Kavalan (噶瑪蘭族), Taiwan aboriginal group

Kavalan (噶瑪蘭族), one of Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan, most lived in the east coast, from Yilan to Taitung, about thousand people. Kavalan also old name of Yilan. They used live in Yilan over 600 years. But was forced to migrate in the Qing dynasty. Now the biggest tribe in Xīn shè, Hualien. Laligi (海祭) was the important ceremonies, held in between Mar. and Apl. "Wanay" meant Thank you.噶瑪蘭族, 台灣原住民族之一, 多住於東海岸, 從宜蘭到台東, 人數約1000人. 噶瑪蘭也是宜蘭的舊地名. 曾經在那世居超過600年. 但於清朝時被迫遷移. 現在最大的部落在花蓮新社. Laligi (海祭)是最重要的祭典約在三四月間舉行. "Wanay" 是噶瑪蘭語"謝謝".