Tuhi Martukaw | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien 1985 Kasavakan Town , Taitung, Taiwan |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (2019) |
Education | National Chengchi University[1] University of Hamburg |
Tuhi Martukaw or Jocelyn Ting-Hui Hung Chien (Chinese: 洪簡廷卉; pinyin: Hóngjiǎn Tínghuì; Wade–Giles: Hung Chien T'ing Hui) is a Taiwanese Pinuyumayan activist, journalist, diplomat, and educator. She was co-chair of the United Nations' Global Indigenous Youth Caucus from 2010 to 2015 and has represented Taiwan for 10 years at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. She is the founder and coordinator of LIMA Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group, which works to increase Indigenous youth outreach within Taiwan and foster connections with their international counterparts.
She was selected as the leading candidate on the Democratic Progressive Party's party list ahead of the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election, but was afterwards removed from the list altogether, with the party citing her previous associations with the Kuomintang and her lack of political experience. In addition to her work as an activist and diplomat, Tuhi has worked as an editor, translator, and anchor for Taiwan Indigenous Television, focusing on international news, as well as a board member for the Taiwan Legal Aid Foundation and as an instructor for the University of Taipei.