Taiwan is the first country in Asia to officially apologize to its indigenous population for centuries of mistreatment. On August 1st, 2016, Indigenous People’s Day, the President also announced that the government would set up an Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Commission. During the White Terror, many indigenous people were arrested on trumped-up charges, detained, and imprisoned or even executed. As historical records have come to light, we have learned how the indigenous elites were persecuted by the government during the martial law era in Taiwan, and their reputation has been restored, which is the first step towards justice.

This National Human Rights Museum’s exhibition displays the death note and prison correspondence of a Tsou tribe leader, Uyongʉ Yata'uyungana (Chinese name Yi-Sheng Gao), and screens visual records of Atayal tribe victims of the White Terror, including Watan Tanga.