Generally speaking, most people's impressions of Taiwan's aboriginal peoples may not go beyond harvest festivals, colorful dances and unemployment, and few can name the distinctive characteristics of the different ethnic groups among them.
「邦ㄗㄚˋ」，在阿美族語中的意思是「人」，也是阿美族人的自稱。以往提到原住民，多數人的印象可能還停留在豐年祭、歌舞、就業問題等；更沒幾個人分得出原住民各個族群的特色。