Migration has become the norm for many indigenous people in Taiwan. However, the urban and tribal indigenous people of Taiwan face distinct situations. The study data comprise a series of household registration statistics, census data from the year 2000, and household registration data of the year 2007 specifically for indigenous people. This study focuses on the growing importance of the northern metropolitan areas of Taiwan in the migration pattern of indigenous people and examines migration patterns and tendencies. Moreover, this study also analyzes the spatial hot spots of settlement by indigenous people in the northern region of Taiwan. The main findings are as follows: 1) the indigenous population of northern Taiwan gradually increased from the 1970s and from 2000 it actually surpassed that of eastern Taiwan. Additionally, Taipei County and Taoyuan County became the main destinations for all indigenous migrants. 2) The migration propensity of urban indigenous people is characterized by more positive educational selectivity and more negative age selectivity in northern areas than elsewhere. 3) The migrant flow is lower in Taipei City than in Taipei County and Taoyuan County, but the quality of migrants to Taipei City is better than that to the other two counties. 4) Examining the pattern of lifetime migration reveals that the three counties in the northern region reveal a hierarchical relationship in the process of indigenous migration.