Etiquetas: pingpu
NOT ABORIGINAL? : The Council of Indigenous Peoples said in a statement that the Pingpu had chosen assimilation with Han culture and never stood with their brothers
A PEOPLE’S ROOTS: An ethnic reawakening of sorts for Plains Aborigines has long been hampered by policies from the central government that erased their origins
Thousands of Pingpu (平埔), or “Plains” Aborigines, rallied in front of the Presidential Office yesterday demanding that the government restore their Aboriginal status. With many dressed in traditional outfits and holding traditional instruments, they chanted slogans and sang as they marched from the Legislative Yuan to Ketagalan Boulevard.
Members of Plains Aborigines tribes rally in front of the Presidential Office yesterday demanding that the government restore their Aboriginal status.
PHOTO: LO PEI-DER, TAIPEI TIMES
