Its members come from 11 minority peoples of Taiwan, including the largely assimilated coastal groups commonly referred to as the "Pingpu," as well as the Taroko subgroup of the Atayal tribe. The class's 24 trainees "come from every ethnic minority except the Shao tribe," says Sylvia Feng, a researcher and writer for the Public Television Organizing Committee's news department.
「原住民記者培訓班」是一個多種族的家庭，共有來自台灣各山地部落，包含平埔族與從泰雅族分出來的太魯閣等十一族、廿四位學員，「除邵族以外，台灣各少數民族群都有了」，公視新聞部企劃馮賢賢說。