臺灣原住民族由於長期被殖民的歷程，使得傳播主體性被剝奪，傳播權未獲得保障，可能的改變方式是透過自有媒體進行自主傳播，方能翻轉傳播弱勢的現況。「村長麥克風」是一個在原住民族部落實施的試驗性傳播計劃，一群原住民研究生的志願工作者，他們前去花蓮縣玉里鎮的福音部落，運用小學中電腦教室的資源，教導10-14歲的小朋友運用自己的族語製作廣播節目，放在網路上供聆聽，並經由部落中的播音系統公開播放。該實驗一方面為原住民傳播權找到實踐的場域和方式，同時也為部落傳播創造新的可能。尤其是年輕一代，將所建構的認同轉化成為媒介內容，更是饒富興味的嘗試。
Indigenous peoples in Taiwan have long been disadvantaged, thus their communication rights have not been well-protected. “The Village Head’s Microphone” is an experimental communication project carried out by a group of volunteer indigenous MA students in the Lohok Tribe, Yuli Township, Hualien County. These students used the resources in the computer room of an elementary school to teach 10-14 year old children to use their tribal language while they were producing a radio program which people can listen to on the internet and also broadcast via the tribal public address system. The experiment created an opportunity to put indigenous communication rights into practice and to create new tribal communication possibilities. For the younger generation, transforming their identity within the context of the media is a new and interesting experience.
