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- Convenors:
-
Shih-Chung Hsieh
(University of Oregon)
Cheng-hsien Yang (National Dong Hwa University)
- Stream:
- Worlds in motion: Global Flows/Mondes en mouvement: Flots globaux
- Location:
- FSS 11003
- Start time:
- 4 May, 2017 at
Time zone: America/New_York
- Session slots:
- 1
Short Abstract:
Regional trans-national indigenous movement in Asia-Pacific area is target. Indigenes endeavor to contact other "brothers". We discuss transnational movement initiated by indigenous peoples and create theoretical interpretation on Asia-Pacific mode of indigenous action.
Long Abstract:
The Fourth World movement is a special pattern of indigenous movements. Its feature is that several indigenous groups in different modern nation-states develop a sort of unification strategy and make voices represented broader common way of thinking on relationships between the indigenes and the whole world. It has transnational goals and the formulation of forming such a movement is basically not the same as typical native movement organized and actioned by domestic indigenous group within a unique state. In this panel we wish to discuss the mode of formulating a regionalized trans-national indigenous movement appeared in Asia-Pacific area. In our main point various indigenous peoples in mainland and insular Asia and Pacific islands beyond political, cultural and linguistic boundaries have made efforts to communicate other indigenous brothers out there. The circle of Asia and Pacific island states is a delimiter for their eyes in establishing cooperated community. We expect to collect a number of cases of transnational ethnic movement initiated by the indigenous peoples such as Ainu in Japan, Taiwan indigenous peoples, hill tribes in Thailand, Malay aborigines, non-majority Filipino groups, Austronesian entities in Oceania and so on, then devote into creating theoretical interpretation on Asia-Pacific mode of indigenes' alive activity of claiming autonomy in inter-connected political-cultural context.
Accepted papers:
Session 1Paper short abstract:
Ren Jian magazine, a legendary Taiwanese monthly with immense social and ethnic movement involvement in 1980s, did not confine to domestic issues. By closer look at the reportages, its scope to reach out to ethnic minorities in other states denotes a prelude for Taiwan's transnational alliance.
Paper long abstract:
How could documentary photo-text reportages become vehicles for promoting social justice and ethnic rights? Launched in 1985, two years before the lifting of martial law in Taiwan, a monthly magazine titled Ren Jian (The Human World) demonstrated the possibilities via its mere 47 issues in less than 4 years. Founded by Chen Ying-zhen(1937-2016), a leftist writer, activist and victim of political witch hunt under KMT regime, Ren Jian magazine's outstanding photography and in-depth reportage ever since set up good reputation among readers. Aspects on Ren Jian's achievement, such as raising public awareness of social inequality and anti-discrimination as well as its efforts on propelling subsequent social and ethnic movements have been widely addressed. However, this magazine's enthusiastic effort to expand readers' horizon by introducing other ethnic cultures outside Taiwan was neglected. This paper aims to focus on Ren Jian's photo-essays on ethnic minorities in China, Southeast Asia, and North America to see its endeavors to flourish the varieties of ethnic reportages and efforts to incorporate Taiwan's ethnic dialogue with other Asia-Pacific states. Though some reports may not attain to editor's immediate pursuit for ethnic justice, the follow-up effect of such introductory publications should not be ignored. It could be a prelude of transnational cooperation for Taiwan's indigenous alliance with Asia-Pacific ethnic movement when constructing transnational fictive brotherhood was imminent in the coming age of globalization.
Paper short abstract:
This study conducted a textual analysis of traditional Tao folk songs to explore the history of the Tao tribe’s migration from their homeland to a foreign island (Orchid Island), after which the Tao people adapted to the living environment on the island by constructing a localized knowledge system.
Paper long abstract:
The people of the Tao tribe living on Orchid Island in Taiwan use an oral instruction language system; in addition, traditional Tao folk songs constitute a cultural complex because understanding them involve comprehending and interpreting the multiple meanings in the songs. What information can be derived from folk songs? How is such information applied? How do the tribe's folk songs reflect local knowledge in daily life? How do the Tao people stratify their society and differentiate specific social meanings? To the Tao people currently living on Orchid Island, traditional folk songs act as a carrier for transferring knowledge on their tribal culture and migration history. Moreover, traditional folk songs often reflect social norms and cultural taboos at specific historical stages. Some folk songs indicate the Tao people's ecological and economic perceptions toward the island's natural resources.
This study conducted a textual analysis of traditional Tao folk songs and through a field investigation to explore the history of the Tao tribe's migration from their homeland to a foreign island (Orchid Island), after which the Tao people adapted to the living environment on the island by constructing a localized knowledge system. In addition, this study evaluated the local social relationships associated with traditional Tao folk songs as well as the effects external knowledge has had on Tao folk songs. Therefore, the findings of this study may facilitate determining how the Tao people use folk songs to embody the cultural landscapes constructed through localization.
Paper short abstract:
I describe situation of the Fourth World movement in Asian-Pacific region and discuss four strategic patterns. Modelled and modelling processes for indigenes in Asian-Pacific region are crucial. They do it for indicating active goal and creating advantages when negotiating with the Nation-State.
Paper long abstract:
In this paper I would like to describe general situation of the Fourth World movement in Asian-Pacific region and discuss four patterns of indigenous strategic ways. The first pattern is to model certain indigenous peoples to be a goal for future efforts. The second is to create intensive unofficial interaction for exaggerating one's position. The third is to skip potential majority partners but grasp all minority groups for re-claiming significant action of the Fourth World. The fourth is that some indigenous groups only look at things via domestic viewpoint which means they never think about transnational or international possibilities for strengthening themselves. The last pattern should not be considered as part of the Fourth World although theoretically speaking it refers to all indigenous union in global network. The basic point of my research is that without ethnic movement without intention to look out of the domestic area. The more one searches international friends the stronger convince among the people to continue one's social movement. And the modelled indigenous people may need to perform dramatically in public situation when encountering the other indigenous parties. Modelled and modelling processes for some groups in Asian-Pacific region are crucial. They do it for indicating one's own active aim and creating advantageous condition when negotiating with the Nation-State. So far only one side from Asian-Pacific part to look for modelled people in international arena and very rare for the Western countries are on the initiative to invite the Asian groups for joining activities.