PRESIDENT TSAI TO PUBLICLY APOLOGIZE TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE|兌現承諾 蔡英文8/1公開向原民道歉

To fulfill her election campaign promise, President Tsai Ing-wen will make a public apology on August 1st to the indigenous peoples in Taiwan, because they were seriously harmed by past political regimes. On the same day, the Presidential Office will announce the establishment of the "Indigenous Peoples Transitional Justice Committee", which will be chaired by President Tsai herself. ==Video: May 20, 2016== In the inauguration ceremony for the new President Tsai Ing-wen, students from Pingtung's Timur Elementary School sang the national anthem in a traditional tribal style. It was regarded as a reflection of President Tsai's stance on many social issues related to indigenous people. ==President Tsai Ing-wen== The stance of new government will be to apologize about the social issues related to indigenous peoples. Restoring tribal histories, pushing gradually for autonomy, promoting tribal languages, providing better quality of life, these are the changes the new government will make under my leadership. To fulfill the promises made in her election campaign, on behalf of the government President Tsai will make a public apology to indigenous peoples on August 1st, the Indigenous Peoples Day, because the past political regimes had seriously harmed aboriginees. ==KOLAS YOTAKA, DPP Legislator== I personally believe this has very positive meaning, because this public apology has a symbolic meaning, it shows this nation is willing to admit wrongdoings. ==SRA KACAW, KMT Legislator== The most important thing is future policy, because we, the indigenous people, have been cheated. Legislators urge the new government to actually carry out transitional justice to indigenous peoples. On August 1, the President's Office will announce the establishment of 'Indigenous Peoples Transitional Justice Committee,' and the chairperson will be President Tsai. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 為了兌現向原住民的道歉承諾，總統蔡英文將在8月1日原住民族日，公開針對過去政權對原住民族造成的傷害道歉，並公布總統府原住民族的轉型正義委員會設置要點，由蔡總統親自擔任召集人。 總統蔡英文就職典禮中，來自屏東地磨兒國小演唱的原民版古調國歌，堪稱史上最動人的國歌，也顯示出蔡英文在面對原住民議題上的態度。 ==總統 蔡英文== 新政府會用道歉的態度 來面對原住民族相關議題 重建原民史觀 逐步推動自治 復育語言文化 提升生活照顧 這就是我要領導新政府推動的改變 為了兌現選前道歉承諾， 8月1日原住民族日當天，蔡英文將在總統府，公開針對過去政權對原住民族造成的傷害道歉，總統府表示，儀式一開始，會先有祭司祈福，先向祖靈報告，再由總統迎接族群代表入府，而這樣的一個道歉儀式，藍綠兩黨立委都很期待。 ==民進黨立委 谷辣斯‧尤達卡== 我個人認為 絕對有非常正面的意義 因為道歉這個象徵性的意義 他就告訴大家 這個國家願意認錯 ==國民黨立委 鄭天財== 最重要的還是未來的作為 因為我們都非常 對原住民族而言 至少有被騙過 立委們同時呼籲，在道歉儀式之後，新政府能夠落實對原住民的轉型正義，而８月１日當天，也會公布總統府「原住民族轉型正義委員會」設置要點，由總統親任召集人。 記者 郭采彥 林志堅 台北報導