Advocate for indigenous rights, Gui, remembered
The life of former National Assembly representative and Paiwan doctor Gui Giling was on Friday commemorated at a funeral in Taitung County’s Jinfong Township (金鋒), where he was remembered for his efforts in changing how indigenous people are treated in Taiwan. Council of Indigenous Peoples Minister Icyang Parod said that Gui, a long-time supporter of the indigenous movement, had “charged on stage” during the 1994 convention of the National Assembly and demanded a revote on a motion to remove the term “mountain compatriots” (山胞) from the Constitution to refer to indigenous peo...
Source: taipeitimes.com