Standing credible. Welcome tonight. Every week w. They belonged to taiwans thai all people who century old culture had all but disappeared. Here where taiwan meets the pacific is the homeland of the thai yall in and around the village of jin you chen is fighting to protect your indigenous heritage he was a widget diseases sometimes i feel im too persistent like a cockroach that refuses to die. That night i. Was. Sure. That thai all live in communities close to 600 people live in chens village. By the entrance to the village theres a statue of a tile and a line cloth hunting a wild boar just like in the old days. At the former Police Station chen heads a meeting of the Village Development committee its goal to ensure a future for taiwans Indigenous Peoples. Last woman though has it may be but when i return to the village for a project after a long absence i thought our culture is being neglected. Now and as i was studying Regional Planning i realised if we young people dont tend to it no one will serve with ballance up. But chen doesnt speak much. Her family left the village when she was quite young. To raise funds the committee began doing everything from selling Millet Liquor to wooing tourists so the thai yall could stand on their own 2 feet but as an independent young woman who didnt speak the language fluently chen also met with resistance especially the older members. This Patriarchal Society were reluctant to follow her lead. Alcohol abuse and high unemployment also continue to play guitar so chen says to deal with indigenous issues you need to have a thick skin at home this thing does what is it its you know theres no pleasing some people we ask ourselves if we shouldnt just give up because its never enough you have to be able to put up with that now much as you are is all. But a decade of hard work and persistence is paying off the number of visitors is rising and theres more Tourist Accommodation that means more money jobs and a sense of pride in what theyve accomplished thats given a much needed boost to the tiles selfconfidence. Chan approaches a tourist whos fishing here she invites him to an upcoming festival and to take part in a trash collection project with the tourists out there. Chen tries to help him with her vision of eco tourism but hes not taking the bait. He says maybe next time. Settle the aussies it will buy us that if we want tourism we have to give Something Back to the land. Were cleaning up the rivers and streams. The tourists can help. They learned how to paddle a kayak and help us to. The thai all consider themselves to be very robust unlike these countrymen from the west coast they did recover one piece of plastic and had an unforgettable experience so i thought whats up with the seasick i threw up it was bad. So you fed the fish. Oh so. The guide a young thai all isnt worried its all for a good cause this. Guy doesnt like afterwards people always tell others how nice it is here it makes me happy to be able to tell people about us so you know its a joke i look. Around 90000 tyo live in taiwan chen wants to introduce these guests to a few of them at the Indigenous Peoples festival upset stomach or not. Her priem her people from the shackles of history has become chens wife or 16 groups of Indigenous Peoples have now been officially recognized by taiwan this followed centuries of cultural oppression by western colonial powers. Chinese settlers japanese occupiers and from 1949 onward by the taiwanese government. In 2016 taiwans president citing one officially open eyes to the indigenous population for this mistreatment that got them for shock go it. To. The high school of non all is famous for its Street Dance Club it began mixing urban dance with elements of Indigenous Culture and went on to win National Competitions suddenly they were hip all over taiwan. Just jumped in the car. In their dances rices. Im balik lee thrashed or cloth is rope and this courage to combine the open in a new has helped to rejuvenating our culture. Do you see that after our winning performance we were so moved we almost cried the audience applauded wildly we didnt even the elders thought it was fantastic and a way of passing on our Cultural Heritage as a huge influence on the country. Mikes 14 year old sister mimi is attending the daily training sessions for the 1st time she likes to dance and is proud of her indigenous heritage. Ok its very nice that it includes traditional movements. That way the dancers have even more meaning for the tie all. Sense and they are. Making progress one step at a time their forefathers would certainly applaud their efforts. Time ones Indigenous Peoples are now taking the plunge and showing off their culture to outsiders. At juniors highest point a thai all woman is doing her part with a loan for Indigenous Peoples some help from her parents and a lot of guts shooting she has built a roomy b. And b. It attracts tourists from as far away as japan and singapore tyo women have shown more initiative than the men. Left in you when she was a teenager and still works as a nurse on taiwans west coast but now she spends half her time at home. What i didnt do that will go when i visited our old tribal lands 3 years ago i sensed this connection it was astonishing to me even though i had been away for so long and was almost completely assimilated im still a thai all the meals i dont see what i said you. Had a place thats accessible by road and rail a tile festival is happening. This is the 2nd edition of the festival its motto is sharing feelings but 1st from living in the Village Development committee sort the trash that tourists have collected on the beach politicians will attend the party later on taiwan is now committed to recognizing its Cultural Diversity in contrast to neighboring china are. Going up to look. The tribal leaders show off their hunting trophies pray and sing in art. By all and serve the guests know that liquor. Was you know one a couple more our 1st goal is to support the older people all the local tribes have sent representatives thats good yes you want them dont more people should get to know us. Thats why the festival is being held here so tourists can stop and take a look because of Michael Bowers and how about theres a following one of the speeches chen approaches an older woman and in a tie yell arranges for us to visit the seniors club the next day. The seniors meet every weekday from 10 until 12 at the Community Center there they can get a medical checkup and do cardiovascular exercises while sitting down and today they are being treated to a special film. A few years ago residents of 2 new took a helicopter ride to the mountains to visit the abandoned village of growth in in 1957 its residents were forcibly resettled to gie new some of these people hadnt seen their old home village in decades. Here like the roots of what made to tell ya what they are. Now using made when there wasnt much variety but the mountain gave us everything we also planted Sweet Potatoes everything was organic what we were lucky and didnt have to buy anything at the. Cunt of a job there i realized how much i missed my home village. This notion was there too and saw for herself how important this trip was for the older people from her village. Was one of them. Like a man in kent like i spoke and cried when i visited the remains of my parents house and our house. And i left my name behind like being with. The communal hall is a place of remembrance many here say life was harder in the mountains but it was nicer. On john hughes main street retired pursues his hobby looking after the Model Village he repairs it when the children have broken something. The settlement symbolizes the old Mountain Village of rio him its their former homeland in miniature hubert and. Back then people were more helpful you know when there was a Farming Community today theres so much competition already in school and people compare the cars and houses theyve bought a good beat every day my account is going to be. On this day the conditions arent great for long tracks outdoors but theres no stopping thing. While the seniors Wax Nostalgic about the past. Is creating the future in the mountains. She meets with a troop of construction workers to tell you all men are renewing an old mountain trail there we can might call it trailblazers has been on really do like a lot of the past generations collected mushrooms and hunted wild boar here but grass has also grown over this part of her peoples culture. One woman feeds i said and we young people have a little experience with the mountains so we hope that children can go into the woods again now without otherwise we only return to our distant tribal lands every one or 2 years thats why a trail around our village would be very nice ali. Its pouring rain but chen doesnt let that stop. She knows that sun follows rain and that there will be brighter days ahead for taiwans Indigenous Peoples. Hundreds of people gather together to sing hymns produce a small miracle. Play. Songs does more of the hard to the last carol. Next to the little. Ceiling lights that can send an email cup floor lamp that can stream a fellow. 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