In the past, we, the Attayal tribe, knew how to tell our fortune by looking at birds
In the morning, before we started to hunt, we observed how the birds flew
Whether they flew left, right, or straight forward, the results will be different
If they flew to either right or left, we can forget about hunting
They're telling you not to go
If they flew straight forward, it means you will have a successful day
I came from Pingtung and got married in HsinChu
Those two places aren't exactly close
They're pretty far apart
I'm a local aboriginal, I grew up here
-The local aboriginal tribe is Attayal, right? -Right.
-How about Huei-fen? -My mother is Paiwan, from the Paiwan tribe
They look similar, but they're not quite the same
They're still different
We were actually co-workers at first
I was doing service in the south of Taiwan
Because the Paiwan tribe lived near our work place
I was doing military service
I was intrigued by the uniqueness of their culture
We were working in the city; we both were working in the city
Their culture was similar to ours, its as if it bore a certain magnetism
and I saw this lady looking so fine, so I won her over
Is that so?
We stuck with the same career
From animal husbandry to the restaurant to the resort business
its all one job to me, never changed it
We've been very persistent in what we've done
I work in the kitchen as a chef
I worked and learned along the way
And I've been doing it ever since
Afterwards I began to deliver a course
That was later on
I was learning and working, and preparing for certificate exams, too
Now I have a Class B license for Chinese cuisine
So I've been using my professional knowledge to teach women in the area
I've been in this career for nearly 15 years
I believe I chose the right path
Its just that we must learn how to make this trade even more diversified
For example, we should learn how to combine our restaurant with the local culture
We can combine the eco-culture around this area
Introduce a culture previously unknown to our guests
By doing so, we may diminish the cultural difference between us
I think that is our next goal
As aboriginal people, as mountain dwellers
We were in touch with mother nature ever since we were kids
I think it is something that should be taken seriously
Now living standards have risen
So people have generally forgotten the traditional skills that our ancestors lived by
For example, hunting
So I've offered a course to the Tribe University
teaching traditional hunting skills
I don't expect our future generation to make a living out of hunting
The reason I offered this hunting course
was to help our future generation understand
The lifestyle that our ancestors lived by
The main spirit of this course is that people should not forget their roots
Don't forget that this is how we lived
Don't forget that this is the environment that sustained our ancestors
We should learn how to harmonize, cooperate and blend in with the environment
I think that is the main spirit of this hunting course
Our focus is not on killing animals
I think to an ecosystem
The biggest threat is land development
Because a mature hunter knows how to respect mother nature
He knows how to adjust to the altering seasons
And employ different survival strategies
However, man's development of the land
For example, the reclamation of land
or the construction of bridges and roads
I think those are the number one animal killers
Not us hunters, it shouldn't be us hunters