Heritage and identity
Returning to ancestral pathways of the Siraya indigenous archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038732 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chung Kuo‐feng (0009-0002-3820-7050, Institute of Archaeology National Cheng Kung University Tainan Taiwan, corresponding author), Alak Akatuang (Taiwan Pingpu Indigenous Cultural Association Tainan Taiwan) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 387-404 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/arco.5332 |
| OpenAlex | W4401767602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
In recent years, Taiwan's Indigenous community has been actively demanding the repatriation and reburial of ancestral remains, seeking historical justice for colonial wrongs, asserting the community's rights to traditional territories, and pushing for recognition of their long‐standing existence and legal status as Indigenous peoples. In 2022, archeologists consulted and cooperated with the Siraya people, proposing “The Siraya Indigenous Archaeological Action Plan.” The aim is to re‐balance the power relations between archeologists and Indigenous peoples, seek a diversity of voices and methods, and put the social practice of archaeology at the trowel's edge into practice. The action plan was carried out within the Siraya Soulangh abandoned settlement, with the Siraya people joining the investigation and excavation work, physically touching important parts of their ancestral cultural heritage. Other efforts include reviving the traditional Siraya systems of the male age‐set organization and the national assembly, consolidating the ethnic identity of the contemporary Siraya people, and sustaining their societal and cultural systems. These endeavors have helped fill the huge historical gap left by colonizers, empowering the Siraya people to claim ownership over the abandoned settlement cultural heritage that has a direct cultural connection with their community, push for recognition of their long‐standing and continuous existence in Taiwan, and acquire legal status as Indigenous peoples
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Cultural heritage · Cultural identity · Ethnology · Identity (music · Indigenous · Negotiation · Power (physics · Repatriation · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |