Thursday, December 9, 2004

• Flight arrives Taipei, Taiwan - Northwest Airlines Flight 69 - 8:45 pm
• Tony Coolidge, Steve Coolidge, Aaron Hose, Chris Bremer picked up at the airport by Shu-min Coolidge
• Take bus to Tainan (5 hours)

Friday, December 10, 2004

• Rest day in Tainan

Saturday, December 11, 2004

• Rest day in Tainan
• Interview Hedy Yudaw Domazalski
• Film shots of Shu-min's family

Sunday, December 12, 2004

• Bus to Pingtung (3 hours)
• Visit the Pingtung Santimen Aboriginal Cultural Park
• Bus to Tainan (3 hours)

Monday, December 13, 2004

• Rest day in Tainan

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

• Bus to Taitung (3 hours)
• Visit with Tommie Williamson at Bunun Village Cultural Resort
• Visit Bunun leaders and learn about eco-tourism efforts
• Stay at Bunun Village Cultural Resort

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

• Visit with Tommie Williamson at Bunun Village Cultural Resort
• Stay at Bunun Village Cultural Resort

Thursday, December 16, 2004

• Catch ferry to Orchid (Lanyu) Island
• If Lanyu Island tour is not available, return to Tainan
• Visit with Yami elders and villagers

Friday, December 17, 2004

• Return ferry to Taitung
• Bus to Tainan
• Stay in Tainan

Saturday, December 18, 2004

• Transportation to Taichung (6 hours)
• Meet pastor of Four Corners Church and stay in Taichung

Sunday, December 19, 2004

• Visit Aboriginal Culture Park near Sun Moon Lake
• Stay in Taichung

Monday, December 20, 2004

• Meet indigenous people in Nantou villages
• Visit villages devastated by past earthquakes
• Bus to Taipei (5 hours)
• Stay in Taipei Hotel

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

• Chris Bremer leaves Taiwan
• Flight leaves Taipei, Taiwan - Northwest Airlines Flight 70 - 8:20 am airport
• Meet people in Taipei who can forward the mission
• Meet Alice Takiwatan, Lin Ting-An and others at the Tribal University in Taipei
• Meet Hua A-Shui, President of the Tribal University
• Meet Philip Diller
• Stay in Taipei

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

• Visit Director of the Taipei City Government Indigenous Peoples Commission, Banai Mulu, with Hua A-shui
• Provide introduction and briefing
• Time permitting, visit Council for Indigenous Peoples in Taipei
• Stay in Taipei

Thursday, December 23, 2004

• Visit Shung Ye Museum of Aboriginal Art in Taipei
• Stay in Taipei

Friday, December 24, 2004

• Transportation to Tainan County (5 hours)

Saturday, December 25, 2004 - Saturday, January 1, 2005

• Stay with Shu-min's family in Tainan County

Sunday, January 2, 2005

• Transportation to Hualien (8 hours)
• Meet with Tien Kuei-shih
• Stay with Tien Kuei-shih in Hualien

Monday, January 3, 2005

• Tien Kuei-shih connects us with tribal elders
• Interview with Tien Kuei-shih
• Dinner with Mayor of Hualien
• Stay with Tien Kuei-shih in Hualien

Tuesday, January 4, 2005

• Visit authentic tribal areas for Amis and Truku tribes in Hualien area
• See whale watching industry created by Amis people
• Stay with Tien Kuei-shih in Hualien

Wednesday, January 5, 2005

• Visit area tribal attractions
• Stay with Tien Kuei-shih or another person

Thursday, January 6, 2005

• Transportation to Taipei (8 hours)
• Stay in Taipei

Friday, January 7, 2005

• Visit Peggy Pi in Taipei
• Visit Television stations
• Stay in Taipei

Saturday, January 8, 2005

• Visit with Hong-I Liao
• Visit with members of the Taipei Multicultural Arts Group
• Stay in Taipei

Sunday, January 9, 2005

• Rest Day
• Meet Linda Gail Arrigo in Taipei county
• Stay in Taipei

Monday, January 10, 2005 - Thursday, January 13, 2005

• Work with Alice Takiwatan, Philip Diller and Linda Gail Arrigo to create special project
• Experience slice of life with indigenous people living in the modern world in mainstream society
• Interviews with characters describing how being an indigenous person affects their lives in Taiwan
• Stay in Taipei

Friday, January 14, 2005

• Bus ride to Wulai (45 minutes)
• Scout the village and surrounding area
• Location shots of village and surrounding scenery
• First introduction of Steve to relatives living in the area
• Stay with Philip Diller

Saturday, January 15, 2005

• Location shots of village and surrounding scenery
• Visit family cemetery plot
• Place mother's prayer cloth into family mausoleum
• Visit relatives living in the area: great uncle Masagi, great aunt, uncle, cousin Mu-chi, Shiao-Shen
• Interview relatives at great uncle Masagi's house
• Dinner party with relatives
• Stay with relative

Sunday, January 16, 2005

• Rest and exploration day in Wulai
• Stay with Philip Diller

Monday, January 17, 2005

• Bus Transportation to Taipei (45 minute ride)
• Day of rest in Taipei
• Hotel stay in Taipei*

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

• Flight leaves Taipei, Taiwan - Northwest Airlines Flight 70 - 8:20 am
• Flight arrives Orlando, Florida - Northwest Airlines Flight 422 - 5:41 pm