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Abstract
The goal of this production project, Teaching Indigenous Languages as Everyday Life: the Stories of Two “inas” in Taipei, is to follow and document two female teachers, Ljemingas (杜珞琳, Paiwan tribe) and Legeane Kasepelane (柯菊華, Lukai tribe), teaching indigenous languages in Taipei. By teaching indigenous languages in urban area, they also inherit the tradition of indigenous culture and knowledge and pass them to the next generation. They fulfill the goal of social participation, while entering into the area of public affairs for indigenous in Taiwan.
The finished product is a 40-minute documentary. It has been publicly shown in three sessions. Audience admires their insistence and hard-working, while at the same time appreciating the effort for Taiwan indigenous peoples to preserve languages and tradition. It is the belief of the director that the contribution of these two and many other indigenous language teachers should be greatly promoted. The more audience watches the documentary like this, the more people will recognize the effort and struggle of indigenous female living in urban areas in pursuing their high ideals on holding to the tradition and the diversity of indigenous culture in Taiwan.
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