<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The World Indigenous Television Broadcasters Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[The World Indigenous]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:57:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.wibn.global/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How Taiwan Leads the World in Hakka Revitalization]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Paul Shiang, Veteran and CEO of Hakka TV Paul Shiang, Veteran and CEO of Hakka TV Nearly 20% of Taiwan’s population is Hakka. In a society known for ethnic and linguistic diversity, Hakka people are the second-largest ethnic group. According to recent census figures, Taiwan’s Hakka population is about 4.669 million out of 23.5 million people roughly one in five. This makes Taiwan’s Hakka experience especially significant. Most ethnic groups are concentrated in their historical homelands:...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/how-taiwan-leads-the-world-in-hakka-revitalization</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f450487b1c42fb24f1e17f</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_c650c96b9766484386318d42701bca4a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What We Choose to Carry Forward.How leadership and hard decisions are shaping the future of Indigenous media.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Shane Taurima Chair, World Indigenous Broadcasters Network Chief Executive, Whakaata Māori, Aotearoa, New Zealand. I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy. Not in an abstract way, but in a very real sense of what we carry, and what we leave behind. I’m writing this in the days following the passing of Rhoda Roberts, a Bundjalung woman and one of Australia’s most influential Indigenous cultural leaders, who helped shape Indigenous representation across the arts, media, and national...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/what-we-choose-to-carry-forward-how-leadership-and-hard-decisions-are-shaping-the-future-of-indigeno</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f452fa90b4365cb85f61cc</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_090799018964440799f3059710456861~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Understanding Indigenous Identity to Advance Media Freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Alan Azevedo. Journalist and international consultant. In 2015, one of the worst environmental disasters in Brazilian history unfolded in the town of Mariana. The rupture of a mining tailings dam unleashed a toxic mud avalanche the size of 700 football fields, killing 19 people and devastating over 668 kilometers of waterways along the Doce River all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.[1] I travelled to the Krenak Indigenous Land in the State of Minas Gerais to report on the disaster and...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/understanding-indigenous-identity-to-advance-media-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f453a68ca39cf305c57a6a</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_f0f59442be3f4bfcb484558f4c3f5584~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_596,h_795,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ngahuru, tōnui te kai, tōnui te tangata: A season of abundance]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dr Hinurewa Poutu, Head of Reo and Tikanga, Whakaata Māori, Aotearoa. Dr. Hinurewa Poutu - Head of Language and Cultural Practice at Whakaata Māori in Aotearoa, New Zealand Ngahuru has arrived in Aotearoa (New Zealand). This season, aligning with autumn, marks a traditional time of harvest, slowing of pace after summer, cooler temperatures, shorter days, and a turning inward. It is a time to gather, to reflect, and to take stock of what has grown from the labour of previous seasons.  While...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/ngahuru-t%C5%8Dnui-te-kai-t%C5%8Dnui-te-tangata-a-season-of-abundance</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f455eeedf5696920d12149</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:29:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_3da28711a0ba4427a7bb7ac5b1a4dde3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indigenous-Led Community Television: Amplifying Voices and Strengthening Indigenous Languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dev Kumar Sunuwar (Koĩts-Sunuwar) Indigenous Television, Nepal. Representation matters. Indigenous-led television stations are becoming more popular as cultural and linguistic platforms, making space for Indigenous voices to thrive in a world where mainstream media narratives predominate television networks. These stations serve as a key source of information and entertainment for Indigenous communities, who historically have been marginalized and misrepresented in mainstream media....]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/indigenous-led-community-television-amplifying-voices-and-strengthening-indigenous-languages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4568d90b4365cb85f6a74</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_38c2dc238ef74237abb520c719fb8c5e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_260,h_260,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Media Platforms to a Cultural Ecosystem:How Indigenous Public Media Opens New Possibilities for Cultural Transmission through Children’s Aesthetic Education.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Alang Galavangang - Chief Executive – TITV (Taiwan Indigenous Television) As an Indigenous public media organization, we have always been clear that our role is not equivalent to that of a conventional television station or news outlet. What we carry is not merely the production of programs or the delivery of information, but a constellation of cultural transmission tools, including television, radio, documentary filmmaking, artistic action, and increasingly, physical cultural spaces.  ...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/from-media-platforms-to-a-cultural-ecosystem-how-indigenous-public-media-opens-new-possibilities-for</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f45197edf5696920d11708</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_1b015b0a177f4ebe855835888e435fb5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sápmi in an uncertain world]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Director General, Vibeke Fürst Haugen and Johan Ailo Kalstad Direktevra / Direktør NRK Sápmi. Happy Sámi National Day 6 February! Laahkoeh biejjine! Vuorbbe biejvijn! Lihkku beivviin! Superpowers with a strong interest in the Arctic and the High North dominate the news. It is about security policy, strategic positions, and access to resources. The power struggle over Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) clearly shows how indigenous peoples' homelands are pawns in a global game. When tensions...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/s%C3%A1pmi-in-an-uncertain-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f457408ca39cf305c58321</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 07:34:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_d93a8fc2586b4cbd84e16ccc920a5220~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We Are the Cavalry: Reclaiming Our Stories and Our Future]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Johan Ailo Kalstad, Director of NRK Sápmi. In late November, under the lights of New York City, history was made. The drama series Oro Jaska was competing for an International Emmy—the most prestigious television award in the world. It was the first Sámi drama produced in over a decade. Just a few years ago, the idea that a story from our communities would stand shoulder to shoulder with global television giants would have been dismissed as absurd. Yet, there we were. Days later, the scene...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/we-are-the-cavalry-reclaiming-our-stories-and-our-future</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f457db7b1c42fb24f1f391</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:36:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_467450b2ae9a4003b9ffba921a52bc33~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puanga: The Star That Guides Us. Celebrating Indigenous Language, Culture and Remembering Our Ancestors.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Dr. Julian Wilcox A star’s heliacal rising symbolises a new phase in our traditional calendar. It’s Puanga, known internationally as Rigel. Like Matariki (Pleiades) Puanga heralds the new year, especially for many Māori on the west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand. Across the Pacific, this time marks more than just the start of a seasonal cycle. It is a sacred space for reflection, renewal and remembrance. A time to honour those who have passed and to carry their legacies forward. The rising...]]></description><link>https://www.wibn.global/post/puanga-the-star-that-guides-us-celebrating-indigenous-language-culture-and-remembering-our-ancest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f4585190b4365cb85f6e32</guid><category><![CDATA[WIBN Leadership Series]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/21449c_8003a72114ef4954b4ad0881a5fb6ef9~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_576,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>WIBN Team</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>