Perspectives of Indigenous Bridges

On Thursday, October 6, ATAYAL Executive Director Tony Coolidge gave a lecture at National Chengchi University (NCCU) on indigenous Taiwanese people, their culture and their connection to other indigenous Austronesian peoples. Students from ICI (International College of Innovation) found the lecture very interesting and informative.                  The lecture took place in NCCU's Downhill Campus.   Prof. Tzu-chi Ou, stated that although she worked on Han Chinese people, she has less knowledge on indigenous peoples of Taiwan. This is the reason why she found the lesson very informative. According to her, the most interesting part of the lecture was an answer given by Mr. Coolidge during the Q&A section. He said that when the Indigenous people from different countries and different parts of the world get together, the atmosphere is always very friendly. Prof. Ou also mentioned that our organization, ATAYAL a...

On Monday, March 14, ATAYAL Executive Director Tony Coolidge and Tribal Canoe Journeys participant, Johan Coolidge, gave a lecture at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) on indigenous Taiwanese people, their culture and their connection to other indigenous Austronesian peoples. He was invited by Professor Mucahid Gezerogullari to offer a presentation to the students of his Studies in Political Ecology class. In this lecture, students were given the opportunity to explore the international possibilities available through the connections of the Austronesian peoples of Taiwan with the Austronesians around the world. They also were asked to imagine what the connections and cooperation would offer all of Taiwanese society. Johan Coolidge shares his experiences with Indigenous culture exchange. Johan Coolidge shared his personal experiences interacting with Native American and Native Hawaiian youth at the annual Tribal Canoe Journeys events in 2018 and 2019. He also discussed how develo...