Perspectives of Indigenous Bridges

Land of Legends: Taiwan's Ali Mountain was premiered at a presentation on July 17, 2020. With Taiwan recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic at a faster rate than most of the world, there has been a surge in domestic travel to popular tourist destinations on the island. Government officials have been careful to track any correlation between travel surges and any new cases of COVID-19. The hard-hit tourism industry in Taiwan is hoping to rebound and work is already being done to prepare for the return of international travelers. The Taiwan Ecotourism Association (臺灣生態旅遊協會), with support from Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, MOTC ( 交通部觀光局 ), invited foreign nationals living in Taiwan, specifically members of the media and tourism industries, to take part in the Alishan Ecotourism Tour. The tour was designed to showcase the Tsou tribal culture and support tribe-owned businesses. The world-famous high mountain tea culture of Alishan was also an important component of the tour...

We are proud to welcome Jiun-Yu Liu to the ATAYAL Team, where he will be a Project Coordinator for the Indigenous Bridges programs. Mr. Liu will work with the ATAYAL organization and its partners in Washington State to facilitate projects that include Taiwanese indigenous tribes and the Native American tribes. He was introduced to the Tribal Canoe Journeys in July 2019, while the ATAYAL organization was participating. As a member of ATAYAL, he wishes to act as a bridge to work for Taiwan Indigenous Tribal groups, by connecting the culture of modern Indigenous and archaeological interpretation, to promote Taiwan Indigenous Cultures. Jiun-Yu Liu is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. Trained as a field archaeologist in Taiwan, Jiun-Yu has participated in multiple archaeological projects, ranging from field survey, academic and CRM excavation to indoor artifact analysis. Most projects are conducted in Taiwan, but he also has overseas...

The projected program budgets for the ATAYAL organization consists of the expenses associated with the projects of our organization from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This does not include the expenses required for Operations. The figures below are in USD. The projected Program Budget for 2020 is $6,918.55 . Wrap Party/Annual Meeting ($368.55) The annual meeting is help every November in the Tienmu area of Taipei at the English Library. It is a showcase of the year's achievements (including Tribal Canoe Journeys) to volunteers, prospective donors and supporters and members of the media. It is also a way to honor the participants and supporters. $210.00 - Food and drinks $65.00 - Supplies (certificates, frames, badges, etc) $93.55 - Transportation (train tickets, parking fees) Tribal Canoe Journeys Preparation ($6,200) The 2020 Tribal Canoe Journeys has been postponed, so preparations and fundraising will be started for the 2021 Tribal Canoe Journeys...

The projected operational budget for the ATAYAL organization consists of the expenses associated with operating the organization from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. This does not include the expenses required for Programs. The figures below are in USD. The projected Operational Budget for 2020 is $1,144.82 . Professional Fees ($708.57) $40.00 - Annual domain name renewal for ATAYAL.org and IndigenousBridges.org $120.00 - Annual web site hosting for both web sites $389.57 - Annual subscription to Adobe Cloud software suite $39.00 - Purchase of Microsoft Suite through TechSoup.org $120.00 - Facebook Ad Campaign Printing and Duplication ($25.00) $25.00 - Copies Dues and Subscriptions ($71.25) $61.25 - Annual filing fee with Florida Secretary of State $10.00 - Annual filing fee with Washington Secretary of State Bank Fees ($240.00) $180.00 - Monthly bank account fees $60.00 - PayPal transaction fees Office Supplies ($50.00) $50.00 - Office suppl...

As of July 2020, the ATAYAL organization filed its required tax filings, filed its annual reports in Florida and Washington State and filed its 2020 Solicitations Registration in the State of Florida. ATAYAL filed its IRS 2019 Form 990-N e-postcard online and completed its 2019 Form 990 EZ and supporting documents, uploading them for public viewing on Guidestar.org . The 2019 Internal Revenue Service Tax Filings included: 2019 Form 990-N e-postcard 2019 Form 990-EZ 2019 Form 990 Schedule A 2019 Form 990 Schedule I 2019 Form 990 Schedule O The revenues from donations and grants from 2019 totaled $8,040.00. (Donations totaled $3,040 and the org received a grant for $5,000.00.) The total expenses (operations and programs) were $2,901.80. The opening bank balance at the beginning of 2019 was $117.61. The closing bank balance at the end of 2019 was $5,255.81. In 2019, the organization had Operational Expenses of $974.41 and Program Expenses of $1,927.39. Operati...

July  0 8 , 2020 – Seattle, WA – On June 29, 2020, tribal leaders from the Nisqually Tribe and the Lummi Tribe of Washington State met at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office  (TECO)  in Seattle. The meeting was facilitated by the ATAYAL Organization, which works  actively on indigenous cultural exchanges with the Native American tribes of Washington State. In attendance wer e  Director-General Alex Fan, Executive Dave Somers, Nisqually Tribal Council Leader Hanford McCloud, Nisqually Economic Development Michael Maso n, and Lummi Tribal Council Leader Freddie  Xwenang  Lane.  Gary Smoke, Deputy Director of the ATAYAL Organization said, "We are happy and honored to have been able to facilitate the delivery of these masks to our brothers and sisters of the Lummi Tribe and  to our Canoe Family, the Nisqually Tribe."   Director-General Fan and Executive Somers  shared  Taiwan ' s COVID-19 containment strateg...