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Historical Data
Marten Wesseling Incident
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Marten Wesseling Incident
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During February and March 1641 of Dutch colonization, the sixth Dutch
commanding officer sent his assistant Marten Wesseling to explore gold
mines in Taitung. During the course of exploration, Tamalakao and
Rikavong natives treated Wei hospitably, yet Wei harassed a girl and
killed by enraged Tamalakao and Rikavong natives.
Marten Wesseling's death had triggered Commanding Officer of Zeelandia ceasing the
exploration of gold mines and reconciliation of indigenous people, and
starting a war against the indigenous people. In January 1642, the
Commanding Officer arrived Puyuma and made believe that Tamalakao
natives killed Marten Wesseling when drunk. Puyuma sent forces along with the Dutch
to attack Tamalakao and Rikavong, and burned Tamalakao. In the balle,
Rikavong natives save the tribe and Tamalakao natives were forced out
of their homeland. In later years, Rikavong and Tamalakao natives
accepted the Dutch ruling and joined Puyuma Regional Conference
organized by the Dutch.
(
Song,
Long-sheng ( 1998) 'Aboriginal Culture in Taiwan - History of Puyuma',
Taiwan Document Committee p.73-74)
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Red-hair fire eater
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A story based on manuscript by Mr. Kao De-yi ( Chian-hui's grandfather). Special thanks to Ms. Chang Feng-you for translation. The two manuscripts are telling about the same story 'Re-hair fire eater':
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Upon once a time, young men of Rikavong gathered in Parakwan for Spartan style training, and men took turns to guard the tribe.
One day, a young man on guard rushed into Parakwan and said, 'a red-hard fire eater is coming this way'. The entire tribe gathered to discuss the battle. A strong man named Nriu was brave enough to meet the head-on. Nriu was skilled in black magic and performed magic on those fire eaters and even those with knives and canons. Only one man survived, and he used body language to beg for his life: 'don't kill me, I will teach you useful techniques'. So he was brought to Parakwan and taught the indigenous people about growing tobacco, and cattle carriage, and plough. Fire eating was actually smoking cigarettes; the red-hair fire eater was so-called Dutch.
The incident introduced the indigenous people to farm tools. This was an ancient story told by Rikavong ancestors. |
The Dutch was married to a Rikavong girl and taught the tribe many new things, including making of canons. Other tribes were jealous at him. His descendents moved away thirty years later, and no longer found.
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| ( Song, Long-sheng
( 1998) 'Aboriginal Culture in Taiwan - History of Puyuma', p. 73-74) |
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