Ahronglong Sakinu

Ahronglong Sakinu (Chinese: 亞榮隆．撒可努; Pinayuanan: Sakinu Yalonglong; born 28 January 1972) is a Taiwanese indigenous Paiwan writer and forest hunter. His name means "The Last Hunter" in Lalaulan.[1] His Chinese name is Dai Zhiqiang (Chinese: 戴志強). He was born to the Paiwan Lalaulan[2] clan in Taitung, Taiwan,[3] on 28 January 1972.[4] His father was a laborer and often abusive toward Ahronglong Sakinu and his two brothers. The abuse forced his mother out of the house, and Ahronglong Sakinu often ran away.[5] He was trained as a police officer, and found law enforcement work in Taipei.[6][5][7] He later became a forest ranger.[6]

Ahronglong Sakinu
Tai Chih-chiang
Native name
Sakinu Yalonglong
Born (1972-01-28) 28 January 1972
Taitung County, Taiwan
OccupationWriter
NationalityRepublic of China

He gained recognition from his book The Sage Hunter (山豬．飛鼠．撒可努), winning the 2000 Wu Yung-fu Literature Prize (巫永福文學獎).[4] The book, written in 1998, was adapted into a film and released in 2005.[8] His work has been translated into English and Japanese, and also made into cartoons.[9][10] In November 2005, he founded a hunter school to educate and introduce youngsters to Paiwan culture and traditional Paiwan skills.[11][12]

List of works
  • The Sage Hunter (山豬．飛鼠．撒可努)
  • Wind Walker, My Dad the Hunter (走風的人, 我的獵人父親)[13]
  • Grandpa's Ocean (外公的海)
  • Vu Vu's Tales (Vu Vu 的故事)
  • Pali's Red Eyes (巴里的紅眼睛), a Paiwan legend

References
  1. 台灣文學網
  2. "World Summit of Indigenous Cultures – Lalaulan Village". indigenous.pristine.net. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. 亞榮隆‧撒可努 (2011). "封面作者介紹頁". 山豬•飛鼠•撒可努 (in Chinese). Banqiao: 耶魯國際文化事業有限公司. ISBN 978-9578323-87-2.
  4. "Paiwan Writer-Hunter | Yaronglong Sakinu". Ministry of Culture. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. Cherrington, Mark (December 2008). "Resurrection". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. Su, Lynn (July 2018). "Sakinu's Hunter School". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Newell, Phil. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2019. Alt URL
  7. Robbins, Cheryl (22 July 2008). "Paiwan tribe: Respect for ancestors and art traditions". Taiwan News. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  8. Gluck, Caroline (18 November 2005). "Taiwan's past, very present". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  9. "Paiwan boy's hunting stories adapted for TV cartoon". Taiwan Today. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  10. Smith, Glenn (22 February 2015). "Taiwan's indigenous authors reach out at Taipei International Book Exhibition". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  11. "撒可努辦獵人學校 傳承與自然共存的部落文化". Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. Lin, Jean (3 July 2006). "Author optimistic about Aboriginal hunting school". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. 撒可努, 亞榮隆 (2005). 走風的人, 我的獵人父親. 耶魯國際文化. ISBN 9789578323643.
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