台灣原住民的運動文化，皆有其特色和文化意義。但是，原住民歷經不同政權的統治，原始運動文化已隨時代的變遷而逐漸消失，如不及時對其運動文化加以整理，將無從了解原住民原始的運動文化。筆者根據相關文獻及對賽夏族的田野工作，以賽夏族原始運動文化為主軸，依清代、日據、戰後等三個時期作為研究其運動文化變遷的分期依據，撰寫本論文。本研究得到以下結論：一、清朝時代，賽夏族因生活方式原始，其運動文化圍繞著生產、戰鬥能力之養成而形成；在其日常的遊戲與成長過程的年齡制度中皆特別著重對身體能力作培養與訓練，因此，吾人可發現生活在原始社會的賽夏族，對於身體的鍛鍊是積極，且相當有系統。而賽夏族的原始運動文化的觀念、行動、物質體系則是與他群區隔的依據，原始運動文化突顯出賽夏族的族群特性。 二、日據時代，賽夏族在日人的威壓與教化下風俗習慣有明顯的轉變，其中原始運動文化已逐漸消失。而近代體育的傳入，則將賽夏族運動文化導向休閒娛樂及競技化方向發展，值得給予肯定。惟，此時期賽夏族運動文化日式色彩的顯現，是否減低了賽夏族運動文化的特性，導致本族群文化的特殊性不顯著，值得再考。三、賽夏族歷經清朝、日據、以及國民政府時代的統治下，運動文化有顯著改變，其中傳統運動文化已全然消失，相對的族群文化的特殊性衰退，重視身體鍛鍊的程度亦下降；而近代體育則將賽夏族的運動文化導向競技化，其結果對於賽夏族是好是壞，亦是「傳統」與「現代」之間，誰是誰非的兩難問題，值得吾人深思。

Shifts in the Sports Culture of the SaiciatsSummary The sports cultures of Taiwanese aboriginal tribes all have their special characteristics and cultural significance. The aborigines, however, underwent the rule of different governments. Primitive sports cultures are gradually disappearing with the passage of time. If we do not take the time to systematize these sports cultures, there will be no way to understand the aboriginal sports cultures. This thesis is primarily a study of changes in the primitive sports culture of the Saiciats during the Ching Dynasty, the Period of Japanese Occupation, and the Post-War Years and is based on relevant literature and field work among the Saiciats. The following conclusions were reached during this study:1. During the Ching Dynasty, due to a primitive lifestyle, the sports culture of the Saiciats revolved around the maintenance of production and battle capabilities. They laid special stress on cultivating and training physical abilities during their everyday games and in the process of growing up. We discovered that the primitive Saiciats were very active and systematic in their physical training. The concepts of the Saiciats towards their primitive sports training, mobility, and material systems were a basis that distinguished them from other groups. The primitive sports culture of the Saiciats brought out the special characteristics of the tribe.2. During the Period of Japanese Occupancy, the traditions and customs of the Saiciats changed notably under the oppression and civilizing of the Japanese and, as a result, their primitive sports culture began to gradually disappear. The introduction of modern sports which reoriented the Saiciat sports culture around leisure and competition is worthy of approval. But whether or not the emergence of Japanese flavor in the sports culture of the Saiciats during this time diminished the special characteristics of the Saiciat sports culture, thereby decreasing the uniqueness of their tribal culture is worth investigating.3. The sports culture of the Saiciats has undergone obvious changes under the rule of the Ching Dynasty, the Japanese, and the Nationalist government and their traditional sports culture has completely disappeared and, correspondingly, the uniqueness of the tribal culture and the emphasis placed on physical training have dwindled. Modern sports have shifted the emphasis of the Saiciat sports culture to competition and the dilemma as to whether this has been good or bad for the Saiciats is basically the same as the "traditional" vs. "modernization" dilemma. This is something we should think about.