Many scholars are happy to see that traditional Rukai tribal hunting is being allowed under resource-management controls in order to achieve sustain able economic use of natural resources. "Only when tribal people are economically independent can they rediscover their cultural identity," they argue. "It's a good way for them to regain their self-respect."
對魯凱族傳統狩獵結合資源經營管理，以達成永續利用的經濟活動，許多學者樂觀其成，認為「原住民經濟要先獨立、才可能找回文化認同，這是善意的工具，可以恢復族群的尊嚴。」