Working together, TAEC, Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative®, and the Oma ethnic group of Nanam Village, aim to safeguard Cultural Intellectual Property Rights for the Oma community and others across Laos. Collectively, with the support of Voice, we have produced a series of videos to raise awareness and share the story of this journey.
What happened? Oma vs. Max Mara.
ມີຫຍັງເກີດຂຶ້ນ? ເຜົ່າໂອມາ ຕ້ານ ແມັກມາຣາ.
The Oma of Laos and Their Traditional Textiles
ເຜົ່າໂອມາຂອງ ລາວ ແລະ ເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງແບບດັ້ງເດີມຂອງພວກເຂົາ
An Introduction to the Oma Traditional Textile Design Database
ພາກສະເໜີ ຖານຂໍ້ມູນການອອກແບບລາຍຜ້າດັ້ງເດີມຂອງຊົນເຜົ່າໂອມາ
Why Do Traditional Designs Need Legal Protection? (English subtitles)
ຍ້ອນຫຍັງຈິ່ງຕ້ອງມີກົດໝາຍປົກປ້ອງແບບລາຍດັ້ງເດີມ?
Project Summary: Building a Model for Cultural IP Rights with the Oma of Laos
TAEC TALKS | Ethical Textile Design and Inspiration with Red Berry Woman and Filip + Inna
TAEC TALKS | ເປັນຫຍັງສິດທິຊັບສິນທາງປັນຍາດ້ານວັດທະນະທໍາຈິ່ງສໍາຄັນສໍາລັບ ສປປ ລາວ?
TAEC TALKS | Continuing the Conversation with Red Berry Woman and Filip + Inna
Do you know the Oma of Laos? (Sept 2017)
Music Research Dissemination Project (Apr 2019)
TAEC has worked with the Oma since 2010, when the organisation was hired to survey their crafts and identify potential income-generating opportunities for their artisans. Most recently, TAEC has worked with them on documenting their traditional music and new year’s celebrations. Nanam Village is an approximately 9-hour drive from Luang Prabang, part of it unpaved, and is by far the most remote village (of 30 across Laos) that TAEC works with.
Public Facebook Albums:
TAEC Soundcloud Recording: The Oma Circle Dance. This collective circle dance and singing is traditionally performed when the Oma settle a new village. The circle of dancers welcomes the new land and asks for its benevolence (to have good crops, etc.). Today, it can also be part of the New Year celebration.
