Not only have the leaders of the indigenous tribes worked vigorously to protect their interests, but they have even been joined in the effort by many Han Chinese, who perhaps feel a need to "atone for their guilt" as representatives of an invading race.
不僅原住民菁英為自己的族群權益極力奔走，許多漢族更懷著身為殖民者、入侵者的「贖罪」心情，加入聲援原住民的行列。