| 英文摘要 |
Over 400,000 people of Taiwan’s population of 22.4 million belong to ten officially recognized groups of Austronesian origin. After a century of colonialism and economic development, their lands have reasingly come under the control of the Forestry Bureau, national parks, and Taiwanese corporations. Since historical circumstances have deprived indigenous communities of their former hunting and subsistence activities, aboriginal individuals and families are forced to learn new forms of economic behavior. In the process, they become new members of what Lave and Wegner called a “community of practice” (Lave and Wegner 1991). In Taiwan, that generally means entering the petty commodity mode of production (Gates 1996) as entrepreneurs or workers. In either case, economic change means learning both new knowledge and a new subject position in a new situation. This paper, part of a larger study on women entrepreneurs in Taiwan, looks at the themes of learning and economic behavior in the narratives of two aboriginal women entrepreneurs in Tainan. How do aboriginal individuals learn new economic skills when they come in contact with development and globalization? How are learning and identity related in their work lives? Although exploratory, it is hoped that this study inspires new perspectives on aboriginal education and economic development. |