Cordillera elders have played a remarkable role in the Cordillera people's struggle to defend ancestral land and resources, as resolutely shown in the successful oppositions to the Chico dams and Cellophil struggles in the 1970s. They continue to figure in the peacekeeping and conflict resolution among tribes. Their role as elders has not been limited to the issues concerning the communities such that they have formed inter-tribal, inter-municipal, and inter-provincial organizations, responding to burning issues affecting the region and the country today.