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Full-Text Articles in Pacific Islands Languages and Societies
Te Kaitiakitanga O Ngā Tūpuna: Restructuring Repatriation And Globalizing Decolonial Indigeneity, Kailee A. Hall
Te Kaitiakitanga O Ngā Tūpuna: Restructuring Repatriation And Globalizing Decolonial Indigeneity, Kailee A. Hall
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Preserving cultural heritage through repatriation has admittedly worked against Indigenous communities because museums have maintained a system of control over their belongings and have fractured their trust in partnerships. Repatriation is the process by which Indigenous belongings, land, and people are returned, and must be decolonized into a system of support within museums’ institutional structures. The aim of this thesis is to analyze how the institutional mechanisms for repatriation are ineffective and offer a new framework to be globalized and accessible. While decolonial theories and methods act as a lens, Māori educationalist Graham Hingangaroa Smith’s Kaupapa Māori is a theoretical …
Voices Of Liberation: Indigenous Political Writings In Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, And Vanuatu During The Decolonization Era, David Chappell
Voices Of Liberation: Indigenous Political Writings In Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, And Vanuatu During The Decolonization Era, David Chappell
Pacific Studies
Historians of post-1945 decolonization in Oceania often say that British “administrations were pushing for independence more than the islanders” (Thompson 1994, 153), and a literature scholar criticized indigenous political writings for their “absence of a truly revolutionary heritage [or] utopian schemes” (Subramani 1992: 18–20). Yet, considering the arbitrary colonial bordering in linguistically diverse Melanesia, “national” political consciousness was still under construction. Islanders had governed themselves in local village councils for millennia and had very limited access to colonial education, so grassroots movements for self-empowerment rarely embraced the entire colonial territory. The foreign-derived names of Melanesian countries typified their nation-building challenges: …
“The Lolelaplap (Marshall Islands) In Us: Sailing West To East (Ralik→Ratak) To These Our Atolls (Aelon Kein Ad) Ad Jolet Jen Anij (Our Blessed Inheritance From God)”, Desmond N. Doulatram
“The Lolelaplap (Marshall Islands) In Us: Sailing West To East (Ralik→Ratak) To These Our Atolls (Aelon Kein Ad) Ad Jolet Jen Anij (Our Blessed Inheritance From God)”, Desmond N. Doulatram
Master's Projects and Capstones
This paper discusses the expansion of Oceania through a Marshallese indigenous lens as a focal point. It explains that decolonizing methodologies allows reclaiming of space for mental liberation and reassurement of constitutional rights. It highlights similar occurrences of decolonization practices meeting resistance in the 21st century all while strengthening the human right argument that no human deserves any less than their fellow human brothers and sisters. It argues that an indigenous imagery can only be viewed through an indigenous lens where the researches’ level of purity is retained and unfiltered. It nevertheless argues that Marshallese ethnolinguistics reveal the same cultural …
Rapping Back: Counter-Narratives From Auckland, New Zealand, Mariel Lopez Rogers
Rapping Back: Counter-Narratives From Auckland, New Zealand, Mariel Lopez Rogers
Master's Theses
Across the Pacific in Auckland, New Zealand two rap groups, Homebrew and @Peace, are contributing to a theoretically rich and socially conscious Hip Hop scene. Their music critically questions commercialism and conformity in a culture shaped by a history of colonialism. This makes their message starkly opposed to the normative values of New Zealand. The musicians of Homebrew and @Peace, a mix of Polynesian and Pakeha (people of European descent), employ methods of decolonization theory through the use of storytelling and focus on indigenous values. In a country that has adopted the neoliberal beliefs that competition drives human relations, and …
Micronesia's Coming Of Age: The Mormon Role In Returning Micronesia To Self-Rule, Devan Jensen
Micronesia's Coming Of Age: The Mormon Role In Returning Micronesia To Self-Rule, Devan Jensen
Faculty Publications
Mormons, or members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have a distinguished history of service in the U.S. government. During a forty-year period following World War II, Mormon politicians played vital roles in transitioning several islands in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from a quasi-colonial status into the self-governing Federated States of Micronesia. This article briefly traces the complicated transition through the public service of four key Mormon administrators: Elbert D. Thomas, John A. Carver Jr., Stewart L. Udall, and Morris K. Udall. They served respectively as first civilian high commissioner of the Trust Territory, …
Preserving Colonial Heritage In Postcolonial Micronesia, Jon G. O'Neill, Dirk Hr Spennemann
Preserving Colonial Heritage In Postcolonial Micronesia, Jon G. O'Neill, Dirk Hr Spennemann
Pacific Studies
Micronesia has a long history of colonial occupation: Spanish, German, Japanese, and finally American. Each power left tangible remains of its occupation and each has influenced the preservation of Micronesian culture. This essay explores the nature of historic preservation of colonial sites and property in a postcolonial world. What are the priorities and what are the constraints for Micronesian countries to manage their colonial past at a time when cultural self-determination has become reality?
Postcolonial Politics And Colonial Media Representations In New Caledonia, Alaine Chanter
Postcolonial Politics And Colonial Media Representations In New Caledonia, Alaine Chanter
Pacific Studies
The signing in 1998 of the Noumea Agreement on the political future of New Caledonia was of great significance in conferring a limited form of nationhood on New Caledonia prior to a vote on independence in fifteen to twenty years' time. The agreement itself argues that the emergence of a " new sovereignty" requires affirmation of the formative place of Kanak identity and culture in the society. This requirement is particularly apparent within the European community, which has based its opposition to independence on a denigration of Kanak claims to an affirmative identity and peoplehood. This article interrogates whether there …
Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney
Linking Colonization And Decolonization: The Case Of Micronesia, Timothy J. Gaffaney
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Norman Meller's Review Of Gary Smith's Micronesia: Decolonization And Us Military Interests In The Trust Territory Of The Pacific Islands, Norman Meller
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …
Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Book Listing for the Vol 15, No 3 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal
Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Vol. 15 No. 3 (1992): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …
Contributors: Vol 15 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Contributors: Vol 15 No. 3, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies
Pacific Studies
Contributors list of Vol. 15 (1992): Pacific Studies Full Issue 3
John Connell's Review Of David Robie's Blood On Their Banner: Nationalist Struggles In The South Pacific, John Connell
John Connell's Review Of David Robie's Blood On Their Banner: Nationalist Struggles In The South Pacific, John Connell
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Sharpening The Spearhead: Subregionalism In Melanesia, Norman Macqueen
Sharpening The Spearhead: Subregionalism In Melanesia, Norman Macqueen
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Introduction: The Special Issue On Political Change In The Pacific, Stephen Levine
Introduction: The Special Issue On Political Change In The Pacific, Stephen Levine
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers
Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Introduction: The Special Issue On Political Change In The Pacific, Stephen Levine
Introduction: The Special Issue On Political Change In The Pacific, Stephen Levine
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers
Guam’S Quest For Political Identity, Robert F. Rogers
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Lamont Lindstrom's Review Of Judith A. Bennett's Wealth Of The Solomons: A History Of A Pacific Archipelago, 1800-1978, Lamont Lindstrom
Lamont Lindstrom's Review Of Judith A. Bennett's Wealth Of The Solomons: A History Of A Pacific Archipelago, 1800-1978, Lamont Lindstrom
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Melanesian Socialism: Vanuatu's Quest For Self-Definition And Problems Of Implementation, Ralph R. Premdas
Melanesian Socialism: Vanuatu's Quest For Self-Definition And Problems Of Implementation, Ralph R. Premdas
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Lost Melanesian Brothers: The Irian Jaya Problem And Its Implications For Papua New Guinea, Terence Wesley-Smith
Lost Melanesian Brothers: The Irian Jaya Problem And Its Implications For Papua New Guinea, Terence Wesley-Smith
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
James Jupp's Review Of John Beasant's The Santo Rebellion: An Imperial Reckoning, James Jupp
James Jupp's Review Of John Beasant's The Santo Rebellion: An Imperial Reckoning, James Jupp
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
R. A. Herr's Review Of The Proceedings Of The Politics Of Evolving Cultures In The Pacific Islands, R. A. Herr
R. A. Herr's Review Of The Proceedings Of The Politics Of Evolving Cultures In The Pacific Islands, R. A. Herr
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of David Weisbrot, Abdul Paliwala, And Akilagpa Sawyerr's Law And Social Change In Papua New Guinea, William E. H. Tagupa
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of David Weisbrot, Abdul Paliwala, And Akilagpa Sawyerr's Law And Social Change In Papua New Guinea, William E. H. Tagupa
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
Alienated Land And Independence In Melanesia, Peter Larmour
Alienated Land And Independence In Melanesia, Peter Larmour
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of David Weisbrot, Abdul Paliwala, And Akilagpa Sawyerr's Law And Social Change In Papua New Guinea, William E. H. Tagupa
William E. H. Tagupa's Review Of David Weisbrot, Abdul Paliwala, And Akilagpa Sawyerr's Law And Social Change In Papua New Guinea, William E. H. Tagupa
Pacific Studies
No abstract provided.