The Council of Indigenous Peoples held "The Land Ownership Certificates Presentation Ceremony of The Council of Indigenous Peoples' Land Purchase from Taiwan Sugar Cooperation Registered as Lands Reserved for Indigenous Peoples" at the Taitung County Government on June 9. Deputy Chairperson Du Zhang Mei-zhuang (Adralriw Abaliusu) awarded the land ownership certificates to 19 tribespeople, which signified the specific achievement of land justice.

The background of the land purchase can be traced back to 1895. The Government of Taiwan (Formosa) issued Ri Ling No. 26 to turn the lands left by indigenous peoples' ancestors into public lands. After the restoration of Taiwan, these lands were registered and owned by Taiwan Sugar Corporation, and indigenous tribes rented lands from Taiwan Sugar Corporation since 1946. In accordance with relevant regulations, the Council of Indigenous Peoples conducted land surveys to investigate the lands reserved for indigenous peoples that met the conditions of public land readjustment and organized a land purchase, readjusting the lands to those reserved for indigenous peoples. Through this project, 57 plots of land were purchased in areas in Taitung, Hualien, and Pingtung, totaling approximately 1.44 hectares. After negotiations, the Council of Indigenous Peoples and Taiwan Sugar Corporation purchased the lands for NT$74.3 million, and registered them as lands reserved for indigenous peoples in accordance with the land re-subdivision and readjustment procedures. Since then, tribespeople are no longer required to pay rent. The lands reclaimed today are located in Luye Township, Taitung City, Beinan Township, and Taimali Township.

Deputy Chairperson Du Zhang Mei-zhuang emphasized in the speech, "It's not only a land transfer, but a specific response of the government to the protection of indigenous peoples' rights and fulfillment of land transitional justice." The origin of the project can be traced back to the proposed ruling of the fourth committee meeting of the Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee on December 28, 2017, at which the Council of Indigenous Peoples was requested to cooperate with Taiwan Sugar Corporation to investigate and handle the matter. After eight years of hard work, in addition to the cooperation and support of Taiwan Sugar Corporation, the project was finally implemented, achieving the policy objective of land transitional justice through public-private partnership.

The Council of Indigenous Peoples further stated that the project to purchase lands from Taiwan Sugar Corporation in addition to readjusting the lands reserved for indigenous peoples is subsidized by the Executive Yuan, and has the collective support and cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Development Council, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics, Taiwan Sugar Corporation, the Taitung County Government, and local township offices. In the future, the Council of Indigenous Peoples will continue to assist indigenous peoples in improving the land law system and ensuring that the land rights of indigenous peoples are fully protected.