Nanao’s Jinyue village elders go home to pass on Atayal cultural heritage

Situated in Nanao’s Jinyue Village, teenager Chen Peng-ling (陳芃伶) has organized a project called “Helicopter Travel to Realize One’s Dream”, helping village elders return to their former tribal villages. Chen Peng-ling hopes that by returning back to their old villages and reliving the life that they were forced to move away from in their youth, the tribal elders will be able to recall important memories of their former tribal live.

When the tribal elder’s dream was finally realized after untold difficulties, it was clear that it had reignited a great deal of enthusiasm for their former tribal life. After returning home, the elders formed a club where they now draw, dance, sing and weave cloth together, ensuring that Atayal culture is passed on to future generations. Through a great deal of hard work from the village youth and community, the very fabric of the tribal community is being slowly rebuilt, where the youth and elders are jointly weaving a new future for Jinyue Village. 

Nanao’s Jinyue village elders go home to pass on Atayal cultural heritage 

URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/287933

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南澳金岳部落耆老回鄉，傳承泰雅文化

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位於南澳的金岳部落，由於曾被迫遷移，部落青年陳芃伶為了完成耆老回鄉的夢想，發起了「直升機之旅圓夢計畫」，希望能帶著家鄉耆老一起回到小時候生活的舊部落，重溫當時的回憶，在歷經千辛萬苦後，夢想終於實現，也讓部落耆老重新燃起熱情。夢想實現後，更組成了耆老俱樂部，長輩們一起畫圖、跳舞、唱歌、織布，會將傳統的泰雅文化繼續傳承下去。透過部落青年及社區的努力，一針一線再次串起整個部落，這群耆老要繼續和青年們一起編織出屬於金岳的夢想。