Historically, the Sakiazya can be traced back to 1636, when the Spanish referred to them as the Saquiraya. During the Dutch period, the Dutch East India Company dispatched a team of explorers to the east coast to scout for gold, and records from those trips refer to a people known as the Sakiraga--today's Sakiazya.
歷史中有關於撒奇萊雅的記載可追溯到 1636 年，西班牙據台時的文獻上就有「Saquiraya」的稱呼；到了荷蘭時代，東印度公司派遣探險隊到台灣東海岸查探金礦，當時所紀錄的「Sakiraga」，指的就是今日的撒奇萊雅。