Indigenous

Millet Ark Brings Taiwan Indigenous Practice to Global Peacebuilding Summit in New York

2026 Millet Ark Delegation
The Historic Second Global Summit on Indigenous Peacebuilding convened on April 25–26 at Thomas Berry Place in Jamaica Estates, New York, bringing together Indigenous leaders, policymakers, scholars, and activists from around the world. The Summit was organized under the theme “Indigenous Leadership for Protecting People, Peace, and Planet,” highlighting the role of Indigenous leadership in responding to global crises. ...
EnglishIndigenousMay 2026RaceSelf-DeterminationSocial Movements12 min read

What Does Political Tension After Post-Typhoon Ragasa Reconstruction Reflect?

Brian Hioe
Video of Guangfu Township residents protesting a meeting held by KMT legislative caucus leader Fu Kun-chi attracted a great deal of attention online in late October. This was particularly the case, seeing as Hualien County Council Speaker Chang Chun, a resident of Guangfu, burst into the meeting and kicked Fu’s table...
EnglishEnvironmentalIndigenousNovember 2025PoliticsRaceSocial Movements4 min read

Seediq Digital Language Activist Sayun Pihaw Wonders, “How to Find an Angle to Facilitate Understanding?”

Yanne C
The following interview was originally posted on Global Voices ahead of the panel, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” which was held on June 28, 2025 at DAYBREAK. This event is the first time Rising Voices, in collaboration with New Bloom and the Indigenous Youth Front, organized an event in Taiwan to bring together local Indigenous language digital activists to learn from and connect with each other. The idea was to facilitate the exchange of learned experiences and innovative ideas among these language activists, inspiring more possibilities for their language work. In this interview, Sayun Pihaw, an Atayal speaker from Taichung and Indigenous media worker, shares how her job provides her with exposure to the cultural agendas of Indigenous communities other than her own. At the same time, marrying into a Seediq family has opened the door to her involvement in the promotion of the Seediq language....
EnglishIndigenousJuly 2025RaceSocial Movements4 min read

Atayal Digital Language Activist Pasang Teru: “Small, Consistent Efforts Will Lead to Change”

Yanne C
The following interview was originally posted on Global Voices ahead of the panel, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” which was held on June 28, 2025 at DAYBREAK. This event is the first time Rising Voices, in collaboration with New Bloom and the Indigenous Youth Front, organized an event in Taiwan to bring together local Indigenous language digital activists to learn from and connect with each other. The idea was to facilitate the exchange of learned experiences and innovative ideas among these language activists, inspiring more possibilities for their language work. In this interview, Pasang Teru, an Atayal speaker and a certified Indigenous instructor, shares about his work as a teacher and advocate for Indigenous languages through print media, online projects, and broadcasting...
EnglishIndigenousJuly 2025RaceSocial MovementsYouth Movements5 min read

Atayal Digital Language Activist Tapas Katu: “Using Indigenous Languages is Completely Normal”

Yanne C
The following interview was originally posted on Global Voices ahead of the panel, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” which was held on June 28, 2025 at DAYBREAK. This event is the first time Rising Voices, in collaboration with New Bloom and the Indigenous Youth Front, organized an event in Taiwan to bring together local Indigenous language digital activists to learn from and connect with each other. The idea was to facilitate the exchange of learned experiences and innovative ideas among these language activists, inspiring more possibilities for their language work. In this interview, Tapas Katu, an Atayal speaker from Nantou, shared how she learned the Atayal language and leveraged the power of digital tools to aid her learning...
EnglishIndigenousJuly 2025RaceSocial Movements7 min read

Interview: Amis Language Activist Omah Canglah on Indigenous Language App Development

Yanne C
The following interview was originally posted on Global Voices ahead of the panel, “Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages of Taiwan,” which was held on June 28, 2025. This event is the first time Rising Voices, in collaboration with New Bloom and the Indigenous Youth Front, organized an event in Taiwan to bring together local Indigenous language digital activists to learn from and connect with each other. The idea was to facilitate the exchange of learned experiences and innovative ideas among these language activists, inspiring more possibilities for their language work. In this interview, Omah Canglah, an Amis speaker on the panel from Hualien, Taiwan, shares about their language activism work and app development...
EnglishIndigenousInternationalJuly 2025RaceSocial Movements5 min read

Siraya Groups Take Stand Against KMT Effort to Deny Indigenous Recognition to Pingpu Groups

Brian Hioe
Siraya civil society groups took a stand against a move from the KMT to create a new legal category called “Pingpu Indigenous” earlier this month, holding a press conference on the matter. The proposal, which originates from KMT legislator Sra Kacaw, who is Amis, would be a means of denying Siraya recognition as Indigenous...
EnglishIndigenousMay 2025RaceSocial Movements5 min read