Tao people carrying a traditional ipanitika fishing boat during the annual flying fish festival
Total population
4,701 (2020)
Regions with significant populations
Orchid Island, Taiwan
Languages
Yami (Tao), Mandarin, Hokkien
Religion
Spiritual beliefs, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Ivatan people and other Ethnic groups of the Philippines, Taiwanese Aborigines
The Tao people (Mandarin Chinese: 達悟族; pinyin: Dáwùzú) are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the tiny outlying Orchid Island of Taiwan. They have a maritime culture, with great ritual and spiritual significance placed on boat-building and fishing. Their ways of life have been threatened by the continued emigration to the mainland of Taiwan in search of jobs and education. As a result, the continuation of past traditions has been hindered. Despite being linked to both other Taiwanese indigenous peoples and Batanic indigenous Filipino populations, the Tao people remain unique in their customs and cultural practices.[1][2]
The Tao people have been more commonly recorded under the exonym "Yami people" by official documents and academic literature, following Japanese anthropologist Torii Ryuzo's coining of the name in 1897. However, as a collective, these Orchid Island inhabitants typically prefer "Tao people" as their group identifier. Recently, they have successfully petitioned the Council of Indigenous Peoples of the Taiwanese government to use the name "Tao" in place of "Yami".[1][3]
Citing threats to their culture and health, the Tao people have protested against the nuclear waste plant constructed on their island by the government in 1982 and advocated for its removal.[4]
^ ab"Tao". Digital Museum of Taiwan Indigenous Peoples.
^Jennings, Ralph (June 2, 2007). "Surviving on Lanyu Island". The Windsor Star. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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^Lin, I-fan (March 31, 2011). "Taiwan: Nuclear Waste on Orchid Island". Global Voices. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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