Aboriginal Taiwanese Digital Resources

“Aboriginals” is the term commonly applied in reference to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan. Although Taiwanese indigenous groups hold a variety of creation stories, recent research suggests their ancestors may have been living on the islands for approximately 8,000 years before major Han Chinese immigration began in the 17th century. What I find interesting is that Aboriginals are only now being recognized as an important part of history on Taiwan.

Much of 20th century history in the “modern world” has been focused on Taiwan-controlled by the Chinese and Japanese governments; yet, indigenous peoples have been subjugated for the most part. It is only now that Taiwanese aboriginal peoples’ are starting to recover their collective past and histories. The Digital Museum of Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples is an important digital online resource for not only Taiwanese, but all cultures throughout the world wanting to learn more about aboriginal peoples and indigenous histories.

This digital portal reveals the many different ethnic groups within the indigenous population in Taiwan, dispelling the cultural stereotypes that aboriginal peoples are a homogenous group.

LinkĀ http://www.dmtip.gov.tw/Eng/index.htm

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