英文摘要 |
This article describes the situation faced by the urban indigenous community of Ljavek in the Qianzhen District of Kaohsiung City from the 1950s to the present day. Ljavek is an urban indigenous community that emerged during the industrial development of Taiwan due to modernization and urbanization. It is mainly composed of Paiwan people from the Majia, Taiwu, and Sandimen areas of Pingtung, and has preserved the Paiwan language and culture in the urban context. Although Ljavek has access to water and electricity, and has a house number and is required to pay property tax, it is still considered an illegal construction according to regulations and occupies state-owned land. Since the 1990s, the Kaohsiung City government has requested its demolition, which has led to more than two decades of resistance by the community to defend their traditional indigenous culture and right to housing. This article attempts to describe the process of resistance and the administrative lawsuit filed in 2018. It briefly analyzes the reasons for the repeated failure of negotiations between Ljavek and the Kaohsiung City government. |