The Disappearance of Indigenous Rights to Land with Case Studies of Amis People of the East Cost / 消失的原住民土地權以東海岸阿美族個案為例

碩士 / 國立東華大學 / 族群關係與文化研究所 / 98 / This research is based on the author’s in-depth study of land petitions of the Amis people in the east coast of Taiwan; it analyzes how these people’s traditional land title and land use come into conflict under contemporary national policy and regulations. Furthermore, the author examines how current land-related law render indigenous Amis people disadvantage in their claim of land use and land title. Based on the study of seven land-related cases, this research finds that the traditional land rights of the Amis people have been jeopardized under current national land policies; these policies are unfair, unjust and totally disregard the traditional customs and practices of the Amis people.
In addition, privatization of land also creates land disputes between Amis people and the government or Han settler. Due to unclear regulations on indigenous reserve land, government administration office has been dealing with indigenous land issues inadequately, which made the Amis people very difficult in acquiring their ancestral land.
By applying the perspective of postcolonialism, this research reveals the process in which the indigenous Amis people becoming outsiders in their homeland; they were turned into isolated tribes and became disadvantaged groups in the society. This research suggests that the government should honor The Indigenous Peoples Basic Law and establish related ordinances. Furthermore, in consideration of indigenous traditions and cultures, the government should also restore the ancestral lands of the Amis people of the east coast, and help them getting back their legal titles to land.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TW/098NDHU5577008
Date January 2010
CreatorsHsueh-Fang Chen, 陳雪芳
ContributorsChun-Chieh Chi, 紀駿傑
Source SetsNational Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan
Languagezh-TW
Detected LanguageEnglish
Type學位論文 ; thesis
Format119

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