Indigenous Community Protests Planned Resort in Taitung

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Members of an Indigenous Pinuyumayan community in Taitung County are protesting plans to build a resort in their village. They’re concerned about the development’s impact on their land and culture.

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00:00An indigenous community from southeast Taiwan are protesting plans to build a resort in

00:05their village.

00:06We are living people.

00:07How can we not say a word in the environmental report?

00:08What kind of invisibility is this?

00:19People from Penaske Village in Taitung County say the hotel is planned to be built on their

00:23ancestral and sacred sites.

00:25They say the plans disregard the way of life and would disrupt local culture.

00:30The Environment Ministry says it will re-evaluate the proposal after more discussions with developers.

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