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/ Staff writer, with CNAA legal provision that grants indigenous status to people with only one indigenous parent based strictly on their name has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
A legal provision that grants indigenous status to people with only one indigenous parent based strictly on their name has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court. The court took aim at Article 4, Paragraph 2 of the Status Act for Indigenous Peoples (原住民身分法), which states: “Children of intermarriages between indigenous peoples and non-indigenous peoples taking the surname of the indigenous father or mother, or using the indigenous peoples traditional name shall acquire indigenous peoples status.” The court said in a statement on Friday that it struck down the...
Taipei, April 1 (CNA) A legal provision that grants Indigenous status to individuals with one Indigenous and one non-Indigenous parent based strictly on their name has been declared unconstitutional by Taiwan's Constitutional Court.
An indigenous community in Hualien County voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend the mining rights of Asia Cement Corp in the county’s Sincheng Township (新城). Those opposed to the plan said that legal procedures were not observed, and they would continue to fight against the company’s efforts to mine marble in the area. The Bsngan community, which comprises six indigenous groups living near the mining site, said that the referendum followed proper procedures, showing that 294 households voted for the mining extension, with 45 households against. Voter turnout was also more than the...
Taipei, Feb. 12 (CNA) An Indigenous community in Hualien voted overwhelmingly Saturday in favor of extending the mining rights of Asia Cement Corp. in the county's Xincheng Township.