| 簡介 : |
For over a decade, I have been doing research with Truku, Tkedaya, and Teuda people in Taiwan. I say doing
research with, rather than about, indigenous people, because my philosophy is that research is a collaborative effort
that includes the choice of topic, methods, collection of information and stories, and, to the extent possible, diffusion
of research results. Yet, a professor’s work is more than research. In fact, the most public part of our jobs is
teaching undergraduate students. This year, in spite of the great distance from Canada to Taiwan, I was able to fulfill
a long-held dream: to teach indigenous studies in Taiwan with the same indigenous knowledge holders who have
so generously nourished my research for so long. |
