Truku
Truku tribe has more than 20000 people living in areas along Liwu River, Towsay Stream and Mukua Stream. About three to four hundred years ago, Truku ancestors set off from Nantou County, conquered obstacles of nature and surmounted Mount Cilai in the Central Range to migrate along the valley of Liwu River to the east.
For hundreds of years, Truku people have developed ethnic specialties; 
they fought against Japanese Army and worked hard enough to build up their houses. On 14th January 2004, the Executive Yuan of the R.O.C. officially declared Truku as the twelfth tribe of Taiwan indigenous peoples. After some ten years of efforts, Truku's wish for their identity to be recognized was eventually accomplished. Truku are good at hunting, weaving and knitting. They keep traditional techniques of knife making and shaman until now. Ceremony to worship the ancestors is held every year. The story about the rainbow bridge and the ancestors are with special meaning to the tribe. Because of its heavenly landscape, Taroko National Park has made itself a world-famous tourist sightseeing spot.
Their social organization is maintained predominately by patriarchal structure. Traditionally, each clan has its totems or symbols. In Chin Dynasty they changed their original totems into Chinese surnames, such as "Feng for Wind", "Ri for Sun" and" Xia for Summer" etc. The most important traditional activity is “Pas-taai”. Neighboring closely with Atayal, Saisiyat is greatly influenced by it in culture. 
They are scattered widely around San-min Village of Kaohsiung County, Hairi Village of Taitung County as well as Nantou County. Bunun tribe can be found in the areas of Central Mountains with average height of 1,000 to 2,000 meters.
is maintained mainly by patriarchal social structure. And non-blood relatives are accepted as normal family members. That is also the reason why Bunun traditional family residence is pretty large in size. Ceremonies are scheduled according to millet planting, weeding and harvest. "Praying for a Millet Harvest,” being famous with the outstanding eight parts harmony is sung by Bunun people after weeding. “Manah Tainga” is considered as an important life ceremony for manhood. 
Puyuma Tribe builds their homes in the south of Taitung Longitudinal. Puyuma tribe has dominated 72 groups at its most. At present, the population is about 9200. 
It is the Beinan groups were born from bamboo and the Jiben groups were born from stone. The main traditional social organization is maintained by two systems: one is the family system charged and inherited by the eldest daughter, and the other is organized by different ages of males. Men House is the political center and education place for the males. Before getting married, they accept training of defending the tribes. The rankings are divided according to the ages.