The period during which the indigenous peoples 'movement was taking shape was not a happy one for Taiwan's Aborigines: In 1984, the Fisheries Bureau reported that 1,973 fisherman had died at sea during the previous eight years, the majority of whom were Aborigines.
原運發出怒吼的前後，社會底層發生很多不幸事件：1984 年漁業局統計，過去 8 年裡的海難中，1973 位漁工死亡，其中多數是原住民。