Ethnic Minorities Peninsular Malaysia Orang Asli land rights: A new deal for new Malaysia? December 20, 2019 0 Image credit: '"Portrait of Orang Asli Children" by NTLam/flickr; License: CC BY 2.0 Written by Yogeswaran Subramaniam. As many Malaysians question whether the unprecedented change in federal…
Ethnic Minorities Indigenous Peoples in Thailand: A contradictory interpretation November 29, 2019 1 Picture credit: ‘Thai-Karen-Tribe-Woman’ by Khun Hans Outdoor Photography/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Ian G. Baird. Indigeneity in Thailand is a complex and confusing topic for…
Demography Indigeneity and religion in the Mentawai Islands November 28, 2019 0 Image credit: Christian Hammons. Written by Christian Hammons. Aman Boroiogok is literally the poster boy for the indigenous people of the Mentawai Islands in West…
Ethnic Minorities Balancing culture, ecology and livelihoods with indigenous Indonesian weavers November 26, 2019 0 Image credit: "Backstrap loom silk weaving in a Bugis country house in the central highlands of South Sulawesi" by Joel Abroad/Flickr; License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Written by…
Conservation Deforestation, climate change and indigenous people October 2, 2019 0 Image credit:fuel wood-charcoal by rosamariavidal/Flickr, Licence:CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 . Written by Patricia Blazey Addressing climate change is a complex problem that does not just depend…
Culture and Society Indigenous media in transformation: Languages and other factors in Taiwan September 21, 2019 0 Image credit: TITV and Alian Radio title on CTV Building 20180101 by Solomon203 /Creative Common, license CC BY-SA 4.0 Written by Chia Sui Crystal Sun What…
Culture and Society Han Kuo-yu and the enigma of Taiwan’s indigenous politics September 9, 2019 0 Written by Scott E. Simon Image credit: 總統代表政府向原住民族道歉 by the Office of the President, Republic of China/Flickr, license CC BY 2.0 Taiwan is having a raucous…
Bangladesh The indigenous tribes of Bangladesh: small voices lost in the sea of frustration November 8, 2018 0 Written by Tanzia Amreen Haq. Bangladesh, with its broken electoral system, diminishing democracy and neglected human rights, lives in a state of violent peace. The…
Culture and Society The Roots of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples Protests October 9, 2017 1 Written by Scott Simon. President Tsai Ing-wen began her term on 20 May 2016, full of promise for Taiwan’s indigenous peoples. In her inauguration address,…
