Taipei mayoral candidate Shen Boyang of the Democratic Progressive Party announced six major policies for indigenous peoples on Facebook today (10th), including adding cultural and health stations, setting up indigenous cultural exchange bases, increasing transportation and ethnic service subsidies for returning to their hometowns, strengthening indigenous culture and rights training for front-line civil servants, promoting indigenous religions for all, and supporting indigenous causes.
Shen Boyang pointed out, what opportunities do aboriginal children who grow up in Taipei usually have to hear their own language and understand their own culture? Can elders who live in different districts find care close to home who understand their living habits? Many tribesmen live scattered in various districts in Taipei, taking care of their elders, accompanying their children to learn the tribe's language, and returning to their tribes to participate in rituals. He hopes that the city government will become the backer of the tribesmen, so that the tribesmen have resources and space, and can decide for themselves how their identity and culture will continue in the city.
Shen Boyang pointed out that the first step is to add a cultural and health station, which currently has only one station in Taipei, and prioritize construction in Neihu, Wenshan, Shilin, and Beitou. It will cooperate with local organizations such as churches and hometown associations to provide long-term care, meals and psychological support that understand the ethnic culture. It will also arrange cultural accompaniment and after-school care for children to achieve the goals of full-age care and cultural inheritance.
Second, integrate city hall venues and prioritize the establishment of exchange bases with indigenous peoples in Wenshan, Shilin, and Neihu, so that young people can have a place to speak ethnic languages, do crafts, and hold activities, and also give indigenous entrepreneurial teams space to communicate and develop; third, turn Taipei into a bridge connecting their hometowns, allowing them to return home To participate in rituals, cultural or sports activities, the transportation subsidy is increased from once to twice a year, and is included in passenger transportation and group charters to take care of tribal members who still have a long way to go after getting off the train. The number of tribal clothing subsidies is also increased. When the child grows taller and needs to change ethnic clothing due to life course, families can apply again.
Fourth, let the district office and 1999 provide more friendly services, strengthen the training of aboriginal culture and rights for front-line personnel, and improve the accessibility of indigenous rights and benefits nearby; also include intermediate and above ethnic language certifications as bonus points in the selection of positions such as cabinet and 1999, so that when people contact the government or ask for help, they have the opportunity to express their needs clearly in a familiar language.
Fifth, promote the original religion of all people and write the stories of the tribesmen into the history of Taipei. From Treasure Rock to the Nalu Bay Aboriginal Mall, bring the stories of the lives of the tribesmen in Taipei into the cultural trails and forest trails. Promote the original religion of the people of Taipei so that citizens can understand this period of history and let the indigenous children see the figures of the tribesmen in the familiar city.
Sixth, support aboriginal undertakings so that indigenous people have more development opportunities, and implement the principle of fair competition in small-amount procurement by the municipal government, so that urban aboriginal undertakings have more opportunities to take over municipal government business. 10% of the number of items will be given to indigenous undertakings, and we will assist indigenous cooperatives and enterprises to familiarize themselves with the bidding process and make good use of joint bidding.
Shen Boyang emphasized that by settling down in Taipei and staying connected to their hometown, he hoped that aboriginal children and young people who grew up in Taipei would have the opportunity to use their own language and have an easy path when they want to return to their tribes.
