Icyang Parod
| Icyang Parod | |
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| 夷將·拔路兒 | |
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| Minister of Council of Indigenous Peoples | |
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Assumed office 20 May 2016 |
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| Deputy | Calivat Gadu, Iwan Nawi, Tibusungu 'e Vayayana |
| Preceded by | Lin Chiang-yi |
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In office 21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Walis Pelin |
| Succeeded by | Chang Jen-hsiang |
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| Born |
2 December 1960 Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Icyang Parod (Chinese: 夷將·拔路兒; pinyin: Yíjiāng Bálùer) is a Taiwanese Amis politician. He served as the Minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) from 2007 to 2008 and took office again in 2016.
Icyang was a leader in the Taiwanese aboriginal rights movement throughout the 1980s. In 1983, he and two other National Taiwan University students established High Green Mountain, a publication that advocated for aboriginal culture. Icyang obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University in 1984.
Speaking at a news conference in December 2016, Icyang said that formal apology made by President Tsai Ing-wen to the Taiwanese aboriginal communities on 1 August 2016 was the first step towards reconciliation and peace, it was also the first time for any head of state in Asia to do such thing. He said that the CIP would also plan to publish the full apology text into 16 Taiwanese aboriginal languages as well as in English and Japanese. This is also another way for the government to show their willingness in preserving and advancing the aboriginal languages.
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