Progressive Igorots for Social Action (PIGSA), in a statement, said it "flinched with anger and disgust" when it heard of Marcos' remarks.
"Imee, asking the Igorot to dance for a blessing is a mockery of the sanctity of our rituals and traditions. We will not dance for you, because a dance for a Marcos is a dance for shame."
"A murderer and a thief taking our culture for granted, and stealing our identity to the point of even owning it- that person must be held accountable and condemned," it added.
Marcos on Tuesday said she will have an Igorot ritual performed in the office of outgoing Sen. Antonio Trillanes, a staunch administration critic.
"Siguro magpapatawag ako ng mga Igorot namin dahil kailangan basbasan ang office ko dahil kay Sen. Trillanes ata ang nabunot," she told reporters.
The youth group said Marcos' new office does not deserve a blessing, citing "outright electoral fraud" in the May polls and her family's "historical plundering" of resources in Cordillera in the 1970s.
"Her father, Ferdinand Marcos, allowed the construction of the Chico dam despite the displacement of indigenous communities that goes along with it," it said.
"It was the militant movement of the Igorot that led to the project's demise- a historic contribution to the dictator's eventual downfall."
The group added that Marcos does not own the Igorot people.
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