The Rukai are one of Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples. It consists of six subgroups in southern Tai
The Rukai are one of Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples. It consists of six subgroups in southern Taiwan (Budai, Labuan, Maga, Mantauran, Tanan, and Tona), each of which has their own dialect of the Rukai language. They worship the clouded leopard (whose coat is worn by the young Rukai man above) and the hundred pacer, a type of venomous viper, which they believe to be the spirit of their ancestor. -- source link
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