‘We gather as Indigenous Peoples of our respective nations recognising and reaffirming the educational rights of all Indigenous Peoples’. National Dong Hwa University welcomes delegates from different counties / nations to Taiwan in July / August 2019 to partake in the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) Forum. In pursuit of the vision of WINHEC, we…
CIIA Director Dr. Jolan Hsieh （Bavaragh Dagalomai, 謝若蘭）, was invited as a speaker to the Borneo Rainforest Law Conference earlier this month. The conference was a phenomenal success with over 350 participants, all agreeing that the conference theme of Indigenous Rights is timely and important for both the region and around the world. The conference…
In late October 2017, Bavaragh Dagalomai （Jolan Hsieh）, a professor in the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures who doubles as the Director of Center for International Indigenous Affairs, National Dong Hwa University （NDHU）, led the students from NDHU’s College of Indigenous Studies to pay an educational visit to New Zealand for its Māori education.…
The biennial International Indigenous Research Conference （IIRC） and Ka Haka 2018 was held by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre for Research Excellence （NPM / NZMCRE）, in mid-November. Indigenous researchers from all parts of the world attended and shared their fruitful research and knowledge. Dr. Jolan Hsieh （Bavaragh Dagalomai / 謝若蘭）, the…
The College of Indigenous Studies （CIS） at the National Dong Hwa University （NDHU） in partnership with Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi （TWWoA） and Te Wānanga a Aotearoa （TWoA） organized a study abroad team to Aotearoa New Zealand in early November. This study abroad group had the specific learning objectives of gaining a Māori-centered immersion education…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs （CIIA） has been serving since its establishment in 2014 to dedicatedly and committedly promote academic cooperation between international and Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. The CIIA, the Department of Ethnic Relations and Cultures of the National Dong Hwa University and the Hualien Tribal College planned and held jointly the ‘2018 Forum…
The 2018 Annual General Meeting （AGM） of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium （WINHEC） just ended this September. Since its inception in 2002, the WINHEC has been a crucial partner with those working on international indigenous higher education. Having been actively establishing contact and communication with the WINHEC over the past year or so,…
In early October, Professor Jolan Hsieh（Bavaragh Dagalomai / 謝若蘭）, Director of the Center for International Indigenous Affairs（CIIA）led a group of students from College of Indigenous Studies to visit Canada for a two-week field research course. The group went to the traditional territory of the First Nations in Ontario and participated in the traditional Hall Harvest…
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因應總統蔡英文「建立原住民族教育體制」政策，原民會2017年6月委託東華大學執行「國立原住民族大學設立可行性評估」研究案，預計今年10月完成組織規程草案。 計畫主持人、東華大學原民院院長浦忠成指出將以紐西蘭毛利大學為榜樣，目前也已經蒐集國外多所民族大學或學院相關資料，作為原住民族大學的設置參考。 因此，三月下旬，台灣學者跟地方人士組成的參訪團，前往紐西蘭幾個毛利大學參訪，希望做為未來台灣原住民族大學參考跟建置指標。浦忠成院長提到，原住民族大學的設立，需要國家政策支持，好培養出真正符合原住民族群體利益與價值的優秀人才，現在就帶您來了解他們的參訪過程。
News source：Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation
Indigenous Peoples’ Higher Education and New Zealand Connection Given the demand for indigenous education against the backdrop of transitional justice, Pasuya Poiconu, Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies at National Dong Hwa University accepted a commission from Indigenous Peoples Council to assess the possibility of establishing the National Taiwan Indigenous University. This project…