Tuesday, January 1, 2013

L.A. Times - Asia: Taiwan ritual honors lost tribe of 'small people'

L.A. Times - Asia
Headlines from latimes.com
Taiwan ritual honors lost tribe of 'small people'
Jan 2nd 2013, 01:28

The Saisiyat indigenous group dances around the clock, fueled by meat and alcohol, to remember a dark-skinned pygmy-like people who once shared its territory.

XIANG TIAN HU, Taiwan — Chu Kuo-sheng danced for 24 hours in the cold mountain rain to draw attention to a seldom-discussed chapter of Taiwanese history. He linked arms with dozens of others, chanted and slowly shuffled across a field.

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