The tribe also took the initiative to organize their own tribal council, primarily aiming to rebuild their culture. In 2003, they convened a meeting of opinion leaders to discuss the issue of official recognition, and in 2004 they established the Hualien County Sakiazya Tribal Development Association, officially inaugurating the movement for recognition.
10 年來，族人積極籌組民族自治組織，最早以文化的重建為主要訴求，2003 年討論族群正名議題，2004 年成立「花蓮縣撒基拉雅族重建發展協會」，正式啟動民族正名運動。