THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF PLAINS ABORIGINE IN TAIWAN - THE RECONSTRUCTION AND INNOVATION FROM LOCAL PEOPLE AFTER NATURAL DISASTER
Shih-Feng Hung
Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School of Architecture,
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Chao-Ching Fu
Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Architecture,
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Po-Hsien Chiu*
Associate Professor, Department of Tourism and Recreation,
Cheng Shiu University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Abstract
Among all of the Austronesian Aborigines in Taiwan, Plains Aborigine was the group that interacted the earliest and most frequently with other major immigrant ethnic groups and rulers; Siraya was the earliest aborigine group to interact with the Dutch and Han Chinese because of its location on the riverside between Nanzixian River and Laonong River in Kaohsiung. Its geography also helped preserve a good amount of original Siraya "villages." Images of Siraya in Kaohsiung was also the first Plains Aborigine in Taiwan to be recorded and presented to the world. To people in modern society, it is only part of the history; yet this history is not fading away but struggling to find back their own culture and history while surrounded by the invasion of other ethnic groups and political oppression, and is persistent to preserve their cultural heritage and hopes to be understood and respected by other ethnic groups.
After the central disaster "Typhoon Morak", many areas where Siraya of Plains Aborigines live were undergoing the adversity. The most seriously stricken area was Siao-Lin Village, the residency area of Tevorang Group of Siraya. From the research of the reconstruction of Siao-Lin Village in Kaohsiung, the connection between old and new environments and the overall consideration to preserve their tribe culture are neglected. After the disaster, local residents contributed their efforts to rebuilding traditional culture and village; and this bottom-up approach did further influence the government's reconstruction plan. This thesis will discuss the current cultural resource preservation of Plains Aborigines in Taiwan, and how Siraya used their own power to reconstruct their tribe culture after the strike of natural disaster.
Key words: Plains Aborigine; Culture Landscape; Siraya; Tevorang; Kaohsiung
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