Access:https://anserj.ca/index.php/cjnser/article/view/696
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Summary:Through this study, the authors developed a framework for Indigenous Peoples’ cooperatives using the experiences of the Bukidnon Tagoloanon Mulahay Ha Kabukalagan Agricultural Cooperative (BUKTAMACO). The Tagoloanon tribe is one of the seven indigenous tribes in Bukidnon, Philippines. The researchers used a case study and ethnographic designs to which the internal and external stakeholders of BUKTAMACO contributed. The results revealed that, to manage its affairs, the tribe followed customary practices like Indigenous leadership, the observance of community values, the concepts of communal property and profit sharing, and concern for the community. Using their experiences, the authors developed a five-pillar sustainability framework that highlighted customary practices as the foundation of this framework. In addition, the role of the Council of Elders was evident in ensuring strength in leadership through consensus building.
ISSN:1920-9355