Lin Shu-ling

Lin Shu-ling (Chinese: 林淑玲; pinyin: Lín Shūlíng; born 1976), is an Amis woman from the Tse-tung buluo (indigenous village community), in the Fushan Village, Beinan Township, Taitung County, Taiwan.[1] As a traditional custodian of the land on which the Taitung Miramar Resort was built, she was a leader of the community movement against it, and became a voice for indigenous land rights in Taiwan.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

In 2018, Lin announced her intention to run as a plains aborigines candidate in the Beinan Township representing the New Power Party in the November 2018 Taitung County Government elections.[10] However, in September 2018, she was disqualified by the Taitung Election Commission due to having a conviction for "public abuse". She has appealed her disqualification to the Central Election Commission.[11]

  1. ^ Glenn Smith, 2015, Taiwan indigenous activists win legal battle against luxury resort developer
  2. ^ Taipei Times, 2016: EPA encouraged to halt review of Shanyuan resort
  3. ^ The Reporter, 2015, Lin Shu-ling's resistance
  4. ^ Emily McKee, Wild at Heart, The Miramar Story, 2012
  5. ^ China Times, Miramar will be arbitrated in Taitung County, 2017
  6. ^ The News Lens: Bigger than Miramar, 500-room Golden Palms Resort to be reviewed, 2018
  7. ^ Taiwan Environmental Information Center: Miramar EIA canceled, 2016
  8. ^ Government site: Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan, ROC, Taiwan
  9. ^ The News Lens, Anti-Miramar activists successfully stalled opening, 2018
  10. ^ CNA, 2018: Taitung Election Committee disqualifies Lin Shu-ling, Lin vows to continue campaign
  11. ^ CNA, 2018