In 1989 he founded Aboriginal Past magazine, after which came the "Return Our Land" movement, and protests against the Machia Reservoir. He became a leading figure in the aboriginal movement. Yet, despite the myriad activities, many activists felt that they lacked any firm foundation, so people very quietly began to "return to the village to seek survival." Six years ago, Sasala returned to Pingtung.
兒時由好茶部落遷出的台邦．撒沙勒，從一九八九年原住民刊物《原報》創刊、接著還我土地運動、反瑪家水庫，逐漸成為原住民運動菁英，但在看似百花齊放的運動裡，許多人只覺得無從著力，大家極有默契的各自「回到部落，尋找生機」，六年前，漢名趙貴忠的台邦回到屏東。