When the ROC took over, it pushed still harder for assimilation. The tribal leader was made into a sort of mascot for the annual harvest festival and a political lackey at election times. Meanwhile, longstanding tribal mores were collapsing.
國府時代，「同化」政策更形嚴厲，頭目淪為豐年祭時的點綴噱頭和選舉時的樁腳，以往部落紀律嚴明、集體制裁的制度也隨之崩解。