Aboriginal Taiwanese

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Taiwanese_indigenous_peoples
gptkbp:autochthonousTo gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:artist
oral traditions
weaving
music and dance
headhunting (historically)
gptkbp:descendedFrom Austronesian-speaking peoples
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Harvest_Festival
Flying Fish Festival (Yami/Tao)
gptkbp:firstContactWithEuropeans 17th century
gptkbp:geneticStudies close relation to Southeast Asian Austronesians
gptkbp:historicalContact gptkb:Han_Chinese
gptkb:Japanese_colonists
Dutch colonists
Spanish colonists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aboriginal Taiwanese
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:location gptkb:Taiwan
gptkbp:majorTribes gptkb:Atayal
gptkb:Hla’alua
gptkb:Kanakanavu
gptkb:Kavalan
gptkb:Saaroa
gptkb:Saisiyat
gptkb:Sakizaya
gptkb:Seediq
gptkb:Thao
gptkb:Truku
gptkb:Tsou
gptkb:Amis
gptkb:Bunun
gptkb:Paiwan
gptkb:Puyuma
gptkb:Rukai
gptkb:Yami_(Tao)
gptkbp:migrationTheory Out of Taiwan model (Austronesian expansion)
gptkbp:notablePerson A-mei (singer, Puyuma)
Kolas Yotaka (politician, Amis)
Jolin Tsai (part indigenous ancestry)
Suming Rupi (musician, Amis)
gptkbp:numberOfIssues land rights
language preservation
cultural revitalization
gptkbp:percentageOfTaiwanPopulation 2.5%
gptkbp:population approximately 580,000
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Indigenous_Peoples_Basic_Law_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_Taiwan
gptkbp:recognizedTribe 16
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Austronesian_peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:represents gptkb:Legislative_Yuan_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:tradition Animism
gptkbp:traditionalDwelling stilt houses
gptkbp:traditionalEconomy gptkb:hunting
farming
fishing
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus Some languages endangered
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baoshan_Township
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7