Daya (Da-Wei) Kuan
Daya (Da-Wei Kuan), comes from the Tayal indigenous group in Taiwan, received his PhD degree in geography from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, is currently an Professor in the Department of Ethnology at NCCU. His research interests include: indigenous geography, indigenous land policy, indigenous community mapping, and community-based resources management. In addition to the fieldworks in Taiwan, Daya also commits himself to the comparative studies and collaborations within the Austronesian language-speaking family in the Pacific, including Fiji, Palau, Guam, Philippines, Hawaii, and Aotearoa. Devoting to integrate his works of academic research, teaching and community service for the claim of indigenous land rights, he collaborates with different indigenous communities in many traditional territory mapping, land-use planning and community development projects. Daya is a member in the Committee for the Promotion of Indigenous Peoples Basic Law in the Executive Yuan chaired by the premier in Taiwan government. He also serves as the consultant in the Subcommittee on Land Claims of the Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee in the Presidential Office.
Phone: +886-2-29393091 Ext 50707
Address: Department of Ethnology, National Cheng-Chi University
NO.64,Sec.2,ZhiNan Rd.,Wenshan District,Taipei City 11605,Taiwan
Phone: +886-2-29393091 Ext 50707
Address: Department of Ethnology, National Cheng-Chi University
NO.64,Sec.2,ZhiNan Rd.,Wenshan District,Taipei City 11605,Taiwan
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multiculturalism in Taiwan (Zhang 2002, Wang 2016). However, it is sometimes
questioned whether the institutionalization of multiculturalism can
ensure the achievement of justice (Zhang 2008, Wang 2016). Such a question
is especially applicable to the highly tensioned indigenous land issues in this
settler country. Therefore, indigenous peoples’ experience in relation to the
practice of multiculturalism cannot just provide the insight of its limitations
but also inspire to seek for the realization of justice.
Aiming to scrutinize the insufficiency of multiculturalism in discoursing
indigenous rights, this chapter takes the land issues as an example to:
(1) retrace the social context under which multiculturalism turned into
a mainstream ethnic discourse and became institutionalized in Taiwan;(2) elaborate how multiculturalism was adopted in government’s policies and
implemented in the indigenous society; (3) point out the phenomena such as
re-stereotyping indigenous cultures and continuously ignoring indigenous
peoples’ demand of self-determination; (4) analyze the power relations
reflected in these phenomena. Furthermore, based upon the experience and
analysis, this chapter argues that multiculturalistic discourse in Taiwan oversimplified
indigenous cultures as a static status and overlooked the historical
injustice. In the end, this chapter makes suggestions to further inquire about
social dynamic and colonial process, so that the shortcomings of multiculturalism
can be rectified, and the real justice can be achieved.
Books by Daya (Da-Wei) Kuan
multiculturalism in Taiwan (Zhang 2002, Wang 2016). However, it is sometimes
questioned whether the institutionalization of multiculturalism can
ensure the achievement of justice (Zhang 2008, Wang 2016). Such a question
is especially applicable to the highly tensioned indigenous land issues in this
settler country. Therefore, indigenous peoples’ experience in relation to the
practice of multiculturalism cannot just provide the insight of its limitations
but also inspire to seek for the realization of justice.
Aiming to scrutinize the insufficiency of multiculturalism in discoursing
indigenous rights, this chapter takes the land issues as an example to:
(1) retrace the social context under which multiculturalism turned into
a mainstream ethnic discourse and became institutionalized in Taiwan;(2) elaborate how multiculturalism was adopted in government’s policies and
implemented in the indigenous society; (3) point out the phenomena such as
re-stereotyping indigenous cultures and continuously ignoring indigenous
peoples’ demand of self-determination; (4) analyze the power relations
reflected in these phenomena. Furthermore, based upon the experience and
analysis, this chapter argues that multiculturalistic discourse in Taiwan oversimplified
indigenous cultures as a static status and overlooked the historical
injustice. In the end, this chapter makes suggestions to further inquire about
social dynamic and colonial process, so that the shortcomings of multiculturalism
can be rectified, and the real justice can be achieved.