Tribal people, however, have seemed powerless to confront the changes history has brought. Ever more immersed in mainstream culture, they have witnessed the disappearance of their tribal cultures and seen their fellows leave their old homes for the modern society outside their tribal villages.
無奈在物換星移中，主流文化強力滲入，使得部落文化逐漸流失，各族人也從山海間被吸納入大社會。