Dap-ay Discourse Uno is a collection of papers on dynamic social change in the Cordillera, from the perspective of the Cordillera indigenous people as national minority asserting self- determination and as Filipinos aspiring for national democracy. It is a progressive activist’s view of history and perspective of social change for the people in the Cordillera. It is also a story of local Igorot identity and worldview that advanced to national Filipino identity and consciousness.