Category: Austronesian
Taiwan is the original homeland of the Austronesian peoples, whose territories stretch from Taiwan and Maritime Southeast Asia across the Pacific islands of Polynesia and even across the Indian Ocean to Madagascar. Tales in this category are comprised of stories from Taiwan’s indigenous Austronesian—also called Formosan—communities. They represent the mind-bogglingly diverse cultures and languages of Taiwan’s “First Nations” who have called the island home for tens of thousands of years.
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Bullseye: Taiwan’s Bunun People, Warriors and Hunters
Taiwan’s Bunun people are an indigenous Formosan nation of famed warriors and skilled hunters.
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From Far Formosa: A Canadian-Taiwanese Story
How Canadian George Leslie Mackay built Taiwan’s Presbyterian Christian Church and brought healthcare to thousands.
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February 28: Terror in Formosa
An Australian newspaper’s real-time report of a massacre that forever scarred the Taiwanese.
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Holy Cow: Taiwan’s Bovine Folklore
Taiwanese traditions that centre around the island’s cows, oxen and buffalos.
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Stories Behind Taiwan’s Place-Names
A tongue-in-cheek guide to the bizarre and multifaceted history of Taiwanese toponyms.
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The Old Chieftain
The story of an old Taiwanese chieftain who dared to march against the Empire of Japan.
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Sun Moon Lake
The indigenous folktale on the origin of the name of Taiwan’s beautiful Sun Moon Lake.
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