indigenous peoples of Taiwan

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The indigenous peoples of Taiwan are the island’s original Austronesian-speaking inhabitants, comprising diverse ethnic groups with distinct languages, cultures, and histories predating Han Chinese settlement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian peoples
ethnic group
indigenous people
autonym Yuanzhumin (原住民)
consideredBySomeScholars possible origin point of Austronesian peoples
continent Asia
country Taiwan
culturalDiversity multiple distinct cultures and traditions
facedIssue cultural assimilation policies
land dispossession
language endangerment
formerExonym Gaoshan people
geographicDistribution central mountain ranges of Taiwan
eastern Taiwan
offshore islands of Taiwan
southern Taiwan
haveCulturalPractice communal houses (in some groups)
head-hunting (historically, in some groups)
tattooing (in some groups)
historicalLanguageStatus languages historically dominant in Taiwan before large-scale Han migration
languageFamily Austronesian languages
legalCategory Indigenous peoples (Taiwan) under ROC law
linguisticDiversity multiple distinct Austronesian languages
mainReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Taoism
animism
movement indigenous rights movement in Taiwan
officialStatus indigenous peoples
politicalRepresentation reserved seats in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan
populationEstimate over 500,000
populationShare about 2–3% of Taiwan’s population
predate Han Chinese settlement in Taiwan
protectedBy Indigenous Peoples Basic Law (Taiwan)
recognizedBy Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
recognizedGroup Amis
Atayal
linked to: Atayal people

Bunun
linked to: Bunun people

Hla’alua
Kanakanavu
Kavalan
Paiwan
Puyuma
Rukai
linked to: Rukai people

Saisiyat
Sakizaya
Seediq
Thao
Truku
Tsou
Yami (Tao)
recognizedGroupCount 16 recognized indigenous groups
region Taiwan Island
linked to: Formosa
relatedTo Austronesian expansion
subjectTo Japanese colonial rule in Taiwan
Qing dynasty rule in Taiwan
Republic of China rule in Taiwan
linked to: Republic of China
traditionalBelief ancestor worship
shamanism
traditionalDress distinctive woven textiles
traditionalEconomy fishing
handicrafts
hunting
swidden agriculture
weaving
traditionalMusic mouth harp (in some groups)
polyphonic singing (in some groups)

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Kominka movement targetedGroup indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Formosan languages spokenBy indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Tao people isPartOf indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Musha Incident relatedTopic Indigenous peoples in Taiwan
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Wushe inhabitedBy Taiwan indigenous peoples
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Han Taiwanese contrastedWith Taiwanese indigenous peoples
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Amis language spokenBy Indigenous peoples of Taiwan
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Seediq people subgroupOf Taiwanese indigenous peoples
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Puyuma language languageOf Puyuma Indigenous people of Taiwan
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Hoanya language historicalCommunity Hoanya people of western Taiwan
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Taoyuan City hasEthnicGroup indigenous peoples of Taiwan