The chairman of Hualien Indigenous Community College, Sifo Lakaw who has been deeply influenced by Maori culture’s revitalization and also conductsed immersion education at home, said he was also proud of being one of Pangcah people Namoh Rata who has been dedicated in Amis/ Pangcah language and culture revitalization received Honorary Doctorate from WINU…
Center for Internaitonal Indigenous Affairs （hereinafter referred to as CIIA） hosted Dr. Linda Waimarie Nikora and her accompanies for visiting local communities and engaging in exchanges of local issues. Being their first time visiting Taiwan, the visit consisting of abundant experiences and fruitful conversations resulted in further willingness of cooperation on both parties. Dr. Nikora…
With the hope of promoting actual collaboration with aborigines abroad on academic research, NDHU’s Center of International Indigenous Affairs （CIIA）, managing to take advantage of its uniqueness and its mission, signed a memorandum on off-site courses, which are meant to allow visiting students opportunities to appreciate local Taiwanese culture through interaction with Taiwanese students, lectures…
About this Event Tuesday 25 June 2019 (0830h – 1230h) Hilton Taipei Sinban Hotel (meeting room ‘Auspicious A’) No.88 Minquan Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City Free admission by registration (register before 20 June) The ‘Think Geothermal’ Seminar on 25 June 2019 will be a unique opportunity to hear from four New Zealand geothermal industry…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs （CIIA） of National Dong Hwa University （NDHU） received the guests from Aotearoa New Zealand on April 20 to 22: Hon. Te Ururoa Flavell, the Chief Executive Officer of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; Eddie Walker, the liaison to the Taiwan-Aotearoa Connection; and Basil Tapuke, the General Manager Trusts for Te…
A courtesy call on the NDHU President Han-Chieh Chao by the Indigenous Transitional Justice Committee, the NCTR and the CTOT. From left to right: Masegeseg Z. Gadu（Subcommitte convener on languages of the Indigenous Transitional Justice Committee）, Pasuya ‘e Poiconʉ, Michael McCulloch（CTOT Director of General Relations）, Ry Moran, Han-Chieh Chao, Jordan Reeves, Bavaragh Dagalomai（Subcommitte convener on…
‘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…
The Center for International Indigenous Affairs（CIIA）at National Dong Hwa University（NDHU）recently hosted a number of visiting scholars from Northern Europe. Visiting scholars included Dr Pigga Keskitalo, Associate Professor of the Department of Teacher Education at Sámi University in Norway; Prof Reetta Toivanen, Professor of the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science at University of Helsinki in Finland,…
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…
