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Overview

The CIP treats the Lanyang Plain as the historical homeland, with later Kavalan settlement in Hualien and Taitung.

Nineteenth-century displacement preceded armed resistance in 1878 alongside the Sakizaya. Identity campaigns from the 1980s led to official recognition in 2002.

Banana-fibre weaving, sailing and trade, and adaptable songs are documented, while age-group and ritual arrangements vary locally. The council states that living alongside Amis communities did not erase Kavalan identity.

Banana-fibre weavingSailing and tradeAdaptable song traditionLocally varying age-group arrangements
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History & identity

Accounts of origins on southern islands are community traditions.

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Sources & representation

One CIP page supports the self-name, geography, 1878 resistance, recognition chronology, weaving, songs and local variation.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

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    Kavalan

    · n.d.

    Selected bibliography; institutional overview by the Council of Indigenous Peoples, Taiwan. No further literature established in this packet.

Language & cultural connections

Source-supported language and cultural connections have not yet been compiled for this profile.

References

Sources supporting this profile. Linked pages have their own scope and editorial standards.

  1. Government institutional web pageKavalanResearch access: 2026-10-06

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