When Icyang took over leadership of the association in 1986, he changed its direction, taking members into the streets for what was to be the movement's explosive "golden decade." He also revamped the indigenous peoples 'movement, elevating it from an aid-seeking movement to a protest movement fighting for ethnic autonomy.
1986 年，夷將・拔路兒接任會長，調整路線，開始走上街頭，展開原運最具爆炸力的「黃金十年」，也將原運從社會救助的路線，提升到爭取族群自決的「民族抗爭」高度。