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The Yami People

By: Elena Tnokovska

Customs and Traditions

  • The wearing of G-strings is viewed as an obscene custom.
  • The lives of the Yami (sometimes called Tao) people are closely intertwined with the Flying Fish Festival. Each year the flying fish come with the Kuroshio. Current from January to June, and this brings a rich harvest of fish for the Yami living on Orchid Island. That is why the tribe's people believe that these fish are gifts from the gods, and why they treasure this natural resource. Some of the tribe's social customs and taboos are also closely associated with the coming and going of the flying fish.
  • http://www.chinatravel.com.tw/img/contact_pdf/2016-aborgi-culture.pdf

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The traditional Yami boats

About 4,000 Yami live on Lanyu Island, located 49 nautical miles off the coast of Taitung. Due to the natural barriers, the residents here were the last to come into contact with Chinese culture.

The majority of Lanyu Island, a volcanic island with an area of 45 square kilometers, is covered with mountains and tropical rainforest. As the Yami rely on fishing for sustenance, their society revolves around fishing. The men work together in fishing groups and share their catch, forming an interdependent tribal community.

The Yami Women

Introduction

The Yami call themselves "Tawu", meaning people. The term Yami came from a Japanese by the name of Niaoju Lungtsang. In 1995, young Yami people established the "Tawu Association", intentionally changing the name "Yami " to "Tawu".

The first tribe of Yami People

Yami live on Lanyu Island, which is very close to the Philippines' Badan Island. Consequently, the customs and languages of the two cultures are very similar. Several stories in ancient legends describe the excursions of the Yami to Badan Island.

During the Japanese occupation, Lanyu was named Hongtouyu, meaning "Red Head Island". After Taiwan Restoration, this unflattering name was changed to Lanyu or "Orchid Island" after the islands beautiful butterfly orchids.

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