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 ...
As a ritual and social center, the Kuba (“Men’s Gathering Place”) is of particular importance to the Tsou. It is the place where the men are trained and educated, the spiritual core of the tribe’s world, the headquarters and central point of defense in times of war, the symbol for the tribe’s sustained existence, the activity center and place where conflicts within the tribe are resolved, the religious center and site of most ritual activities and celebrations, the political center and, especially in the past, a symbol for the Tsous’ warrior spirit and the starting point of headhunting expeditions.
Although the Tsou may not have the kind of vivid visual totems that are deeply embedded in legend and mythology (and that for example the Paiwan and the Rukai possess), the Kuba is without doubt a very powerful spiritual totem that is at the heart of the tribe’s social and religious life.