The Center of International Indigenous Affairs at NDHU is proud to present a new lecture series centered on Indigenous Knowledge taking place these next two weeks. These lectures span across several topics and pedagogical approaches that focus on the different Indigenous groups here in Taiwan. These lectures were designed in part with our visiting Indigenous…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs(CIIA) in the College of Indigenous Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, led a Regional Gathering of the Native American Indigenous Studies Association(NAISA), from April 22-25, on Pongso no Tao(Lanyu/Orchid Island). Juried and awarded by the international NAISA Council, the CIIA event was one of eight global gatherings, and…
It’s time for us to celebrating the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the College of Indigenous Studies (CIS)! Thanks to the partners and supporter who have facilitated and participated CIS, the Center for International Indigenous Affairs (CIIA) would like to share 6 short video clips for this special event! Come and check them out!
Dana Powell is MOST Visiting Associate Professor in the Center for International Indigenous Affairs. Powell is a cultural anthropologist, with teaching and research focus on Indigenous Peoples, environmental justice, energy ethics, land rights, and relationships with the environment. For more on her projects, please see: www.danapowell.net Every Thursday welcome to Tea & Talk. Look for…
In response to the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education project called SPROUT （Sustained Progress and Rise of Universities in Taiwan 高教深耕） the National Dong Hwa University’s （NDHU） College of Indigenous Peoples （CIS） is leading a project called College – Indigenous Communities Alliance （部落結盟） , which serves CIS’s missions and goals to students and indigenous communities.…
In response to the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education project called SPROUT （Sustained Progress and Rise of Universities in Taiwan 高教深耕） the National Dong Hwa University’s （NDHU） College of Indigenous Peoples （CIS） is leading a project called College – Indigenous Communities Alliance （部落結盟） , which serves CIS’s missions and goals to students and indigenous communities.…
By Fulbright Taiwan September 4, 2018 Inspired by the scholarly exchange and production of the indigenous knowledge in National Dong Hwa University, Tricia Lin spent her Fulbright year in the beautiful part of Taiwan, Hualien. She offered a course in postcolonial feminism and held several speeches on related issues. Not only did the given lectures caused large…
NDHU-CIS president Han-Chieh Chao and U of O professor Scott Simon. Image: Centre for international Indigenous Affairs at National Dong Hwa University. University of Ottawa ‘ties-the-knot’ with Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa University Karli Zschogner 2020/09/27 THE PARTNERSHIP’S GOAL IS A CROSS-POLLINATION TOWARDS DECOLONIZATION, INDIGENIZATION, AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE On Sept. 24, the University of Ottawa’s faculty…
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences is joining forces with Taiwan’s National Dong Hwa University College of Indigenous Studies (NDHU-CIS) to promote Indigenous Studies after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on academic and research cooperation. The aim is to promote broad, cross-disciplinary and inter-university cooperation between uOttawa FSS and the NDHU-CIS by…
From left to right：Dondon Houmwm、Wang, Yu-Hsin、Shu-chuan Lai and Bavaragh Dagalomai In response to the indigenous peoples from “being researched” to a “mutually dominant” position in Taiwanese indigenous research, we seek to build a knowledge system in order to answer to the needs of indigenous community, and to strengthen the ethic consolidation of the field. Center…