President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a forum in Taipei yesterday marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Icyang Parod, center, and four Atayal children open an event in Taipei yesterday marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Photo: Luo Chi, Taipei TimesSome attendees shared troubles they had encountered for using traditional names. NOT TROUBLEMAKERSRecovering their traditional names means they are retrieving subjectivity, which does not mean they are troublemakers, Kolas said. Aborigines can register their names with Chinese characters or romanized along with the Chinese characters, Council of Indigenous Peoples Deputy Minister Iwan Nawi said.

Source: Taipei Times August 01, 2020 15:56 UTC