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Taiwan’s Aboriginal cultures inspire Cloud Gate’s “Formosa”
Published On Thursday, March 29, 2018. Under: News, Taiwan/China.
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre founder and choreographer Lin Hwai-min drew inspiration from Taiwan’s Aboriginal cultures and its colonial history for his latest work “Formosa.” This dance production, based on the poems and songs of the Taiwanese Aboriginal people, uses the type script, not painted calligraphy, of ...Southern Taiwan county wins praise for indigenous-centered textbooks
The Pingtung County Government has launched the first-ever school textbooks completely centered on the culture of the local indigenous Paiwan population, the Liberty Times reported Wednesday. The county, which also includes a significant number of residents from the Amis people, was the first to have an ...Taiwan: Indigenous peoples gather in Taiwan for 2017 International Austronesian Conference
A large delegation of Taiwan’s indigenous peoples welcomed guests from Aotearoa, Canada, Hawaii, Tahiti, Guam, Malaysia and the Philippines this week for the 2017 International Austronesian Conference in Taipei. Conference participants were welcomed at the prestigious Grand Hotel in the presence of Taiwan’s Minister for ...Taiwan: ‘Illegal’ permit suit filed
Published On Saturday, October 28, 2017. Under: East Asia Region, Taiwan/China.
The lawsuit against the Ministry of Economic Affairs claims that the procedure extending Asia Cement Corp’s mining permit was hasty and illegal
Environmental groups yesterday filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Economic Affairs for its “illegal” approval of an extension of Asia Cement Corp’s ...Japan’s government to stipulate Ainu as ‘indigenous people’ for first time
Published On Monday, August 28, 2017. Under: Japan.
Ainu people pray for their ancestors in Shiranuka, Hokkaido, in August 2015. | KYODO
The central government is likely to stipulate for the first time in law that the Ainu are an “indigenous people” of Japan, according to sources.
Using the phrase “indigenous people” in a ...