The Hla’alua’s Social Life, Cultural identity and Group Ideology—A Case Study of GaoJhong Village, Tao-Yuan Township

• Main Authors: Kuo Chi Ting, 郭基鼎
• Other Authors: Hsu Koun Min
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/01827807998503099460

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 南島文化研究所 === 96 === Abstract The ideology of a single aboriginal group is dualistic, since it stresses on the individuality of internal and external functions which are for uniting and extending the folk. From the view of history, once the group is impacted by certain external factors, it would extend outward. This extension might not only strengthen some certain groups, but also weaken other minority groups. Thus, the issues of cultural assimilation or identity would arise. Furthermore, it might shape the so-called nationalism. There are theories about group identify have been studied, such as Primordialism, Environmentalism, Instrumentalism and constructivism. However, these theories might come from the position of external ideology. In addition, if the group identity is forced by political power or academic authority, it would be mislead into wrong cultural identity. The Rectifying Activities of the aboriginal tribes in recent years are acting from the trend of self-identify. This study will take the Hla’alua living in GaoJhong Village, Tao-Yuan Township as an example to investigate the development and reconstruction of their group or cultural ideology of self-identity with the history background of the nationalism of mass society shaped from the Japanese Colonial Period and World War II. Meanwhile, through a view of a citizen of Hla’alua and GaoJhong Village, a detailed description will be provided from the real participation and further observation of the local social life. The main purpose is to explain and analyze from internal point of view. With the present cultural policy, internal and external conditions, and environment; how the Hla’alua can be individual from other citizens and form their cultural identity and group ideology. In addition, to declare clearly their majority of their culture is not a sub-culture of other group. Besides, this study also attempts to propose another possibility of re-thinking and re-viewing the category of existed Taiwan tribes – to view the Hla’alua as an individual cultural group.