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1225#45 Top Produce Marketers 1225#45 Top Produce Marketers
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An indigenous group has made it to the top 10 of the 2009 Nat'l Produce Marketing Awards. The Bunun produce growers are selling peaches from Hualien Cnty's Haiduan Township.


1225#45 Young Fighter Hopes to Compete Abroad 1225#45 Young Fighter Hopes to Compete Abroad
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Video duration: 186 seconds

An 11-year-old indigenous boy in Bolivia has become one of the top attractions at bullfights, giving his family hope that he will pull them out of poverty.


1225#45 Makotaay Expel Disease with Ritual 1225#45 Makotaay Expel Disease with Ritual
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Video duration: 146 seconds

As swine flu continues to spread, residents of the Makotaay Comm. held palifung, a traditional ritual
to chase away bad luck & disease. The ritual has not been performed for a long time.


1225#45 Leshui Hosts 1st Ancestral Worship in 60 Years 1225#45 Leshui Hosts 1st Ancestral Worship in 60 Years
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On Dec. 19, Yilan County's Leshui Comm. held its first ancestral spirit ceremony in 60 years, reviving memories of the community's history in the process.


1225#45 Typhoon Victims Celebrate Christmas 1225#45 Typhoon Victims Celebrate Christmas
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Video duration: 108 seconds

Recently, typhoon victims, who have been settled in temporary shelters, celebrated Christmas. For many indigenous, the birth of Christ is a major event. Let's take a look at how these typhoon victims celebrated Christmas even though they may not have been in their own homes.


1225#45 Slab House Preserves Bunun Craft 1225#45 Slab House Preserves Bunun Craft
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Video duration: 95 seconds

In order to preserve an example of a traditional slab house for future generations, an older resident in Nantou Cnty's Xinyi TS spent 10 years building one without using any modern materials or techniques. Bunun elder Gu Chang-qing unveiled his traditional slab house.


1225#45 Peng-fu Completes Language Materials 1225#45 Peng-fu Completes Language Materials
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Video duration: 93 seconds

Taipei County's Peng-fu Elem School has spent the past 2 years compiling indigenous-language
teaching materials. These are now available online and as DVDs, making it easier for anyone with a computer to learn an indigenous language. Both western fairy tales and eastern parables were
translated into Amis.


1225#45 Natural Disaster Exhibition 1225#45 Natural Disaster Exhibition
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Video duration: 124 seconds

Nat'l Taiwan Museum is hosting an exhibition to raise awareness of natural disasters. The Heaven and Earth Shaking exhibition explains the cause& effects of disasters such as Typhoon Morakot and the Sept. 21, 1999 Earthquake, both of which caused thousands of casualties.


1225#45 Some Victims Ineligible for Housing 1225#45 Some Victims Ineligible for Housing
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Video duration: 132 seconds

Taitung Cnty's Kaqaluan Comm. residents displaced by Typhoon Morakot moved into new mid-term housing. For other typhoon victims, however, things are not looking so bright. 4 months after Typh Morakot wrecked havoc on many communities in southern Taiwan, many typhoon victims are still ineligible for temporary housing subsidies.


1225#45 Mid-term Housing Completed 1225#45 Mid-term Housing Completed
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On Dec. 17, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou arrived at Taitung Cnty's Jinfeng Township to celebrate the completion of 50 mid-term housing units built by World Vision TW, with the assistance of the Taitung County Government.


1225#45 Gov\ 1225#45 Gov't Offers Training for Eco-tourism
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Video duration: 116 seconds

Recently, the Taitung Cnty govt's Department of Culture and Tourism held a training workshop for tourism professionals on eco-tourism and County history.


1225#45 Pinaseki Dlike Lghting in Tunnel 1225#45 Pinaseki Dlike Lghting in Tunnel
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Foliage now adorns Taitung Cnty's Green Tunnel because of years of work by the Puyuma and Pinaseki communities. During the Japanese Colonial period, the two groups planted trees, plants and flowers to beautify the project. Recently, however, lighting was installed in the tunnel, which the Puyuma say puts a blot on the scenery and is bad for the environment.


1225#45 Opposite Views Toward Agreement 1225#45 Opposite Views Toward Agreement
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Video duration: 261 seconds

After 2 weeks of negotiations, the United Nations climate summit, or COP15 ended Dec. 18. The five-nation agreement said carbon emissions should be reduced enough to keep the increase in average global temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius. Many denounced the agreement for being non-binding and setting no overall target for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.


1225#45 Sufficient Income Not A Guarantee 1225#45 Sufficient Income Not A Guarantee
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Video duration: 275 seconds

Far from their traditional way of life, Greeland's Inuit now only practice hunting in their spare time as seal hunting no longer provides sufficient income, affected by international distaste for seal products and some say, declining seal population caused by climate change.


1225#45 Maoists Declare Autonomous State 1225#45 Maoists Declare Autonomous State
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Video duration: 106 seconds

On Dec. 16, Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, declared the 9th autonomous state of Newa, which is predominantly located in the Newar Comm. in Kathmandu.


1225#45 Indigenous Indian Leaf Art 1225#45 Indigenous Indian Leaf Art
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Video duration: 147 seconds

In India, a retired school principal, resides in Bhopal in India's central state. is developing indigenous art using peepal tree leaves.


1225#45 Transforming Waste into Wealth 1225#45 Transforming Waste into Wealth
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Artists in the Moradabad Region of India's northern state of Uttior Predesh have mastered the unique art of making wealth from waste. They make jewelry from bones and horns.


1218#44 Paiwan Research Tjaquvulj Kingdom 1218#44 Paiwan Research Tjaquvulj Kingdom
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Video duration: 117 seconds

According to research, Paiwan living between Shizi and Daren townships in Pingtung County had formed a community with social structures that were akin to those of a nation. The Qing Dynasty government called it Daguiwenshe.Later, researchers called it the Daguiwen Kingdom. In recent years, Shizi Township invited cultural workers and historians to study the Daguiwen Kingdom.


1218#44 Greenlanders See Positives in Change 1218#44 Greenlanders See Positives in Change
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Video duration: 338 seconds

In Greenland, where the effects of a warmer climate can be seen and felt clearly, there is only mild interest in the recent U.N. climate summit. Here, many say warmer climate will unveil riches laying in abundance under the melting ice. These natural resources may also free the Inuits from colonial dependence on Denmark once and for all.


1218#44 Sahrawi Seeking Independence 1218#44 Sahrawi Seeking Independence
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Video duration: 157 seconds

On Dec. 10, hunger-striking Sahrawi activist Aminatou Haidar vowed to return to the Moroccan-controlled territory "dead or alive," while expressing hope that Morocco would give in to international pressure to allow her to go home.


1218#44 Christiania Organizes Climate Meeting 1218#44 Christiania Organizes Climate Meeting
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Video duration: 172 seconds

Copenhagen's alternative community, Christiania, hosted its own climate conference called the Climate Bottom Meeting Dec. 9. Representatives from indigenous groups from all over the world took part. Organizers hope that it will present a number of practical, sustainable initiatives, coming up with different solutions to overcome the challenges.


1218#44 Urging Deal to Save Livelihoods 1218#44 Urging Deal to Save Livelihoods
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Video duration: 161 seconds

Cotinue with the Summit, for the past two weeks, Representatives from various indigenous peoples gathered at the climate talks to urge world leaders to agree to a deal that will combat the climate change that is threatening their livelihoods.


1218#44 Tavaran Call for Respect 1218#44 Tavaran Call for Respect
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Video duration: 131 seconds

On Dec. 11, a post-typhoon reconstruction committee visited the Tavaran Community in Pingtung County
to assess where development would be allowed. Community members formed a human chain in protest, preventing the committee from entering the community. They called for respect of both the locals and their ancestral land.