Kids Storytime: "LOKOT: the Fish that Lived in a Tree" with Nikal Kabala’an

Sat Apr 22 2023 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture - Learning Lab | Seattle

UW Taiwan Studies
Publisher/HostUW Taiwan Studies
Kids Storytime: "LOKOT: the Fish that Lived in a Tree" with Nikal Kabala\u2019an
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Join our kids storytime to learn about Indigenous knowledge of Taiwan's Pangcah Peoples through the stories of Lokot and its friends!
About this Event

The UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program is thrilled to invite you to our kids storytime on Saturdays, April 15 and April 22, 2023, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Registration is FREE but REQUIRED to attend this storytime in person. Participating children must be accompanied by their responsible adult(s) through the entire storytime session.


Long, long ago, Lokot was a mild-mannered fish that lived in the sea.
On his torso he had a dozen or so appendages hanging off him like flaps of seaweed. His legs were very short, and had hundreds of pairs. Not even Lokot himself knew how many pairs of legs he had. His body was dozens of times longer than his legs, so he was able to swim without the least difficulty.

During the storytime, our host, Nikal, will take us onto a fascinating journey with LOKOT, the fish that lived in a tree! We will meet all of Lokot's old and new friends: Talacay the Screw Pine, Rorokoh the Green Sea Turtle, Alilis the Crested Serpent Eagle, Falidas the Sugar Palm, Tana the Ailanthus Prickly Ash, Sakol the Bishop Wood Tree, and many more!


l have heard fragments of such stories from the mouths of the elders, and recorded them in writing. I have no way of knowing for sure what these stories really mean, but here is what I think: the Pangcah ancestors put their wisdom and their knowledge of nature into their stories to educate younger generations. For thousands of years they have enchanted youngsters with their stories. For thousands of years they have guided youngsters to open their eyes and see hidden truths of nature. These stories are like the fossilized footprints the Pangcah ancestors have left behind them on the island of Taiwan.
- Kuei Chun Miya (Pangcah / 'Amis, Taiwan) , Writer of Lokot
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Storytime Host | Nikal Kabala'an a.k.a Margaret Tu (Pangcah / 'Amis, Taiwan)

A mother of two young daughters, Nikal is pursuing her Ph.D. in Law at the University of Washington. She belongs to the Pangcah (‘Amis) community in Taiwan and is named “Nikal Kabala’an.”

In the field of indigenous peoples’ law, she uses qualitative research methods to study higher education policy in Taiwan. An active member of the Mixed Indigenous Youth Forum Working Group, she collaborates with New Bloom, an online magazine featuring radical perspectives on Taiwan and the Asia Pacific, to produce a series covering the Indigenous Youth Movement in Contemporary Taiwan, including an article based on her life decisions: "Mixed Background Indigenous Peoples and Their Struggle for Legal Reform."


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This storytime session is a collective effort between the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program and its generous partners: the UW East Asia Center, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the DER Documentary Educational Resources, and the UW Tateuchi East Asia Library.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture - Learning Lab, 4303 Memorial Way Northeast, Seattle, United States

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