西拉雅族成為縣定原住民族的過程及其影響

Abstract

過去西拉雅族與其他平埔族群一同向中央政府訴求認定，一直未獲突破。轉向落實地方文化振興之後，獲得臺南縣政府正式回應，成為臺灣第一個縣認定原住民族。此案的發展將對於臺灣未來原住民政治帶來優良影響：平埔族群轉向原住民族認同；縣認定原住民族成為中央認定與未認定之間的緩衝；文化民族成為新的原住民族集合；以及地緣主義成為認定民族個人的新標準。

The Siraya was not officially recognized by Taiwan government because of its Pinpu background. In 2006, the Siraya is recognized by Tainan County and becomes the first county-recognized Taiwan indigenous population. This development will bring some good effects to the Taiwan indigenous politics: Pinpu peoples turn to self-identify as indigenous peoples; the population recognized by county can release the pressure against central government; the cultural population becomes another category of indigenous populations; and the relation to the land turns into another important criteria to identify the membership.