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The Song of Mountains, Forests, and Sea: Myths of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples

When

Sunday December 7, 2025: 2:00pm to 3:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: 4th Floor Program Room

Description

This talk explores the deep and evolving relationship between Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples and their natural environment — the mountains, forests, and sea that shape their lives and imaginations. Drawing from books and oral traditions, the presentation highlights how stories, rituals, and intergenerational practices have sustained community bonds and ecological wisdom over time. Through myth and memory, we will consider how these traditions continue to nurture unity, resilience, and respect for the living world.

Dr. Richard Stamps is Professor Emeritus at Oakland University.

Taiwan Literature Exhibition: Reading Taiwan is on display on the 2nd Floor of the Downtown Library from September 22nd, 2025–January 9th, 2026. 

This event is in partnership with the Taipei Cultural Center in New York and the Michigan Taiwanese American Organization.