According to Walis Pelin, minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal self-government should begin with "village councils." To build a foundation for future self-government, the CIP is currently promoting model village councils at 50 locations. Shanmei Village in the Mt.
原民會主委瓦歷斯・貝林指出，原住民族自治應該先從「部落會議」開始，原民會目前正在 50 個重點示範部落推行部落會議，為將來的自治之路打基礎。