Yupas Watan is a Miaoli Atayal tribe member and cultural historiographer. Since attending a PhD program in the Department of Anthropology at National Taiwan University, he has held part-time teaching positions at multiple universities. He has for many years devoted himself to recording the oral life histories of Atayal elders, as well as researching the history of Atayal migration and wars, their witchcraft culture, and changes in the Atayal language. Through his writing, he hopes to pass down Atayal culture to future generations.