Taiwan Indigenous News
Friday, 20 February 2009
TB Treatment Delays In Taiwan
It should also be noted that the mortality rate and incidence of TB are much greater in aboriginal communities in Taiwan than in non-aboriginal areas. ...
Taiwan's indigenous population up 2.05 percent
MOI officials said the increase was about six times that of the 0.34 percent rate of growth of Taiwan's overall population. Taiwan's indigenous people were ...
Not the same old song and dance
He aims to present a more authentic picture of Aboriginal performing arts and culture. “I want our customers to see the performances in their most original ...
President pushes to boost tourism in Taiwan's indigenous areas
8 (CNA) Concerned over the development of tourism in Taiwan's indigenous areas, President Ma Ying-jeou asked government agencies Sunday to work with travel ...
Since there are no written records, we have to rely on what has been passed down orally about the Saisiat tribe’s early migration history. According to the oral tradition, in their early days the Saisiat occupied a much larger territory than today, which included the extensive mountain areas and coastal plains around the border of today’s Miaoli and Taichung Counties. Later, about 200 years ago, increasing demographic pressure from the Atayal and Han Chinese settlers gradually forced the Saisiat to retreat into the area that they still occupy today. According to their geographical distribution, they are divided into a northern and a southern group.
Geographical Distribution of Southern Group:
Geographical Distribution of Northern Group:
It is not just their different geographical and administrative situation that distinguishes the northern and the southern Saisiat from each other, but also their consequent exposure to different cultural and environmental influences. The southern Saisiat, having lived for generations in close proximity to Hakka settlements, were clearly influenced by Hakka customs and culture, while the northern Saisiat absorbed much Atayal culture through intermarriage and living in mixed communities. Census statistics from 2006 put the total number of the Saisiat population at 5,402.