The Makatao people (), also written Makatau or Makattau, are an
indigenous people
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. The Makatao originally settled around lowland
Kaohsiung in
Southern Taiwan, later largely migrating to
Pingtung and even further to
Taitung in the early 19th century due to the influx of Chinese immigrants.
The indigenous people historically called themselves ''Makatao'' or ''Tau''.
See also
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Jiaruipu Temple, also called Kanapo Temple
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Makatao language
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Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples
Taiwanese indigenous peoples (formerly Taiwanese aborigines), also known as Formosan people, Austronesian Taiwanese, Yuanzhumin or Gaoshan people, are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, with the nationally recognized subgroups numbering about 5 ...
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Plains indigenous peoples
Plains indigenous peoples (), previously called plain aborigines, are Taiwanese indigenous peoples originally residing in lowland regions, as opposed to Highland indigenous peoples. Plains indigenous peoples consist of anywhere from eight to twe ...
References
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