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Can renewable geothermal energy be developed in a way that benefits Indigenous communities in Indonesia?

  • Dr Justin Wejak & Dr Nikolaus Loy,

Geothermal energy is part of Indonesia’s renewable energy transition. But it’s negatively impacting Indigenous communities.

The intellectual property of Japan’s Indigenous Ainu people should be better protected

  • A/Prof Mayumi Okada,

Greater recognition of Ainu culture in Japan has led to increased tourism-related cultural appropriation.

How museums in Japan and Taiwan are supporting Indigenous cultural revitalisation

  • Dr Sophie McIntyre, Prof Scott Simon, Prof Futuru Tsai & Prof Koji Yamasaki,

Museums are developing new practices of partnership and collaboration in relation to Indigenous knowledges.

訪談 – 用筆來唱歌:文學做為臺灣原住民的民族防禦 

  • Prof. Paelabang Danapan(孫大川),

巴厄拉邦‧德納班(卑南語:Paelabang Danapan),漢名孫大川,為臺灣知名政治人物、作家、編輯及學者。

How a new genre of music has emerged in contemporary Indigenous Naga culture

  • Dr Christian Poske,

How Indigenous musicians from Nagaland, India, are showing the resilience of their culture.