Senay from Pinuyumayan Puyuma Village
Those who perform tonigh are members of Pakawyan Study Group on Puyuma Language from Puyuma and Papulu villages. These two villages belong to Pinuyumayan group, one of the 16 Austronesian-speaking ethnic groups in Taiwan. All Pinuyumayan villages are located in Taitung County in southeast Taiwan—besides Puyuma and Papulu, the others are Danadanaw, Mulivulivuk, Alripay, Tamalrakaw, Likavung, Katratipulr, Kasavakan and Pinaski. Puyuma and Papula, both of which were established around 1930 after villagers moved out from the old Puyuma village, have close kin relationships and cultural affinity. Pakawyan Study Group on Puyuma Language was established in 2015, in memory of the late elder Gilrasay Pakawyan of the Pakawyan Family. Members of the Pakawyan Family, aware of the loss of traditional culture, voluntarily meet weekly to learn their mother tongue and traditional culture under the instruction of the Puyuma elder Akawyan Pakawyan and are actively involved in rituals and village events.
林清美與Pakawyan家族母語班
今晚擔任表演的卑南族人為Pakawyan家族母語班成員,來自南王部落及寶桑部落Pakawyan家族。卑南族人居住於台東縣,分布在十個部落,即知本、建和、利嘉、泰安、下賓朗、阿里擺、初鹿、龍過脈、南王與寶桑。其中,南王與寶桑都是1930年左右由卑南舊社遷出後建立的部落,在親緣及文化上有很緊密的關係。Pakawyan家族母語班成立於2015年,為紀念已故家族長老林仁誠 (Gilrasay Pakawyan),並有感於族群文化的快速流失,家族成員自發性地每週固定聚會一次,在南王部落耆老林清美老師 (Akawyan Pakawyan) 指導下,學習母語及傳統文化,並積極參與部落祭儀的吟唱與各類聚會活動的表演。