Golden Realms: Inheriting the Panay Sugidanun
A webinar series
by The Japan Foundation, Manila and Thriveart, Iloilo

A project under The Japan Foundation's Asian Literature Project "YOMU"

Webinar 2: Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights
10:00AM October 30, 2021

The Japan Foundation, Manila and ThriveArt Projects, Iloilo proudly kick off the Golden Realms: Inheriting the Panay Sugidanun webinar series, which is also leading up to a manga adaptation of sections of the Sugidanun by Iloilo komiks artists slated for December 2021, in both English and Japanese languages. These projects aim to honor and celebrate the Panay Sugidanun in the present, and celebrate the resonances in oral literature between Japan and the Philippines. Golden Realms is under The Japan Foundation’s Asian Literature Project, Yomu, which bridges connections between literary traditions around Asia, and explores how literature is read today.

The second installation of the five-part Golden Realms Webinar series is “Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Intellectual Property Rights”, which will explore the ins and outs of working with indigenous peoples with Atty. Mary Genevieve F. Tingson-Wuthrich, a representative of the NCIP. How is copyright and intellectual property determined when people make modern adaptations of indigenous oral practices? How should royalties be distributed amongst the indigenous community and the writer? What are the creative and legal negotiations between indigenous peoples and research? Ultimately, how might a healthy and mutually beneficial exchange between outsiders and indigenous peoples be cultivated?

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