In the course of his climbing activities Nelson Yang has got to know many members of the aboriginal tribes, and he encourages them to return to their old tribal settlements to see them with their own eyes, and not just to get their knowledge of such events as the Wushe Incident or simply repeat what they have heard from others.
他在登山過程認識許多「原住民」，就鼓勵他們回自己的舊部落，親眼去看看，不要只由史料上瞭解霧社事件、牡丹社事件… …，或人云亦云。