Two more aboriginal tribes in Taiwan have received official government recognition.
The Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposal by the Council of Indigenous Peoples to recognize the Kanakanavu tribe and the Hla'alua tribe. Together, the two tribes have a total of about 1,500 people, who mostly live in rural areas of the southern city of Kaohsiung.
The two tribes were originally considered part of the Tsou tribe. They campaigned for recognition as separate tribes because they both have a distinctive language and culture.