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• Main Authors: Chih-Chiang Su, 蘇志強
• Other Authors: DONG-CHU HUANG
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/19483372062195694321

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 族群關係與文化研究所 === 97 === The case study of a tattooed couple, Mr. & Mrs. Daliyana Ilo, makes me believe the aboriginals must ‘live’ history. Taiwan’s aboriginal history was not ‘written, but ‘lived’ was said by Prof. Sun Da-Zhuwan once. For the aboriginal people, history was not ‘studied’, but ‘experienced’. Only active participation in the living culture itself will allow one to strengthen one’s root. Mr. & Mrs. Daliyana Ilo have tried to put the life of being the tattooed Atayal couple. A long time ago, before Taiwan was occupied by the Japanese, the custom of putting a certain pattern on the face at the age of sixteen or seventeen was maintained. The original idea of pricking the skin with a pin and pouring blue dye on the opening was to show that those young males or females were now grown up. It was also a symbol of beauty for ladies. It signaled that the men had become adults and that they could now share the work of the males in the village and take responsibility for the affairs of the whole group. Young ladies with tattoos were allowed to get married; the tattoos were the mark of maturity, indicating that these women could now start to learn how to take care of their family, if necessary. This study was performed by the qualitative data collection and analysis to figure out how Mr. & Mrs. Daliyana Ilo shared a love for their culture, and could work tighter in culture maintenance and reversal in order to find their roots. The findings have shown that Mr. & Mrs. Daliyana Ilo have not only set up a good example of how to value the theme of being tattooed couple but also win respect in cross-racial interactions as well as have equal status in intergroup interactions.