At the ATA's urging, Taiwan's nine distinct officially recognized indigenous peoples (this number has since increased to 12) began referring to themselves collectively as "Aborigines" to distinguish themselves from Taiwan's Han Chinese majority.
為了與漢人區別，血緣不同但命運相通的 9 族（現已增為 12 族）原住民聯合起來，訂出「原住民」這樣新時代的稱謂。