Icyang Parod

Icyang Parod
Icyang Parod
夷將·拔路兒
	Official portrait, 2020
Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples
	In office; 20 May 2016 – 20 May 2024
Prime Minister	Lin Chuan; William Lai; Su Tseng-chang; Chen Chien-jen
Deputy	Calivat Gadu, Iwan Nawi, Tibusungu 'e Vayayana
Preceded by	Lin Chiang-yi
Succeeded by	Tseng Chih-yung
	In office; 21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008
Prime Minister	Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	Walis Pelin
Succeeded by	Chang Jen-hsiang
New Taipei City Councillor
	In office; 25 December 2010 – 20 May 2016
Constituency	New Taipei 11
Personal details
Born	2 December 1960 (age 63); Hualien County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	National Taiwan University (BA)

Icyang Parod (Chinese: 夷將·拔路兒; pinyin: Yíjiāng Bálùer; Chinese name: Chinese: 劉文雄; pinyin: Liú Wénxióng; born 2 December 1960) is a Taiwanese Amis politician. He served as the Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) from 2007 to 2008 and took office again in 2016.^[1]

Education and activism

Icyang was a leader in the Taiwanese aboriginal rights movement throughout the 1980s. In 1983, he and two other National Taiwan University students established High Green Mountain, a publication that advocated for aboriginal culture.^[2] Icyang obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University in 1984.^[3]

Council of Indigenous Peoples

Apology to Taiwanese aborigines

Speaking at a news conference in December 2016, Icyang said that formal apology made by President Tsai Ing-wen to the Taiwanese aboriginal communities on 1 August 2016 was the first step towards reconciliation and peace, it was also the first time for any head of state in Asia to do such thing. He said that the CIP would also plan to publish the full apology text into 16 Taiwanese aboriginal languages as well as in English and Japanese. This is also another way for the government to show their willingness in preserving and advancing the aboriginal languages.^[4]

2019 Palau visit

On 27 September until 2 October 2019, Parod and delegation make an official visit to Palau to attend the nation's independence day on 1 October. The delegation also attended the International Austronesian Language Revitalization Forum on 29 September, which is jointly organized by Council of Indigenous Peoples, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China, American Institute in Taiwan and Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association.^[5]

References

^ Hsu, Elizabeth (20 April 2016). "Cabinet Lineup for Education, Culture Announced". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^ Han, Cheung (30 July 2017). "Taiwan in Time: The Struggle for A Proper Name". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Executive Yuan Officials > Icyang Parod, Minister, Council of Indigenous Peoples". Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
^ Wu, Po-wei; Chung, Jake (23 December 2016). "Apology to be Published in 18 Languages". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
^ Teng, Pei-ju (27 September 2019). "Taiwan to Join Palau's Independence Day Celebration". Taiwan News. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.