踏溯台南

踏溯台南

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Migration and Settlement of the Siraya Tribe

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       The Siraya is one of the People aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. They were widely distributed at the Tainan plain in the past, including the major settlements of the Soulang (Jia-Li District), the Mattauw (Ma-Dou District), the Backloun (Shan-Hua District), and the Sinckan (Sin-Shih District). Due to trade, colonization, and the continuous migration of Han people, the dwelling areas of the Siraya's were restricted continuously. Around the 18th century, the Soulang tribe gradually moved inland and finally came to Dong-He village in Dong-Shan District. The Mattauw, the Kapoa, the Guanru, the Doroko, the Taivoan, and other mixed-dwelling communities formed the current Kabua Sua tribe.

       Kabua Sua in the Siraya language means the "Kapok Tribe." It has complete Kuwa in Taiwan. Kabua Sua set up a Culture and History Studio in 1998, motivelessly to preserve the Siraya's culture and customs and recall the Siraya's culture and ethnic identity. The main rituals of the tribe, such as "Night Ceremony" and "Ancestor Hai Memorial Ceremony," are two remaining sacrificial ceremonies of the indigenous people in Contemporary Southern Taiwan's plain area and listed as "National Important Folk Activities" in 2013.