The Bunun people living here mostly get by through farming and labor, but in recent years the trekking and hiking industries have been growing. These new industries have received strong backing from Yohani Isqaqavut, a local who has served as head of the Council of Indigenous Peoples and as a presidential advisor.
居住在這兒的布農族人，平時以務農、打零工為生，而近年來發展的高山嚮導及觀光產業，就是在此出生的前原民會主委、國策顧問尤哈尼・伊斯卡卡夫特所極力推動的新興產業。