May 07

3-Min Taiwanese Indigenous News with Mata Taiwan (5/5)

#1 Night Ceremony Done, Siraya People: Never Give Up Striving for Official Recognition!

The Siraya people from Beitouyang, Tainan, just finished their annual Night Ceremony for their highest ancestral spirit, Alid, last Sun (Apr 27). However, the indigenous people have been regarded as sinicised already by Taiwan’s government and are not recognized as one of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples officially. The people said they will keep fighting for official recognition.

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May 03

Flash Mob Goes Indigenous in Taipei Main Station — Do You Know What They Are Dancing?

Last week, a group of elementary school students from Taitung, many of whom are indigenous children, went on an amazing flash mob in Taipei Main Station hall, applauded by many audience!

Familiar with some Taiwanese indigenous cultures? Which songs were they dancing with?

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Apr 20

Tsou’s Warring Ceremony: Tradition and Etiquette

During the first weekend in March, I visited Tefuye Village in Alishan Township to watch the Mayasvi (Warring Ceremony) of the Tsou people. The indigenous people is mainly distributed among eight communities in Alishan Township of Chiayi County. Although this was my fifth time to witness the ceremony, I have not yet seen it in its entirety, as it takes place over two days and nights.

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By : Cheryl Robbins
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Apr 18

66 Pavilions and Countless Hospitality of the Indigenous People in Cayamavana

The No. 11 is as busy as the feet of the pedestrians in Wall Street.
The No. 22 is as romantic as the roses held by the couples in Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
The No. 33 is as long as the time that we wait for the Leo meteor shower.
The No. 44 is as sensitive as Landon’s bluest age.
The No. 55 is as happy as the laughters during the Songkran Festival.
The No. 66 is as generous as the pavilions that we share in Cayamavana!

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Apr 14

Exclusive Tour To Rinari & Tavatavang

Among leather carving, wood carving and glaze beads,

We greet each other, “Saabaw!” and sing together

In the moonlight, we listen to the legend of the clouded leopard’s disciples

Shell ginger, butterfly, Formosa lambsquarter, bamboo wrestler and the old tree in front of the formerly Japanese police station

We follow the ancient path of Paiwan people and learn about the wonder of nature

Follow us to the beautiful Rinari and Tavatavang!

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Apr 08

A Memory of Mother Lo

During the 2008 Presidential Election, a presidential candidate once said, “What am I treating you as? I’m treating you as human beings. So I can educate you all.” The saying immediately brought the relocation of Taipei County’s Xizhou community under the national spotlight. It was then that I realized people of Xizhou were mostly Pangcah (how Northern Amis people call themselves) from Hualien.

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By : 增芝 陳
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Apr 04

Beware the Headhunters!

Lee Bing-Rui, a late 19th century Qing Dynasty official stationed in Taiwan once wrote:

“Travelling in the mountains, one often encounters howls of ghosts and spirits, the saying goes: “To pay such tolls, a toss of hell money will do.” Encounter with ghosts were feasible, once encountering the howls of the savages, the toll will be paid in heads…….”

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Category: Peoples, Story, Truku