As the sole center for Aboriginal studies in Taipei, however, the center hasn't been without its critics.
Members of the Ketagalan tribe have complained that no members of the group were consulted during the museum's planning stages. Critics have also charged that past crimes against Aborigines have been ignored and even gone as far as to say that the center promotes the outdated idea of Aboriginal development under the Han Chinese rule.
These are charges that Wang wholeheartedly denies, choosing instead to point to the center's continuing success at both attracting large numbers of visitors and being an important educational asset for all of the nation's Aboriginal peoples.
"Since we opened, the center has seen upwards of 20,000 visitors, which works out on average of up to 150 people per day," Wang said. "I believe what we are doing is both an educational asset and crucial to keeping Aboriginal culture alive in Taipei, which, is after all, a melting pot for all of Taiwan's Aboriginal peoples, regardless of tribe."
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