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 ⓘ
Thao community at Sun Moon Lake → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Truku → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Toda → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Tkdaya → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Tawu → relatedTo → Formosan indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Yuchi Township → hasEthnicGroup → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Puyuma → partOf → Taiwan indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Gaoshan people → historicallyRefersTo → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Gaoshan people → culturalArea → Taiwanese indigenous cultures ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Gaoshan people → relatedConcept → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Eastern Taiwan → hasSignificantPopulationOf → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Taiwan
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Amis people → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Northern Amis → associatedWith → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Central Amis → spokenBy → Amis Indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Pangcah → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Taai dialect → ethnicGroup → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Chaozhou Township → hasEthnicGroup → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Jiadong Township → hasEthnicGroup → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Paiwan people → recognizedAs → Indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Rukai people → populationGroup → Taiwan indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Waishengren → distinguishedFrom → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Saisiyat → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Thao → relatedGroup → Other Taiwanese Plains Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Hla’alua → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Musha, Taiwan → associatedEthnicGroup → Taiwan indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Sandimen Township → populationGroupMajority → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Musha → historicallyInhabitedBy → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Paiwan → recognizedAs → Indigenous people of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Luilang people → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Yushan → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Puli → hasIndigenousGroup → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Caotun → hasEthnicGroup → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Kaxabu → associatedWith → indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
Ketagalan people → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Babuza people → partOf → Plains indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Saisiyat people → governmentClassification → Plains and Mountain Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Saisiyat people → partOf → Taiwanese indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Kanakanavu people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of Taiwan ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Qauqaut people → partOf → Taiwan indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: indigenous peoples of Taiwan