In the 1960s,
indigenous peoples left their beloved mountains and oceans
and entered the urban jungle filled with tall cement walls and buildings.
Treading on city margins,
carrying with them the memories of their home,
they created new communities in the corners of the cities,
so that the following generations can grow safely and live a good life.
The indigenous youth who grew up in cities
they are indigenous peoples
yet lack the experience of actually living in an indigenous community.
As the conflict of identity and self-doubt begins to grow in their minds,
they team up and start out on a journey
to find and discover the value and meaning of the self,
and let everyone in the city see the strength of the community.
We who have stumbled into this urban jungle,
we may feel lost,
we may feel out of place.
But let us try to overcome boundaries between peoples
and together create and witness the diverse possibilities of city development.
N.B.: “taimazavmazav sia bahtan" means "floating city/society” for the Bunun people.
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