Introduction
The Paiwan people (Picture 1)are one of the sixteen indigenous ethnic groups in Taiwan. They are a group with multiple cultures and colonial characteristics. Currently, they are mainly distributed in the area from Dawu Mountain in the north to Hengchun Peninsula in the south, from Fangliao in the west to Taimali and Xinyuanli in Taitung City in the east. They have two cultural characteristics: the Five-Year Festival and the Millet Harvest Festival as their ethnic customs.
Aboriginal people (Picture 1)
(Used with permission from Shunyi Taiwan Aboriginal Museum)
As time goes by, modern people generally do not understand the indigenous people, which may lead to improper stigmatization and ethnic persecution. For example, by magnifying the negative reports of indigenous people to persecute their traditional image, or by reporting bad drinking habits to generalize their dietary characteristics. (Picture 2)
The left picture shows the stigma of snail poisoning incidents, and the right picture shows the dietary characteristics of a particular group of people who are alcoholics in the general public's mind. (Picture 2)
Kris is a singer representing the Paiwan tribe. His songs mainly revolve around the cultural characteristics of the Paiwan tribe. The MV for the song "We Are Drunk" is a voice for the indigenous people. (Video 1)
We Are Drunk (Video 1)