By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, July 12: Kuching-based creative agency, The Culture Capital, has recently launched a 16-episode docuseries that features a Kayan Parap & Takna practitioner from Sarawak, Adrian Jo Milang, among other global cultures.
‘Indigenous Exchange’ is the company’s first social documentary series that dives into five different tribes across Niue, Cook Islands, Borneo, Samoa, and Māori, uncovering stories, histories, ancestries, languages, and cultural values and practices.
It can be viewed across various digital and social media platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
Episodes one through five are currently available on these platforms, while episode six will launch in August.
The Culture Capital chief executive officer Azuar said the docuseries highlights these regions’ essence through various themes.
He said the films could empower communities and ensure that the ancient wisdom of ancestors continues to guide future generations.
According to a news report by TVS on Wednesday (July 10), The Culture Capital executive creative director Koh Poh Leong said the program aims to celebrate and preserve indigenous communities’ unique heritage, ensuring their stories and traditions are shared with the world.
With guidance from cultural authorities, he believed that local cultural insights would accurately empower and add value to the local communities and not be misrepresented. — DayakDaily
