Taipei Times
Date: Mar 10, 2018
By: Ann Maxon  /  Staff reporter

A dozen residents from the Paiwan Ljavek community in Kaohsiung yesterday protested outside the Control Yuan against evictions ordered by the government that they said would tear apart their Aboriginal community and undermine the preservation of their culture.

The residents, many dressed in traditional Paiwan outfits, held a banner that read: “Please help save our home” in front of the Control Yuan in Taipei, demanding that government officials stop the eviction project.

The Kaohsiung City Government on Jan. 22 informed residents that they must move out of their home in the Ljavek area on Jhonghuawu Road (中華五路) by March 20 because the buildings are illegal and threatened to cancel compensations if they refused to move, said Galaigai Balasasu, a Paiwan whose family has lived in the area for four generations.

“We live in fear every day as the government keeps sending us notices. In about 10 days, our house is to be torn down. What are we going to do then? We have more than 10 families that have lived there for generations. I want my home and I will fight to protect it,” she said.    [FULL  STORY]