To implement the intendment of the Constitutional Court's Judgment Xian-Pan 17 of 2022, the Council of Indigenous Peoples held a symposium in Tainan City on the draft Plains Indigenous Peoples Status Act today (6^th). Members of the Legislative Yuan, local government officials, legislators, and local Plains Indigenous Peoples representatives were all invited to participate in the symposium and in-depth communications regarding the draft proposed by the Executive Yuan. This event has strengthened policy dialogue and will be an important reference for future communication mechanisms.

The Council of Indigenous Peoples pointed out that the Constitutional judgment clearly stipulates that when an ethnic group retains its cultural characteristics such as language, customs, and traditions in addition to historical records proving that it is an existing Austronesian ethnic group in Taiwan, it can apply for indigenous peoples' status if it so chooses. However, the government has to complete the relevant amendments or legislation work prior to October 27, 2025. The Council of Indigenous Peoples set up a task force responsible for drafting special legislation. It also held nine seminars last year to collect opinions from different perspectives. The Executive Yuan passed the draft at the Plenary sitting resolution on May 15, and it has been submitted to the Legislative Yuan for review.

The Council of Indigenous Peoples stated that when President Lai Ching-te served as Mayor of Tainan in 2017, he stated at the Plains Indigenous Peoples' symposium that the name rectification of Plains Indigenous Peoples is unable to be completed in one step because the current constitution had not yet been amended. He suggested that the Plains Indigenous Peoples should fight in stages, aiming to obtain status indigenous peoples first to ensure cultural preservation and improvements in education and social welfare, which would be a more practical option.

After the symposium was finished, many tribespeople of the Plains Indigenous Peoples had positive feedback on the symposium and appreciated the Chairperson of the Council of Indigenous Peoples attending the symposium in person. They considered the government's willingness to listen to the voices of ethnic groups to be sincere. The tribespeople expressed hope that the government continue to enter into dialogue with ethnic groups so that the Act can truly respond to the needs of the Plains Indigenous Peoples.

 The Council of Indigenous Peoples emphasized at the end that this marks the first time in Taiwan that an identification legal system for the Plains Indigenous Peoples has been set up, which carries great historical and legal significance. The Council of Indigenous Peoples hopes that through an open and transparent communication platform, the voices of the Plains Indigenous Peoples can be fully heard, and a policy system can be constructed with focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion for indigenous peoples.