Today, Taiwan’s government estimates that between 18,000 and 28,000 people lost their lives in that crackdown, known as the “White Terror”. Uyongu and many other Indigenous leaders were ...

In her run for Hualien county governor last year, Kolas said, supporters worried that her Indigenous name might deter political donations, if Taiwanese people couldn’t read or write it.

The indigenous community -- which makes up about two percent of Taiwan’s 23.5 million people -- have seen their traditional culture eroded since immigrants started arriving from China centuries ago.

Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history. Members of one tribe tells us what it means to them to be Taiwanese.

There are more than a dozen distinct Indigenous groups in Taiwan, including the Paiwan and Amis people. The Amis people, the largest of Taiwan's Indigenous groups, come from the area east of ...

Around the world: The Waorani people demand the right to decide their future in Ecuador, Indigenous communities in Taiwan battle a new digital threat, an Indigenous river defender in Peru wins the ...

In her run for Hualien county governor last year, Kolas said, supporters worried that her Indigenous name might deter political donations, if Taiwanese people couldn't read or write it.

She's a professor of social work at National Taiwan University in Taipei and focuses on the historical trauma that Indigenous communities suffer. Today, Indigenous people form about 2% of this ...