Foroveradecade,IhavebeendoingresearchwithTruku,Tkedaya,andTeudapeopleinTaiwan.Isaydoingresearchwith,ratherthanabout,indigenouspeople,becausemyphilosophyisthatresearchisacollaborativeeffortthatincludesthechoiceoftopic,methods,collectionofinformationandstories,and,totheextentpossible,diffusionofresearchresults.
Yet,aprofessor’sworkismorethanresearch.Infact,themostpublicpartofourjobsisteachingundergraduatestudents.Thisyear,inspiteofthegreatdistancefromCanadatoTaiwan,Iwasabletofulfillalong-helddream:toteachindigenousstudiesinTaiwanwiththesameindigenousknowledgeholderswhohavesogenerouslynourishedmyresearchforsolong.
INDIGENOUSPEOPLE EDUCATION CANADIAN TAIWAN PEOPLES METHODS YET INTERNATIONAL and