2018-10-24

The Origin of Life: When Human Beings Were Born on This Island

Written by Gao Sui-ping; Translated by 陳德怡 Deh I Chen; Illustrated by James Lee

Since the very beginning, the origins of human life have always been a great mystery to us. Way before Darwin presented his Theory of Evolution .....

2018-12-05

Who Am I? The No-names on this Land

Written by Yu Yi-De; Translated by 賴諭萱 Yu Hsuan Lai; Illustrated by James Lee

As with many colonial regimes, various identities and names, ranging from terms such as “barbarians(番)” were adopted during the Qing rule ......

2018-11-22

At the Border of Southern Taiwan: The 18 Communities of Lonckjau and the Seqalu People 

Written by Lee Chin-Hsien; Translated by 吳宜錚 Sally I.C. Wu; Illustrated by James Lee

Sedan chair riders, Paiwanized Pinuyumayan People, great witchcraft, the nobility system…

2018-10-24

Rebirth after the Flood

Written by Liu Shui-Chi; Translated by 林禹馨 Ash Lin; Illustrated by James Lee

“In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the fountains of the great deep were broken up......

2018-12-05

Advancement of Indigenous Publications

Written by Huang Kuo-Chao; Translated by 吳宜錚 Sally I.C. Wu; Illustrated by James Lee

At the emergence stage of indigenous movement, the indigenous intellectual took an important step and began their own publications of non......

2018-11-22

King of Middag: Heyday of Tatuturo Confederation - Koninkrijk Middag

Article by Chen Yi-jhen; Translated by 賴諭萱 Yu Hsuan Lai; Illustration by James Lee

Being referred to as the Kingdom of Middag by Netherlanders, the Tatuturo (known as Dadu today) Confederation used to be an invincible supra-villa....

2018-10-24

A Long, Long Time ago, We Used to Shoot Down Many Suns

Written by Chou Ming-Yi; Illustrated by James Lee

One might immediately associate sun shooting legends with Hou Yi. But did you know that on this plentiful island there are various sun shooting......

2022-12-07

Get a Little Taste of Tsou with Umav

Written by Chiu Mu-Jung; Photo credit: Huang Jiang-Bing

y name is Umav, full name Ispalakan Umav. I inherited my grandmother’s name and have been using my indigenous name on my official ID for over a decade. I am the daughter of a Bunun father and an Atayal mother......

2022-10-06

Lowking’s Min at Laipunuk

Written by Chiu Mu-Jung; Photo credit: Lin Jing-Yi

Accidentally joined the Ngasal Maku in university, an indigenous student club, and was exposed to various indigenous cultures in abundance. The first thing I learned was the “age class” of the Amis people. I once heard an Amis friend say, “people in the same age class are like real brothers.”......

2022-08-18

City Girl Going into the Mountains

Written by Chiu Mu-Jung; Photo credit: Huang Jiang-Bing

Growing up, I noticed that I have been searching for Adiri in every indigenous community in the mountains. My mother came from Cekele Adiri, Adiri Community, the highest indigenous community of the Rukai people, and two hours’ drive into the mountains from the low land. In my adolescent days when “nothing was ever good enough”, I was so accustomed to life in the city that I always felt Adiri inconvenient and outdated...

2022-06-25

Learn Pangcah Pottery Making with hewen a ta:in tawtawazay

Written by Chiu Mu-Jung; Photo credit: Lin Jing-Yi

I am hewen a ta:in tawtawazay, SaySiyat from Miaoli. It took me two years (2018-2020) to recover my indigenous name. My mother is Hakka, and my father is from Kaehkaeh’oe’an Community in Nangzhuang, Miaoli. I relocated to Taipei to continue my education in high school, and am currently based in Taipei for work. I call myself a SaySiyat child recognized by the ancestral spirits halfway through the journey. Growing up unfamiliar with my own culture and without awareness of my identity, I only came to realize the fundamental questions, as asked by my friends, after leaving my ...

2021-12-06

Set Sail with Flying Fish, the Core Culture | Center of the Tao World

Written by Shi Shao-Wen; Illustrated by Lin Jia-Dong; Translated by Ker Nai-Yu

According to a Tao legend, several Tao people went searching for food along the coast and accidentally discovered a winged fish, never before seen. After catching the fish, they cooked it with other fishes and shellfish, and upon consumption, sores began developing on their skin. The Black-winged Flying Fish King later appeared in the dream of an elder in this community and told him the cause of the sores and how to prevent them...