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訪談 – 用筆來唱歌：文學做為臺灣原住民的民族防禦 

  • 卑南語：Paelabang Danapan,

巴厄拉邦‧德納班（卑南語：Paelabang Danapan），漢名孫大川，為臺灣知名政治人物、作家、編輯及學者。  臺灣卑南族（Puyuma）出身的巴厄拉邦‧德納班教授（卑南語：Paelabang Danapan），漢名孫大川，臺灣知名政治人物、作家、編輯與學者。長年致力於保存原住民族群的故事、傳統與身分認同，尤其透過原住民族的口述與書寫敘事，讓族群記憶得以延續。1993 年，孫老師創辦「山海文化雜誌社」，出版臺灣第一本專門刊載原住民文學與文化的刊物《山海文化》雙月刊，並於 1995 年舉辦臺灣第一個原住民作家文學獎「山海文學獎」。2009 年，孫老師獲命擔任臺灣行政院原住民族委員會主任委員，並於 2021 年出任總統府資政。  The following is an adaptation of his presentation at that event, compiled as an interview by Cathy Harper and Samuel Curkpatrick. Dr. Danapan provided additional

INTERVIEW–Sing with the pen: The literary defence of Indigenous culture in Taiwan

  • Prof Paelabang Danapan,

“Growing up, I was always anxious about our culture disappearing, but hope came from my family.”

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