the Taipei Times has an interesting language tidbit at the end of today's "Head of Council of Indigenous Peoples comes under fire" article:
Huang Chao-shun (黃昭順), another KMT lawmaker ... said that in its online dictionary, the Ministry of Education (MOE) had recently listed the title “head leader” (頭目) as ringleader of a criminal organization.
In Aboriginal culture, the term is an honorable title bestowed upon the patriarch of a tribe who has demonstrated superior wisdom, leadership and bravery.
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