WORLD INDIGENOUS TELEVISION BROADCASTING CONFERENCE

The World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference - WITBC ‘12 - will be hosted by NRK Sami Radio in Norway in March 2010. Māori Television hosted the inaugural conference, WITBC ‘08, in New Zealand in March 2008. Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV) supported by the Public Television Service (PTS) hosted the second conference, WITBC ‘10, in Taiwan in March 2010.

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WITBC ‘10 - TAIWAN

The second World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference (WITBC ’10) was hosted by Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV) / Public Television Services (PTS) – under the umbrella of the Taiwan Broadcasting System – in Taiwan from Wednesday March 10 to Friday March 12, 2010.

The theme of WITBC ’10 was ‘Facing the Challenges in the Digital Age for Indigenous Media’. The aim of the conference was to create opportunities for indigenous broadcasters to exchange views and experiences; and to encourage interaction and communication among indigenous media worldwide.

A special feature of WITBC ’10 was a Film Festival which showcased the wisdom of indigenous people and the preservation of a sustainable environment. Council members of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network (WITBN) were invited to submit new films for the premiere screening and a DVD set of the festival films will also be made available to delegates.

To enhance delegates’ understanding of Taiwan’s indigenous culture, WITBC ’10 was held at the National Museum of Prehistory in Taitung in south-eastern Taiwan. This is the first national museum of archaeology in Taiwan, established to not only display the splendour of Taiwan’s prehistoric cultural heritage but also, within the Peinan Cultural Park, to conserve the natural environment and to exhibit and preserve the Peinan site.

The conference incorporated a Tribal Cultural Tour. This included a visit to Peinan Cultural Park; a tree-planting ceremony to celebrate Taiwan Arbor Day on March 12; a visit to Nanwang Village and the ‘palakuwan’ of the Puyuma Tribe, which is the youth meeting hall for males and the cultural centre of the tribe; and a tour of the east coast tribes including a visit to the Sa Pu Ru tribe of Taitung to experience the Austronesian culture of Taiwan.

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Māori Television - in partnership with Te Puni Kōkiri and Kordia™ - was privileged to host the inaugural World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference in New Zealand from March 26-28 2008.

Indigenous broadcasters from Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, Hawaii, Ireland, Aotearoa-New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Taiwan, and the USA came together for the first time ever to re-imagine the future of indigenous television.

The line-up of keynote and featured guest speakers included Chief Judge Joe Williams (Waitangi Tribunal); Simon Molaudzi (South African Broadcasting Corporation); John Walter Jones (S4C, Wales); Jean LaRose (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Canada); Jim Mather (Māori Television, New Zealand); Shaun Brown (SBS Corporation, Australia); Sylvia Feng (Public Television Service, Taiwan); Pól Ó Gallchóir (TG4, Ireland); Patricia Turner (National Indigenous Television, Australia); Margaret Mary Murray (BBC Scotland); and Dr Saul Berman (IBM Global Business Services).

Click here to view conference speeches, videos, photographs and final report.