0320 #11 Saisiyat Tinato' Ceremony

In the past, beheading the enemies or intruders was a means of the indigenous people to defend their land and protect the communities. There used to be various rituals related to head-hunting, but most of them have been lost since the practice was banned by the Japanese colonial government. Recently the Tawtawazay family of the Saisiyat revived tinato', a ceremony held before fighting enemies.

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• indigenous
• Saisiyat
• Tinato'
• Ceremony
• Tawtawazay
• family
• head-hunting