卑南族久居於族群複雜的台東縱谷、平原環境，和他族往來互動頻繁，其多源組成與多元內涵的社會文化特色，在卑南族口傳文學中多有反映。卑南族的神話、傳說中，時常可見到與他族互動的相關情節，其中與阿美族人互動的故事，呈現出阿美族人不同的形象。本文主要透過卑南族起源敘事中呈現的不同阿美族人形象進行探討，並輔以卑南族傳說中卑南人以武力、巫術及智慧與阿美族人協商、征戰、媾和的情節內容作為討論材料，試圖探討卑南與阿美二族的交流互動情境。

There are various tribes (lived) in the East Rift Valley and Champaign, where the Puyuma Tribe lived for a long time. The Puyuma Tribe interacts with other tribes frequently; its numerous sources of composition and varied society culture are reflected on its oral literature. These interacted plots could often be found in the tale and mythology of Puyuma Tribe. Among the tale and mythology, the interaction with Amis Tribe shows different images of them. In this article, we investigate the different images of Amis Tribe according to the narration of origins of Puyuma Tribe. And we also use the tales, which show the plots that Puyuma Tribe assists Amis Tribe in negotiations, campaigns and making peace with others by its force, witchcraft and wisdom as the research resources. Try to investigate the interactions and communications between Puyuma Tribe and Amis Tribe.