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Taiwan recognizes Siraya as 17th Indigenous group | Taiwan News | Jul. 30, 2026 15:24
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Octavio piefed.social Octavio@piefed.social
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This has been a long time coming. I'm happy to see this for the Siraya community. I hope the other indigenous groups seeking this recognition also get it.

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JohnnyEnzyme piefed.social JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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Oh, who are the Siraya peoples, please..?

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Hasnep lemmy.ml hasnep@lemmy.ml
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Oh, who are the Siraya peoples, please..?

Indigenous Taiwanese, from the area now called Tainan. From what I can tell the name Taiwan comes from the Sirayan language.

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JohnnyEnzyme piefed.social JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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Indigenous Taiwanese, from the area now called Tainan. From what I can tell the name Taiwan comes from the Sirayan language.

Interesting.

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