The positioning and layout of the settlements of the various tribes and the construction of the dwellings have all undergone the careful verification of expert scholars, giving the village a sense of accurate realism.
但現存的台灣土著民族，稱他們為「高山族」也不盡正確，因為九族中，阿美和卑南居於東部平原，雅美則住在海上的蘭嶼，可是大家都喊習慣了，一時也改不過來。九族文化村的部落景觀、佈局設置和家屋建築，由於經過學者專家的考證，頗具真實感。