The Indigenous Student Resource Center of Ming Chi University of Technology organized the Taitung Amis Etolan Dulan Tribal Cultural Walking Study Program from December 12 to December 15, 2025, with the core themes of Cultural Understanding × Social Action × Youth Career Exploration. The program guided students into the everyday life contexts of the Amis people through tribal walking tours, cultural experiences, visits to local industries, and skill-sharing sessions with artisans. By engaging directly with community life, students explored how culture shapes social systems, environmental knowledge, and local industries, while reflecting on the role of youth in cultural sustainability and place-based innovation.

　　Throughout the program, tribal elders and local guides led students through key community spaces in Dulan, introducing the tribe’s historical memories, traditional territories, and life philosophies. Through on-site learning, students gradually developed a deeper emotional connection with the land and its culture. The curriculum also examined the Amis people’s close relationship with the ocean and forests, exploring traditional fishing practices, tidal knowledge, wild plant gathering, and food culture. These experiences helped students understand how Indigenous knowledge systems respond to natural environments and embody sustainable ways of living.

　　In addition, the program incorporated experiential learning on the Amis age-grade system (Pakarongay), naming traditions, traditional music, dance, and ancient chants. Through participation, discussion, and embodied practice, students gained insight into cultural responsibilities, social ethics, and community relationships embedded within Indigenous systems. In terms of local industries and career exploration, the program featured examples from plant extraction industries, small-scale farming brands, cultural tourism, brewing workshops, and the Amis Music Festival. Sharing sessions led by returning Indigenous youth and local practitioners enabled students to connect entrepreneurship, cultural transmission, and community development, while considering how their own academic expertise could be integrated with local needs to create meaningful action.

　　The program also included the Amis Music Night and youth co-created performances, highlighting cultural action and community cohesion. Through shared experiences and collaborative performances, students came to realize that culture is not merely something to be preserved, but a living practice that can continue to be enacted, transformed, and innovated in contemporary society. This cultural walking study program offered students a valuable opportunity to reflect on their identities, engage with community realities, and envision diverse pathways for responding to culture, society, and future career development.

　　Image (No. 1) Description: Mountain Training Course: Traditional Tool Making

　　Image (No. 2) Description: Sea Training: Youth Age-Grade Training (Marine Skills Training)

　　Image (No. 3) Description: Sea Training: Youth Age-Grade Training (Fire-Making Skills)

　　Image (No. 4) Description: Sea Training: Youth Age-Grade Training (Communal Gathering House Construction)

　　Image (No. 5) Description: Amis Music Festival Cultural Sharing

　　Image (No. 6) Description: Dulan Amis Music Night and Cultural Exchange with Age-Grade Groups and Community Members

中文：114年臺東阿美族Etolan都蘭部落文化走讀學習營
This article is simultaneously published in the 45th edition of the SDGs E-paper.