Diachronic Analysis of Human-Object Relations: A Case Study of the Kavinyangang Ancestral Pots, Taiwan
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The indigenous peoples of Taiwan currently make up less than 3% of Taiwan’s population, yet they hold a significant position in contemporary Taiwanese politics and social development. Throughout Taiwan’s long history of democratic movements, the indigenous peoples have never been absent. As a result, the Council of Aboriginal Affairs was established in the central government after the first presidential election. There are guaranteed seats for indigenous peoples in national exams, public services, and in parliament. The current President, Tsai Ing-wen, also formally apologized to the indigenous peoples on the Indigenous Day of her first year presidency. However, the government have not truly reflected upon Taiwan’s colonial history, thus continuing to perpetuate and solidify various discriminations against the indigenous peoples.