2019-11-28

ya makovot do onowned ko a nakenakem | Hold Dear the Dream of Returning Home

2019 Issue 26 Words from Publisher

ko rana nimownay a ya omnakenakem sia do onowned ko , so ka pikala ko so ngongyod a macingosongoso no vazay no tao do Pongso aka no kabedbedan a vazay no yancomin . no kasanensi ko pa do daygako am, nimacilovot ko a macingosongoso no makahahango a kosozi do Pongso, ka ji da nimapakasan so kosozi do Pongso, nimaciminda no kanonang na,a ka ji ko rana nimivatvatekan do daygako, ji nimionownay, a kangay ko mivazay do dipoing, aka do tizibi no yacomin, siciaikoa ya am, ko vayo pa ya da nibnek a panirsiringen do yanbongay.

2019-11-29

Patosokan: Sasi'ayawen no Tangafolan a raropayen a demak ~A Long Journey Ahead: Name Rectification for Plains Indigenous Peoples

2019 Issue 26 Editorial

Nai 2001 mihecaan ko Tangafolan miteka a patawtaw to ngangan nangra, sa i 2010 mihecaan pakokot i Lin-ho-ko to pisakasak no cengfo to salongoc no nikalatamdaw, halo iraay ho hakiya ko tatapangan no Tangafolano kalosasowalen han to konini a demak. Ano wasilen a mipo’elac ko Tangafolan a kasafinacadan, ira ko Kavalan, Ketagalan, Taokas, Pazeh, Papora, Babuza, Hoanya, Siraya ato Makatao a finacadan. Plains Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan started the campaign for name rectification in 2001......

2019-10-23

Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day. Teach a Man to Fish, and You Feed Him for a Lifetime.

2019 Issue 25 Editorial

Whether or not a country is advanced is determined by the degree to which human rights, particularly those of ethnic minorities, are protected.

2019-09-24

Conquering Physical Distance; Real-time Indigenous Life in Metropolises

2019 Issue 24 Words from Publisher

Cultural shock is inevitable when indigenous peoples go to cities to live or work. New environments along with different living habits request......

2019-09-24

Indigenous People in Urban Jungle: From Transient to Resident

2019 Issue 24 Editoral

Over these years, the life and educational issues about urban indigenous people have received constant attention from various sectors of society.

2019-09-11

Step by Step on a Decennial Down-to-earth Journey

2019 Issue 23 Words from Publisher

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation (ICPF) since its establishment. For the past decade, ICPF.....

2019-09-11

The Worst, Also the Best Era!

2019 Issue 23 Editorial

Sometimes the worst timing could be the best one as hope is hidden in it. Some people like to blame bad luck or lack of help from someone......

2018-12-05

A Time of Change - The Era of Indigenous Movements

2018 Issue 22 Editorial

The early 1980s marked the budding stage of awareness of Taiwanese indigenous peoples’ rights. Although ......

2018-11-21

Unveiling the Mysterious Confederation Era

2018 Issue 21 Words from the Publisher

If history really is a “net with no seams”, what would be the best way to split and categorize them? ......

2018-11-21

When Communities Become Confederations

2018 Issue 21 Editorial

According to statistics from the Council of Indigenous Peoples, Taiwan currently has an indigenous population of over 560,000 people. Among the 16 ...

2018-11-21

Where is Our Homeland? The Distribution of Taiwanese Plains Indigenous Peoples and Confederations

Illustration by Lin Jia-dong

Never Forget Your Roots and Remember Where Your People Came From!

2022-12-07

Passing the Baton: Displacement, Return, and Resettlement | Kahna mapansuhsuh

Photo credit: Huang Jiang-Bing

Part Bunun and part Atayal, Ispalakan Umav has traveled and moved between indigenous communities and cities from a young age. This time, she has come to the Niahosa Community, a Tsou community relocated from the Tapangx Community. After completing his education in the city, Tsou youth Voyu e tosk? came back home to start speaking his mother tongue, practicing the Tsou culture, and willingly recovering his indigenous name. Their apparently different experiences and background collides, nurturing the visitors and encouraging the generation of indigenous youths.