很久以前，天地開始分離，發出轟隆隆的巨響，世界改頭換面，哈莫(Hamo)，哈莫(Hamo)，鄒族的創世天神出現在玉山，哈莫有著巨大的人形和巨大的雙眼，穿著熊皮上衣，鮮紅色的長袍。

天神哈莫有著神奇的力量，祂想把世界變的更美，創造不同的風貌，於是哈莫大步的邁開腳步，一步一步的跨越群山，為鄒族創造居住的環境，祂用腳踩踏大地，創造廣大、平坦西部的平原。

哈莫到過的地方，同時喚醒沉睡的生命、萬物都活過來，哈莫在達邦、特富野、樂野創造各種生物，天神替鄒族人選定的領地，等待大地和動物都創造之後，哈莫用力搖動大樹，樹葉落地後變成了人，就是鄒族及馬雅（Maya）族的祖先，一起生活在這個天神創造的大地裡，繁衍形成各氏族與部落。
A long time ago, the heavens and the earth began to separate. With a loud, rumbling sound, the world was transformed, and Hamo, the creator god of the Tsou people, appeared on Yushan mountain. Hamo had a big human shape, and big eyes, and he had magical powers. Hamo wanted to make the world more beautiful, so he strode forward, crossing the mountains step by step, creating a place for the Tsou tribe to live. He stepped on the land with his feet and created a vast and flat western plain.
Where Hamo has been, he awakens dormant life, and everything comes alive. Hamo created various creatures in Dabang, Tefuye, and Leye. Hamo shook the trees with force. After the leaves fell to the ground, he became a human being. That is, the ancestors of the Tsou and Maya peoples, they lived together on this earth created by the gods and multiplied to form various races and tribes.

許久以前，天上突然出現了兩顆太陽，刺眼、炎熱的光不斷地照耀著大地，兩顆太陽每天都高高掛著，天地萬物被高溫曬的懨懨一息，作物無法成長，族人也無法出外工作，生活很痛苦，萬物活在沒有夜晚的世界，沒人知道該怎麼辦。

為了解決這個難題，族人的領袖們聚集在庫巴（KUBA）討論解決辦法……這時，有位勇士，知道了族人的困難，便自告奮勇要接下這個任務，決心要解決這難題，誓言要把一顆太陽射下，希望能讓萬物生活的環境能恢復如從前般的生機，勇士不顧危險，用盡全力大步奔跑著，不斷朝著太陽的方向辛苦追逐著，好不容易，勇士終於追逐到太陽了！

此時，勇士沉住呼吸、拉開弓箭、瞄準太陽…….射中了！勇士擊中太陽，天地開始劇烈的搖動，勇士趕緊躲到山洞裡，等待著天地恢復平靜。

沒想到，因為勇士的射擊，讓兩顆太陽嚇壞了，紛紛躲起來，外面的天空越來越黑，颳起風，很長一段時間，兩顆太陽都不敢出現，世界變成一片黑暗，勇士非常懊悔，無盡的長夜不是勇士想要的結果。

沒了太陽，世界陷入長久的黑暗，動物和農作物都不見了，族人的生活變得更加困苦，族人開始不斷向太陽祈求，希望太陽能出現照亮大地，族人們真誠的祈求，感動了太陽，終於，沒受傷的太陽終於願意出現了，早上用溫暖的陽光照亮大地，又賜給萬物生命；而另一顆受傷的太陽變成了月亮，在夜晚守護大地，讓族人、動植物有休息的機會，再次孕育新的能量，有了晝夜、東升西落，族人們重新恢復日出而作、日落而息的生活，農作物再次豐收，從此萬物生生不息。
A long time ago, two suns appeared in the sky. The dazzling, burning light was constantly shining on the earth: two suns hanging high every day and all living things in the world were dying from the high temperature. Crops could not grow, and the tribesmen were unable to go out to work. Life was pain, in a world without night. Nobody knew what to do.
In order to solve this problem, the elders gathered at KUBA to confrere on a solution. At this time, a warrior volunteered to take on this task. He was determined to solve this problem, and vowed to shoot down a sun, hoping to make restore the living environment as before. The warrior did not think of the danger and ran with all his strength. Finally, the warrior caught up with the sun!
At this time, the warrior held his breath, drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the sun... and hit it! The heavens and the earth began to shake violently, and the warrior ran to hide in a cave, waiting for the heavens and earth to return to calm.
However, because of the warrior's arrow, the two suns were frightened and also hid. The sky outside was getting darker and the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the world became dark. The warrior became regretful. How could it be like this?
Without the sun, animals and crops disappeared, and the life for the tribe became more difficult. The tribe began to pray to the gods, hoping that the sun would illuminate the earth again. The devout prayers of the tribe moved the suns, and finally, the sun that was not injured appeared. In the morning, the warm sunlight illuminates the earth and gives life to all things; while another wounded sun became the moon, guarding the earth at night, so that the tribe, animals and plants can rest well. With day and night, the tribe can get back to normal life, crops are harvested again, and everything became prosperous.

上古時期，達邦附近有一條無比巨大的鰻魚橫躺在溪中，巨鰻的身型太過壯大，堵住了部落裡的溪水，水不斷湧入村莊，漫淹過屋頂，洪水氾濫成海，大地頓時成了一片汪洋。

族人為了存活，人們和動物都跑到玉山上的洞窟躲起來，深怕被恐怖的洪水淹沒，族人在玉山上不安的等待著，希望隨著時間流逝，洪水能退去，但過了很久……..洪水絲毫沒有退減的跡象，族人們都不知所措，難過辛苦建造的家園就這樣消失了，只能彼此安慰，祈求上天能有奇蹟發生。

部落族人在玉山躲避洪水的時候，沒有火種，所以就派了哥有伊細鳥（kojoise）去尋找火種，哥有伊細鳥雖然找到火種，因為飛行速度太慢了，火燒到牠的嘴邊，所以就放棄火種。人們又派了烏忽古鳥（ungu）去取回火種，他飛得很快，所以順利的把火種帶回來，從此大家有火種可以來煮食物、烤火取暖了。

因為烏忽古鳥取回火種，所以族人容許牠在田裡吃小米，而哥有伊細鳥只能在田邊覓食。這兩種鳥的嘴尖都是短的、平的形狀，那就是取火種的時候被火燒過的痕迹。
A long, long time ago, there was a very huge eel lying in the river near Dabang. It blocked the tribe river, and the water became to flood, even went over the roof. All of a sudden, the land became the ocean.
In order to survive, people and animals all ran to hide in Yushan Mountain. They were really afraid of being submerged by the flood. The tribesmen waited for a long time, but the flood did not recede. Everyone was so sad that their hard-built homes have disappeared. Aside from comfort each other, they could only pray to the gods for a miracle.
When people were avoiding the flood in Yushan, they sent kojoise to look for fire. Although kojoise had found the fire, it burned his mouth because he flew too slowly, and failed to bring it back. Then the tribesmen asked ungu to look for the fire again. It flew very fast, so this time the fire was successfully brought back , and then everyone had fire for cooking and warming.
Because ungu had retrieved the fire, the tribe allowed it to eat millet from the field, and the kojoise could only seek food beside the field. The short and flat beaks of these two birds are the evidence of bring back the fire for the tribe.

這就是鄒族人的生活呀！
你們看，看著遠方的山頭楓樹由綠轉紅時，就是小米播種的時候了。

這幅畫，呈現鄒族傳統生活的日常，族人們各自為著生活努力，勤奮的樣子，鄒族勇士外出打獵、捕魚、守護家園的平安，婦女在田裡耕作、煮飯、照顧孩子，打理家裡的事物，彼此分工合作。

男子們外出打獵的前一晚，鄒族男子們忙碌準備獵捕的工具，包括磨利刀劍、製作弓箭、縫補背袋，也要帶著山芙蓉樹皮製作而成，經過巫師祈福後的幸運符（fugueo)，祈求打獵過程可以順利，平安帶著豐收的獵物回家。

清晨天還未亮、星星仍掛在天空時，男子們會帶著神聖的打獵工具，帶著家人的祝福，上山打獵；婦女們背著孩子、手牽著孩子，走進田裡，彎著腰，耕作插秧，種植小米，把田地裡的雜草拔除，仔細呵護著小米苗，期盼小米健康壯大，長出結實累累、有著飽滿黃澄澄稻穗。
This is the life of the Tsou people!
You see, when the maple trees on the distant hills begin to turn red, it is time for millet to be sown.
In this painting, you can see the Tsou warriors going out to hunt, fish, and guard their homes. The women work in the fields, cook, take care of children, take care of things at home, and cooperate with each other.
The night before going out to hunt, the Tsou men were busy preparing hunting tools, including sharpening knives, making bows and arrows, sewing up straps, and carrying lucky charms made from the bark of hibiscus and praying to the wizards for a successful hunt, so they can safely bring the prey home.
In the early morning, before dawn, hunters went up to the mountains to hunt with sacred hunting tools and the blessings of their families. The women carried their children and held them in the fields. The weeds are removed, and the millet is expected to grow strong and golden.

小米，是鄒族重要的糧食作物，金黃金黃的顏色，真漂亮。

每年7、8月正是適合收割小米的季節，在小米採收前，我們會把鐮刀磨利，部落裡的男性修補編織放小米的背簍(yunku)，讓背簍(yunku)可以堅固，承載採收的小米，把小米保護好，這是一個很粗重的工作，一定要有力量的男子們一起來幫忙。

婦女們帶著鐮刀，手握著每株小米，在靠近手掌處，割下稻稈，再將每束小米用線綑綁在一起，一束一束輕輕的放進簍子裡，健壯的男子們用力背起背簍，將滿滿豐收的小米帶回家。回家後，將一束一束綑綁好的小米，放在太陽下日曬，讓小米吸收充足的陽光，可以保存的更久，好好的保存土地給予小米的滋養。

小米豐收後，每年舉行的小米祭，是部落的一項重要大事，整個部落的人都會一起參與、幫忙，有好多的工作大家要分工合作，除了感謝小米女神帶來今年的豐收，讓我們可以有富足的生活、生長飽滿的小米可以採收，同時也祈求上天賜予豐沛的雨水，讓明年作物長得好、長得健康，能繼續照顧部落裡的族人們。
The rich golden millet, is an important food crop for Tsou people. Extraordinarily gorgeous.
July and August are harvest season for millet. Before the millet is harvested, the men in the tribe sharpen the sickle, repair and weave the pack baskets of millet. So it can be strong enough to protect and store the harvested millet. This is a very rough job, which requires strong men to help.
Women hold millet in their hands, cut off the stalks right underneath their palms with sickles, tie the millets together with threads, and gently put them into the pack baskets, which will be carried home by the strong men.
In order to be stored for a longer time, the bundles of millet will be dried under the sun to absorb enough sunlight.
After the harvest, the annual millet festival is an important event for the Tsou people. Since there are a lot of works, the whole tribe will join and cooperate with each other.
The purpose of the annual millet festival is for thanking the goddess of millet, who brings the harvest and provides the Tsou people fulfilled life. At the same time, the tribe prays for abundant rain, so that the crops will grow well and healthily, and the clansmen can be fed well next year.

每年7、8月小米收後，最重要就是小米祭了Homeyaya(穫米亞亞)！

我們想好好感謝小米女神，感謝小米女神在過去一年保護小米，讓今年小米可以豐收，小米祭就像是鄒族的過年，是家家戶戶、全部落的族人都要一起參與的大事。

為了準備祭典要用的小米酒，族人們會將曬乾的小米過篩、開始搗米後再將小米煮熟，製作小米酒；祭典前，族人們會禁吃魚、蔥薑蒜、地瓜，將身體清潔乾淨、打掃祭屋，將鍋碗瓢盆洗乾淨餐具、曬太陽，因為小米女神愛乾淨，要將環境整理，小米女神才會開心；小米祭典當天，部落長老及族人們會以酒、肉、糯米糕等食物祭祀神靈，感謝小米女神的祝福，讓農作豐收，並為家人們祈求祝福。

家人們共聚分享，參與祭典外，更會一起準備豐盛的餐點，並先邀請部落的長輩、耆老到家中享用，給予家人祝福，分享喜悅。期盼明年的農作物也能得到女神的保護，持續豐收，擁有富足的生活。
After the millet is harvested in July and August, the most important thing is the millet festival Homeyaya!
We would like to thank the Goddess of millet, thank for protecting millet in the past year, so we can have a bumper harvest.
For the Tsou people, the millet festival is like the Lunar New Year. It’s a really big deal and the whole tribe will come and enjoy it.
In order to prepare the millet wine for the festival, the clansmen will sieve the dried millet, start to pound the millet, and then cook the millet to make millet wine. Before the ceremony, the clansmen are forbidden to eat fish, green onion ,ginger, garlic, and sweet potato. Because the goddess of millet loves cleanliness, the clansmen will cleanse their bodies, clean the sacrificial house, wash the pots, pans and tableware, and dried under the sun. The goddess of millet will be satisfied if the environment is organized. On the day of the millet festival, the elders will worship the gods with millet wine, meat, glutinous rice cakes, thank the goddess of millet for a bumper harvest, and pray for blessings for their families.
Besides a big reunion in the ceremony, the family will invite the elders of the tribe to their house and share a sumptuous meal with them, giving blessings to the family and sharing the joy. Hoping the crops will be harvested under the blessings of the goddess of millet, so that they can have a rich life.