Indigenous tribal communities are closely bound to their land, and seeds lie at the very core of life and culture. As TITV (Taiwan Indigenous Television) approaches its tenth anniversary, we have specially produced the "Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes" series feature, airing the agricultural stories of ten tribes starting December 4, to help everyone better understand the unique stories that grow from tribal land.

NewsMarket is honored to take part in this feature, assisting with planning and website production. Click on the "Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes" feature website to read the complete stories in advance, and to watch preview clips for each television episode; after each episode officially airs, it can also be viewed directly on the website. Everyone is welcome to go read it. Below is the introduction to the feature's preface and preview:

Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes Feature Preface

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TITV is ten years old! Over the past ten years, we have reported on various issues in indigenous tribal communities, followed the future development of the tribes, started from the land, learned from our ancestors, and moved toward the next ten years.

The future of the tribes is closely tied to the land. Each ethnic group has inherited its own traditional crops, farming methods and cultivation experience since ancient times, forming the unique culture, ceremonies and stories of each tribe. On the occasion of TITV's tenth anniversary of broadcasting, we produced the "Ten Seeds, Ten Tribal Stories" series feature, introducing the agriculture of ten tribes, so that everyone can better understand the unique stories that grow from tribal land.

To celebrate TITV's tenth anniversary, this time we especially collaborated across fields, inviting NewsMarket to jointly plan and produce the website, with Tong Nan Feng Studio assisting with preliminary field research and filming, and Wo Men Studio and other video production teams handling overall production, making the feature even richer.

In this feature, we will lead everyone to discover a different tribal world, including the Ma'er tribe that grows rare sorghum, telling the story of village relocation; the red glutinous rice sent down as a gift from the gods, bringing generation after generation of happiness to the Amis people; the Dona tribe in the mountains, where the legend of black rice was nurtured; and the Amis people's refrigerator placed on the open land, where endless wild vegetables enrich the mountain world.

The camera also comes to red quinoa, a century-old traditional crop of indigenous peoples, which the tribespeople want to take to the moon; the pigeon pea that gives warriors strength, and how it helped Jialan endure the ordeal of Typhoon Morakot; Orchid Island kissed by the sea breeze, where taro has accompanied the Tao people through a hundred years; and the tall Tsou people of Alishan, who also grow tall bamboo shoots, which have become a pillar of the tribal economy.

Finally we come to the Kanakanavu tribe, where the spring sun initiates the planting of millet, growing rich legends; and the brown rice and adlay of Alishan, drought- and wind-tolerant, able to flower and fruit even when broadcast-sown wild, just like the strong vitality of indigenous peoples.

Starting December 4, we will successively air the "Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes" series feature reports. Although it cannot cover the agricultural stories of every indigenous ethnic group, by tossing out a brick to draw a jade, it lets society understand the close connection between indigenous peoples and the land, and the ecological wisdom contained in the land. The schedule and themes of the "Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes" feature are as follows, and everyone is welcome to tune in on time.

In addition to television broadcast, it will also be shown on the website. The wonderful story of each episode has already been compiled into a print report and collected on this feature website. Everyone is welcome to enter the world of tribal agriculture together!

Ten Seeds, Ten Tribes feature website, please click here to read