Vibrating Red Leaf tribe 02 "Why are they anti-geothermal? The Mesozoic generation awakened to participate in the war, refusing external forces to determine the fate of the tribe.

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"at the end of the tribal council on July 11, there were only 20 or 30 villagers, and they didn't even count or vote. Most of them signed in to pick up the snack box and left. They had no idea what geothermal development was all about." Taking the lead in opposing the geothermal case, Peng Changfu, who lives just 300 meters from the drilling well, lamented: "how can you let the manufacturer make the minutes of the meeting that agreed to drilling, so that the tribal council is not right at all?"

The Hongye tribe is dominated by Taruge residents, and Peng Changfu is one of the few Bunun people. The geothermal company invades the door. He is so noisy that he can't live in peace every night, and he can only talk to his good friend Zhang Guifang. Unexpectedly, Zhang Guifang was as angry as he was. "it's hard enough to drive a sports car outside every day. After the geothermal company came, I couldn't sleep at night. I was so depressed that I was almost sick." Zhang Guifang said.

"you know it's hard to succeed against development, but you should do the right thing. The development of geothermal in the tribe has a great impact, and we must be accountable to future generations in order to make the next generation look up and be a man. " The recognition of his friends gave Peng Changfu a great encouragement, and he finally couldn't help firing the first shot of the tribe against geothermal development.

Peng Changfu modestly said that he was only a small potato in the tribe, but when he saw the developer invading the door, he could not help but jump out and lead the opposition movement. (photography / Lin Jiyang) one person rose up, and the people responded by hanging white cloth strips one after another.

Peng Changfu pulled up the cloth alone at the tribal Thanksgiving Festival on August 22nd, a reckless and warm-blooded move that was privately supported by many people who dared not speak up. Within the tribe that attaches importance to the clan, Peng Changfu, a humble small potato, undoubtedly stepped on the red line of the "traditional order" in the tribe. When Peng Changfu asked the public officials in the village to participate in the co-signature, he was even greeted face to face by the "three-character Sutra" and publicly asked him to "be careful."

However, under Peng Changfu's first protest, Hongye villagers rallied their common hatred against the enemy, hung up against geothermal development strips one after another to protest against the construction, and gathered to elect Peng Changfu as president of self-help to carry out self-relief.

However, Peng Changfu thought to himself, "I only graduated from primary school, but Zhang Guifang did not even graduate from primary school. Most of the rebellious villagers neither have computers nor can type. If you want to start an opposition movement, you can't go on like this. " At a time of trouble, a group of young tribesmen approached him and volunteered to serve as the staff of the self-help Society.

Zhang Guifang, the first follower of Peng Changfu, president of the self-help Association, believes that the development project is of great importance and should be responsible for the next generation, and stands up against development. (photo / Lin Jiyang) the tribal seniors gave a slap on the head, and the culture teacher jumped out to support the self-help meeting.

Libix is a cultural worker, originally inherited Taroko traditional music and dance in the school, is a highly respected teacher in the tribe. However, a tribal old man came to her and gave her a slap in the face: "where have you young people who have read books gone?" Didn't you see what happened to the tribe? Why don't you come forward? "

The old man's words shocked Libix's elegant view of life over the past few decades: "We are a group of educated people who work outside and buy houses, and our lives are actually better than those of most tribes.However, when we hear the old people say this for the first time, we are stunned and very sad.On the contrary, educated tribal young people like me are more indifferent to tribal affairs."

She remembered the tribe's growing experience when she was a child. "Old people with tattoos will invite children to dinner, and no matter whose family they belong, they will pick up spoons and send them to their mouths, regardless of which family. As long as they are children of the tribe, they will be taken care of and loved by the elderly." Emotional ties prompted her to participate in the struggle.

So she became the first volunteer to stand up for Peng Changfu, and recruited more young people to participate in the action, linking up with young people living abroad, quietly integrating everything from promotional materials to building Facebook fans, writing meeting minutes and planning co-signatures, to get the whole struggle on track.

Libix, who is quietly plotting behind the scenes, tells that tribal people must slowly step out of the role of outsiders and be masters of their own destiny. (photo / Lin Jiyang) Tribal youth return to their hometown to take part in the war: past development did not make the tribe better, but lost more

Idung, another young teacher who came back to support the opposition movement, said Taroko has a word "Tmpusu" to the effect that "people who live here will eventually come back." For him, the city can only let him put on a mask and hide himself in the crowd. "I am the aboriginal when I return to the tribe, so I can completely relax and be myself, even if I just go up the mountain to cut grass and grow vegetables, and it will be very sad not to do these things."

"anyone who used to cook in the Gongliao on the mountain could come in and eat, and no one would be hungry. Shared life is the foundation of the tribe, but this tribe's simple spirit of sharing has been misused. " Idung describes, "A few years ago, a reservoir was built in the mine. As a result, the mine brought gravel cars and landslides, and the drunken people were killed by big trucks. The reservoir sent the abundant water of Hongye Creek directly to Mizuho Hotel and Shaddock Garden." On the other hand, the original green rice fields in Hongye Village are left with barren grass.

The defiance of the will of the tribe by the government and development units has made this group of tribal intellectuals feel even more responsible. In order to arouse the determination of the tribe to protect their homeland. They launched an anti-geothermal parade and concert on October 3.

Idung, who broadcast along the road with a microphone during the parade, kept urging the ethnic people to regain their tribal autonomy. (photo / Lin Jiyang) the division of the tribe and the overwhelming human pressure on the eve of the parade

At 07:30 in the morning of October 3, approaching the scheduled departure time of the anti-geothermal march, the number of people in the square of the Hongye Village activity center was surprisingly small, which made members of the self-help Association feel nervous. "it was not until the parade started, and it was very dramatic, that many people came out of their homes and joined the parade." Seeing that the team gradually expanded to more than two hundred people, let Libix unload the big stone in his heart.

In fact, on the eve of the parade, she was still planning the next day's event. "due to various human pressures and concerns, the singer and host who were supposed to perform were temporarily unable to come on leave." "I can't help it," she said with a wry smile. "I'm the only one on stage." Because the host was absent from the singer who was scheduled to perform, Libix had to play for him.

In this first unity march in Hongye Village, more than 200 tribesmen went to the geothermal drilling site, and outside the fence of the construction site, they killed pigs and sacrificed their ancestors, proclaiming the tribe's determination to oppose geothermal development. Subsequently, a tribal concert was held in the afternoon to continue to rally the opposition of the tribe.

Libix emotionally appealed to his people at the meeting, "people in the tribe can't always think of themselves as outsiders and wait for the leader to make a decision." She is also aware of the suppression of tribal people's ideas over the years, and there are more people who dare to be angry and unable to get out of conservative ideas.

"for a long time, tribes have been accustomed to letting a small number of powerful family leaders decide public affairs, which is not easy to change. Take your time, we are supported by the strength of faith and traditional wisdom, and we must let the people come out slowly. " Libix said.