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Anthropology and Colonial Violence in West Papua

Published on November 27, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, Pacific Oceania, Us and Them

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 campaigns, about the savage nature of the “civilizing mission. >> continue (link updated)

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Eben Kirksey, Westpapua.net

How an Indian migrant group overcame racism in New Zealand

Published on October 19, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, migration, Pacific Oceania

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 sailors jumped ship on the Southland coast.

Otago University anthropologist Dr Jacqueline Leckie has researched Indian migration to New Zealand over nearly 200 years. Leckie says such popular events help improve race relations, although racism remains a problem in New Zealand. >> continue

New Zealand News

MARSHALL ISLANDS: Preserving culture with new technologies

Published on August 17, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, Pacific Oceania, technology

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 and the wider public. In the Marshalls, cultural officers are working to protect fragile records of the past, like the De Brum collection, thousands of etched glass plates, with pictures of Micronesia from past centuries. >>continue (link updated)

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 and the…

The Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico and Fishing in the Solomon Islands

Published on July 28, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, 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).

We also have an interactive presentation of The Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, based on films made by Frode Storaas. >>continue

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).

We also have an interactive presentation of The Day of…

New Maori party wins first seat in parliament

Published on July 12, 2004 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, maori, Pacific Oceania, politics

The Independent

The party aims to be a new force in New Zealand politics, wooing Maori voters who have traditionally supported Labour. It has threatened to join forces with the centre-right National Party to oust Ms Clark’s Labour minority government in an election due to be held next year.

Legislation placing the seabed and foreshore under public control is opposed by Maoris, who say it will deprive them of traditional ownership of coastal areas. The government says it is intended to protect public access to beaches and fisheries while accommodating Maori customs such as gathering seafood on ancestral lands. The plan sparked the biggest Maori protest for decades, with 20,000 demonstrators cramming the grounds of parliament in Wellington in May.

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The Independent