Edward P. Wolfers, The National (Papua New Guinea)
The book "The Name Must Not Go Down: Political Competition and State-Society Relations In Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea" by Dr Joseph Ketan is primarily a study of political competition in the area ar… more »
Category: "Pacific Oceania"
Scoop, New Zealand
For the first time in its fifteen-year history, the world's most prestigious award in marine conservation has been given to an anthropologist.
Dr. Shankar Aswani, an honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropolo… more »
The New Zealand Herald
For New Zealanders the land represents everything that is pure and authentic. It's. the essence of who we are. We love it so much that we fear losing it which is why we get so upset about foreign ownership and Maori claims to th… more »
by lorenz on Dec 18, 2004 in corporate & business anthropology, culture traditions, gift economy gift giving, Pacific Oceania
New Scientist
Every year, the people of the Trobriand Islands in the Solomon Sea off Papua New Guinea exchange ornamental seashell armbands and necklaces. It is a social ritual that according to Malinowski cements social bonds between fishing communit… more »
Eben Kirksey, Westpapua.net
Most 19th century anthropologists who participated in violent colonial encounters reinforced popular prejudices, depicting apuans as inherently violent savages. Others, however, wrote critiques, and even conducted letter ca… more »
New Zealand News
At the end of this month Auckland City will celebrate Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. Public celebration of Indian religious festivals in New Zealand is a recent trend, although Indians have been in the country since 1810 when… more »
Go Asia Pacific
The Alele Museum in the Marshall Islands has joined with the Historical Preservation Office to launch a new internet website, in English and Marshallese. The aim is to make Alele's collection more accessible to students, researchers an… more »
by lorenz on Jul 28, 2004 in culture traditions, Latin- and Central America, Pacific Oceania, Visual Anthropology
Nordic Anthropological Film Association (NAFA)
Explore the Chea-villagers' traditional "Kuarao"-fishing in the Solomon Islands - in an interactive presentation based on professor Edvard Hviding and SOTFilm a/s filmproject "Chea's Great Kuarao" (1996).… more »
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