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In the 1900s Igorots from some parts of the Cordillera, such as Bontoc, Suyoc, and Abra, were recruited to join other Filipinos for the purpose of exhibiting their respective ethnic cultures at the 1904 International Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri (see Afable 1997, 2000; Igorot Village 1904; Philippine Exposition 1904). A grand celebration to mark the centennial of the United States’ acquisition of the Louisiana Territory from France, this fair became an occasion for the young imperialist nation to show off its new colonial acquisition—the Philippine Islands.[…]