Taiwan Indigenous News

Friday, 21 November 2008

Aboriginal autonomy delayed
By Loa Iok-sin Secretary-general of the Taiwan Aboriginal Society, Isak Afo, yesterday questioned the government’s slow progress in actualizing Aboriginal ...

US Presbytery Visits Taiwan Aboriginal Presbytery to Share ...
>Taiwan Church News >2959 Edition >November 10~16, 2008 US Presbytery Visits Taiwan Aboriginal Presbytery to Share Ministry Experiences >Reported by: Chiou ...

What's On Taiwan News
An Introduction to Taiwan's Indigenous Creatures is a permanent exhibition on display at Section One in the National Taiwan Museum. Taiwan's Oceanic Ecology ...

President backs voucher plan to stimulate public spending
President Ma Ying-jeou called Thursday for greater public spending to stimulate the economy, as the Cabinet prepares to issue shopping vouchers to Taiwan ...

Speakers and Presenters

Opening Remarks

	Alice Takiwatan Chairperson Taiwan Indigenous Cultural Enterprise Development Association
	Annette Lu Vice-President of Taiwan Chair, Democratic Pacific Union (DPU) address to Conference (Chinese)
	Kung Wen-chi KMT Indigenous (Atayal) Legislator delivered message to Summit from president-elect Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying Jeou's statement to the Summit (Chinese)

Session 1: Indigenous Environmental Wisdom and Protection of the Earth's Environment

Host:

Professor Sun Ta-Chuan (Pa'elabang) Chairman, Department of Ethnology, National Chengchi University, Taiwan Founder of Shan-hai Culture magazine

Moderator:

Kung Wen-chi

	Mark Cherrington Director of Publications, Cultural Survival topic: Cultural Survival and Indigenous Rights background
	Darrick Baxter Web Editor, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network topic: Aboriginal Expressions in Digital Media background
	Prof. Pei, Kurtis Jia-Chyi Institute of Wildlife Conservation National Pingtung University Research Focus: Ethnoecology, wildlife management, zoology, and conservation topic: Rukai traditional hunting practices as an example of local participation in conservation and sustainability studies background and abstract (Chinese) presentation (Chinese) (2.8MB) paper (Chinese)
	Liu Chiung hsi Professor of Life Science Department of National Taitung University background presentation (Chinese)
	David Blundell Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology Editor of the ECAI Pacific Language Mapping Project Editor of Austronesian Taiwan: Linguistics, History, Ethnology and Prehistory topics: Indigenous Culture Integrity: Vignettes in Taiwan and Sri Lanka ECAI Language Mapping Project background and abstract paper
	Tammy Turner Director of International Affairs, Taiwan Indigenous Enterprise and Economic Development Association Senior Partner, Pristine Communications Permaculture Practitioner topic: Permaculture and Indigenous Communities in Taiwan background paper
	Nestor Horfilla Kalinawa Art Foundation topic: Sustainable Management of Indigenous Peoples Natural and Cultural Resources background

Session 2: The Development of Indigenous Cultural Tourism and Enterprise

Host:

Juju C. S. Wang Professor Institute of Sociology National Tsing Hua University

Moderator:

Hung Chin-Hsiung

• National Chiayi University

	Cheryl Robbins M.A. in Cultural Management Founder and Owner, Tribe-Asia Company topic: Strategies for Online Marketing of Cultural Products background presentation paper
	Genevieve Jurolan Labadan Non-Timber Forest Products Task Force topic: Marketing of Philippine Indigenous Crafts: Providing Livelihoods and Additional Income to Forest-based Communities background presentation (2.5MB) paper
	Raquel Palma Gil Kalinawa Art Foundation topic: Introduction to Kalinawa Art Foundation
	Liman (Shih Hsiu-chu) proprietor of Dragonfly Bead Art Studio topic: Cultural Enterprise — the Love of the Paiwan — Glass Beads background (Chinese) presentation (2MB) (Chinese) paper (Chinese)
	Joseph Chang Cheng-huang Taiwan Guides Association topic: Discussion of Taiwan Tourism and Indigenous Village Tourism background (Chinese) paper (Chinese)
	Wu Diing-Wuu (Walis LaBai) Commercial Design Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan topic: The Vision of Spirit — The Modernity of Contemporary Indigenous Art background (Chinese) presentation (2MB) (Chinese) paper (Chinese)

Session 3: Indigenous belief systems today

Host:

Professor Masegseg Zengror (Tung Chun-fa) Dean, Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, National Dong Hwa University Chairman, College of Indigenous Studies National Dong Hwa University

Moderator:

Sean C. S. Hu

• Lecturer, International Exhibitor, Shih Chien University, Department of Mass Media
• Art Management, Fashion Institute of Technology

	Chief Naticksqw Caring Hands topic: The Necklace Clasps address
	Imam Ma Hsiao-chi topic: Muslim views on Life and Death and Environmental Protection background and abstract (Chinese) presentation (2.8MB) (Chinese) paper (Chinese)
	Sakinu Tepiq (Paiwan) topic: Theological Significance of the Paiwan Millet Harvest Festival background and abstract (Chinese) presentation (2.8MB) (Chinese) paper (Chinese)
Dali Yealo and Sayum Votu topic: The first Atayal couple to revive the practice of facial tatoos in 100 years — Dali and Sayum talk about Gaga beliefs and the spiritual journey of facial tatooing background and abstract (Chinese)
	Liu Yu-Yang topic: A Look at the Chinese Translation of Atayal Illustrated Story Books background and abstract (Chinese) paper (Chinese)
	Michail Garvin & Wanda Jones Shoshone Tribe & Gros Ventre Tribe; members of the Ancient Ones topic: Native American Storytelling and Dance background
	Debra Hayes Multi-ethnic, healer, global health researcher Writer, Professor Practicing applied and medical anthropology Chinese Medicine Doctor (CMD) Candidate topic: Health and Healing: Global Discourse and Traditional Healing background paper presentation (1.7MB)
	Emily Emerencia Lorenzo Catapang Executive Director, Mangyan Heritage Center topic: A Glimpse of the Rich Mangyan Cultural Heritage background