Seediq people
Mona Rudao
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (20,000 (2008), about 9,353 (November 2015)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hualien and Nantou county (Taiwan) | |
| Languages | |
| Seediq, Mandarin | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Atayal, Truku, Kavalan, Taiwanese Aborigines |
The Seediq (sometimes Sediq, or Seejiq, pronounced: [ˈsəədʑɪq] ; Chinese: 賽德克族) are a Taiwanese aboriginal people who live primarily in Nantou County and Hualien County. Their language is also known as Seediq.
They were officially recognised as Taiwan's 14th indigenous group on 23 April 2008. Previously, the Seediq, along with the closely related Truku people, were classified as Atayal.
The Seediq are recognized as Taiwan’s 14th indigenous group. They were officially recognized on 23 April 2008. Though recognized relatively late, there are records of the Seediq from the Qing dynasty. During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, anthropologists found that the Seediq and Atayal people share cultural similarities; in particular, the importance of face tattoos and the “chucao” tradition of headhunting. The more heads collected, the more prestige in the community.
The Seediq are also closely related to the Truku people. Both peoples have the same origin and culture, but separated early on due to migration.
During the Japanese rule of Taiwan, the anthropologist Kanori Inō (伊能 嘉矩) recognized all the indigenous communitiess around Puli (埔里) as Atayal people, including the Seediq. This is because he was unable to visit all the communities in Puli mountain area and was not able to observe the differences between the Atayal and Seediq. Even though Seediq people were not initially recognized, later anthropologists believe that the Seediq are different enough from the Atayal people to be classified as a separate indigenous group.
Seediq people were made up of three groups: the Tgdaya (德克塔雅群; 德克達雅群; 德固達雅群), Toda (都達群; 道澤群), and Truku (德路固群). The Truku in eastern Taiwan who split from the Seediq call themselves Truku people.
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