Tribal legends have it that the ancestors of Ita Thao came nearby the Sun-moon Lake while chasing a precious white deer; this was how they came and settled down in the area. The village chief and the elders of Ita Thao once said that their ancestors came from Mountain Ali or somewhere near Tainan, in northern Taiwan. The ancestors seemed to possess the status of "Maotano", which means "brave men", in the southern tribal society. This is why some Ita Thao people took "Mao" (from "Maotano") as their Han Taiwanese last name.

伊達邵勇士
傳說邵族人的祖先是為了追逐一頭罕見的白鹿，才來到現今日月潭附近，並且定居下來。而伊達邵袁頭目與長老曾經表示祖先來自阿里山區或台南一帶，可能原來擁有南部部族社會中稱為〝Maotano〞的勇士地位，因此有一部份族人在改為漢姓時，取其前音節Mao，成為『毛』姓。

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