2nd season of CIP-produced ‘Tribe Alive’ to premiere June 2 on Discovery

2018/05/28

The second season of “Tribe Alive,” a documentary series produced by the Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples in collaboration with Discovery Channel, is set to premiere June 2 in 10 Asia-Pacific countries and territories on the U.S.-based TV network.
 
 Totaling three episodes, the new season spotlights unique customs, dances, music and handicrafts from the nation’s indigenous tribes. New episodes will air Saturdays at 8 p.m., Taiwan time, and will be rebroadcast on following Mondays at 7 p.m. on TLC, a television channel also operated by Discovery.
 
 CIP Minister Icyang Parod said May 24 that the series will help boost understanding of indigenous cultures at home and abroad, including their commitment to living in harmony with Mother Nature. As research points to Taiwan as the ancestral homeland of Austronesian-speaking peoples, the show can also help strengthen connections with aboriginal groups throughout the region, he added.
 
 The first episode centers on the role that music and dance play in passing down tribal stories and histories. Time-honored clothing production techniques such as dyeing, embroidery and weaving are the focus of the second, while the last explores traditional crafts and building methods like those used by the indigenous Tao tribe to construct their tatala wooden boats.
 
 According to the CIP, the second season of “Tribe Alive” was greenlighted following the positive response to the first. The original series has been broadcast to an estimated 200 million households across the Asia-Pacific since its launch in 2016, the council said.
 
 Indigenous peoples have lived in Taiwan for millenniums. The latest government statistics reveal that the 16 officially recognized tribes account for around 2.3 percent of the nation’s population of 23.5 million.

Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=18&post=135097)