Figure 1:
Research site in Naro Community, Jianshi Township, Taiwan.
Table 1:
Group discussion.
| No. | Type of interview | Date | Participants component | Rationale of selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group discussion | 2016/09/06 | Behuy, Hana and Yulaw | Behuy and Hana were born during the Japanese colonial era and have run a local grocery store and agricultural business since they married. They are both prestigious local leaders and have witnesssed colonial interventions in Tayal common property governance (e.g. forest, water, hunting ground… etc.) during various settler governments. Yulaw belongs to the same extended family. He currently is a farmer and subject to Tayal common property governance. |
| 2 | Group discussion | 2016/09/22 | Payal and Kumu | Kumu and Payal belong to the same extended family. Kumu is a local farmer and grows customary crops in her fields. Payal is a local resident. Both have the expertise of connecting and maintaining the local pipeline system and the allocation of water resources. |
| 3 | Group discussion | 2016/10/01 | Hetay and Apay | Hetay and Apay are a married couple and both are local farmers. They are familiar with evolving agricultural practices and accessibility to common property in the local context. |
| 4 | Group discussion | 2016/12/07 | Yuming, Kumay, Watan and Tapas | Yuming, Kumay and Watan belong to the same extended family. Yuming and Kumay are elders and leaders in their extended family and the community. They are both local farmers and are familiar with Tayal common property governance (e.g. hunting ground and trail, water source…etc.) Watan and Tapas were interpreters of this interview. |
| 5 | Group discussion | 2016/12/12 | Pasang and Yapit | Pasang has the expertise of connecting and maintaining the local pipeline system and the allocation of water resources. Yapit is Pasang’s mother. She is a committed customary crops cultivator and preserves native species (including bean, cucumber… etc.). |
Figure 2:
The priority relations of water interests.
(The diagram visualizes the understanding of customary water interests’ priority as concentric circles. The inner circle appears as the priority of water interests in customary law.)
Figure 3:
An example of the pipeline system in Naro.
Figure 4:
The pipeline reflects the social connections.
Figure 5:
Land boundary marker and a pipe attached on it in the edge of a field.
Informants list
| No. | Informant (pseudonym) | Gender | Occupation | Approx. age | Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atung | Male | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 2 | Payal | Male | Local residents | 50˜ | Tayal |
| 3 | Kumu | Female | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 4 | Hetay | Male | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 5 | Hayung | Male | Farmer and restaurant owner | 50˜ | Tayal |
| 6 | Tali | Male | Elder and former farmer | 80˜ | Tayal |
| 7 | Ataw | Male | Elder | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 8 | Yuming | Male | Farmer | 65˜ | Tayal |
| 9 | Kumay | Male | Farmer | 65˜ | Tayal |
| 10 | Watan | Male | Local resident and retired teacher | 50˜ | Tayal |
| 11 | Yulaw | Male | Farmer | 65˜ | Tayal |
| 12 | Pasang | Male | Farmer | 40˜ | Tayal |
| 13 | Icyh | Male | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 14 | Lahuy | Male | Farmer | 55˜ | Tayal |
| 15 | Behuy | Male | Local business owner | 75˜ | Tayal |
| 16 | Hana | Female | Local business owner | 75˜ | Tayal |
| 17 | Apay | Female | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 18 | Mayan | Male | Farmer and hunter | 55˜ | Tayal |
| 19 | Yukan | Male | Farmer | 55˜ | Tayal |
| 20 | Piaty | Female | Farmer | 55˜ | Han (married to Tayal) |
| 21 | Yaway | Female | Farmer | 55˜ | Tayal |
| 22 | Yapit | Female | Farmer | 60˜ | Tayal |
| 23 | Tapas | Female | Local resident | 50˜ | Tayal |