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History of Wallis and Futuna, the People and Culture

Author : Morgan Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781715305352
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book History of Wallis and Futuna, the People and Culture written by Morgan Price and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Wallis and Futuna, the People and Culture, Information tourism. Wallis and Futuna Islands are beautiful islands lying in the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa. The beauty of remote islands lost far away in the ocean has always inspired researchers and nature enthusiasts who set out their expeditions. Wallis and Futuna were discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th century, but were the French who stepped on the land of the islands as competent owners. In the South Pacific Ocean between Fiji and Samoa lie Wallis and Futuna Islands, three remarkable volcanic islands, Wallis, Futuna and Alofi. The islands were discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th century; however, the French became the first Europeans to settle here. Wallis is named after the Cornish explorer Samuel Wallis. Today, Wallis and Futuna Islands remain one of three French colonies (the other two are French Polynesia and New Caledonia) and the territory is governed by the French constitution and uses the French legal system. Although Wallis and Futuna Islands consist of three islands, only two of them, Wallis and Futuna, are inhabited. The cannibal people of Futuna ate the population of Alofi in the 19th century, and since that time, nobody has tried to occupy the island (although cannibals are already past). There are also twenty uninhabited islets with the total area of two hundred and seventy four square kilometers. Alofi is also uninhabited for the reason of lack of fresh water supplies, while other areas are almost deprived of fertile soils. In fine, the islands have only five percent of arable land and suffer from deforestation due to the use of wood as the main fuel for many years. Totally, the forests have been reduced over fifteen percent on Wallis and thirty percent on Futuna. Alofi forest remains untouched as the island is uninhabited and covers seventy percent of its area.

Introduction to Wallis and Futuna

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 5839339369
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (393 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Wallis and Futuna written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallis and Futuna is a French island territory located in the South Pacific, comprising of three main islands: Wallis, Futuna, and Alofi. The islands are situated between Fiji and Samoa, with a combined area of just under 300 km². Despite being a French territory, the language spoken remains primarily Wallisian and Futunan. The economy of Wallis and Futuna is largely based on agriculture and subsistence farming, with importation of goods being necessary due to the lack of natural resources on the islands. The small population of approximately 11,000 people is heavily reliant on governmental support from the French government, with education and healthcare being provided for by the French state. There is also a limited tourism industry, with visitors coming to enjoy the beautiful beaches and traditional culture of the islands.

Introduction to Wallis and Futuna

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 8408803190
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

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French Polynesia History and Culture

Author : Martial Moutcho
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781543127812
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (278 download)

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Download or read book French Polynesia History and Culture written by Martial Moutcho and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French Polynesia History and Culture. Early Settlement. People, Tradition and Lifestyle. A Book for tourism and Information. Polynesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific Islands known as Polynesia (from Greek poly 'many' and nesoi 'islands'). Polynesia encompasses a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex at the Hawaiian Islands in the north and its base angles at New Zealand (Aotearoa) in the west and Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the east. It also includes (from northwest to southeast) Tuvalu, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), American Samoa, Tonga, Niue, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti and the other Society Islands, the Marquesas Islands, the Austral Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago, including the Gambier Islands (formerly the Mangareva Islands), and Pitcairn Island. At the turn of the 21st century, about 70 percent of the total population of Polynesia resided in Hawaii

Wallis & Futuna Business Law Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Laws

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 143877141X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Wallis & Futuna Business Law Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Basic Laws written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallis & Futuna Business Law Handbook - Strategic Informtion and Basic Laws

Wallis & Futuna Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 143876913X
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Wallis & Futuna Investment and Business Guide Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wallis & Futuna Investment and Business Guide - Strategic and Practical Information

Pacific Worlds

Author : Matt K. Matsuda
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521887631
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Pacific Worlds written by Matt K. Matsuda and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential single-volume history of the Pacific region and the global interactions which define it.

Culture in the Domains of Law

Author : René Provost
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316737977
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Culture in the Domains of Law written by René Provost and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean for courts and other legal institutions to be culturally sensitive? What are the institutional implications and consequences of such an aspiration? To what extent is legal discourse capable of accommodating multiple cultural narratives without losing its claim to normative specificity? And how are we to understand meetings of law and culture in the context of formal and informal legal processes, when demands are made to accommodate cultural difference? The encounter of law and culture is a polycentric relation, but these questions draw our attention to law and legal institutions as one site of encounter warranting further investigation, to map out the place of culture in the domains of law by relying on the insights of law, anthropology, politics, and philosophy. Culture in the Domains of Law seeks to examine and answer these questions, resulting in a richer outlook on both law and culture.

Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands

Author : John H. Stubbs
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003807941
Total Pages : 951 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands written by John H. Stubbs and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth in a series that documents architectural conservation in different parts of the world, Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands: National Experiences and Practice addresses cultural heritage protection in a region which comprises one third of the Earth’s surface. In response to local needs, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands have developed some of the most important and influential techniques, legislation, doctrine and theories in cultural heritage management in the world. The evolution of the heritage protection ethos and contemporary architectural conservation practices in Australia and Oceania are discussed on a national and regional basis using ample illustrations and examples. Accomplishments in architectural conservation are discussed in their national and international contexts, with an emphasis on original developments (solutions) and contributions made to the overall field. Enriched with essays contributed from fifty-nine specialists and thought leaders in the field, this book contains an extraordinary breadth and depth of research and synthesis on the why’s and how’s of cultural heritage conservation. Its holistic approach provides an essential resource and reference for students, academics, researchers, policy makers, practitioners and all who are interested in conserving the built environment.

Cultural Interpretation of Heritage Sites in the Pacific

Author : Dirk R. Spennemann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Interpretation of Heritage Sites in the Pacific written by Dirk R. Spennemann and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Introduction to New Caledonia

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
ISBN 13 : 8221052442
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to New Caledonia written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Caledonia is a French territory located in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of a main island, known as Grande Terre, and several smaller islands. The population of New Caledonia is around 280,000, with the majority of the population living in the capital city of Noumea on Grande Terre. The official language is French, but the indigenous Kanak people also speak several indigenous languages. The economy of New Caledonia is largely dependent on the mining industry, specifically nickel production, which accounts for around 80% of the country’s export revenue. Tourism is also important, with visitors attracted to the country’s beautiful beaches, coral reefs, and unique cultural heritage. New Caledonia has a complex cultural and political history. It was originally inhabited by the Kanak people, who had their own distinct cultures and languages. The territory was then colonized by the French in the 19th century and used as a penal colony. In the 20th century, the decolonization movement led to a rise in Kanak nationalism and demands for independence. This resulted in a period of violence and conflict, known as the “Events” of the 1980s, which eventually led to the signing of the Noumea Accord in 1998. The accord provided for a gradual transfer of power from France to New Caledonia, with a referendum on independence planned for 2021. The political situation in New Caledonia remains contentious, with sharp divisions between those who support independence and those who wish to maintain ties with France.

Indigenous Peoples [4 volumes]

Author : Victoria R. Williams
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440861188
Total Pages : 1338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Indigenous Peoples [4 volumes] written by Victoria R. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 1338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an essential resource for those interested in investigating the lives, histories, and futures of indigenous peoples around the world. Perfect for readers looking to learn more about cultural groups around the world, this four-volume work examines approximately 400 indigenous groups globally. The encyclopedia investigates the history, social structure, and culture of peoples from all corners of the world, including their role in the world, their politics, and their customs and traditions. Alphabetically arranged entries focus on groups living in all world regions, some of which are well-known with large populations, and others that are lesser-known with only a handful of surviving members. Each entry includes sections on the group's geography and environment; history and politics; society, culture, and tradition; access to health care and education; and threats to survival. Each entry concludes with See Also cross-references and a list of Further Reading resources to guide readers in their research. Also included in the encyclopedia are Native Voices inset boxes, allowing readers a glimpse into the daily lives of members of these indigenous groups, as well as an appendix featuring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Wet and the Dry

Author : Patrick Vinton Kirch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226437491
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book The Wet and the Dry written by Patrick Vinton Kirch and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars and researchers have long believed that the ability to irrigate is crucial to the development of civilizations. In this book, archaeologist Patrick Kirch challenges this "hydraulic hypothesis" and provides a more accurate and detailed account of the role of "wet" and "dry" cultivation systems in the development of complex sociopolitical structures. Examining research on cultural adaptation and ecology in Western Polynesia and utilizing extensive data from a variety of important South Pacific sites, Kirch not only reveals how particular systems of production developed within the constraints imposed by environmental conditions, but also explores the tension that arises between contrasting productive systems with differential abilities to produce surplus. He shows that the near total neglect of short-fallow dryland cultivation, as well as arboriculture, or tree-cropping, has seriously distorted the picture that archaeologists and anthropologists have of agricultural intensification and its relation to complex social structure. This work, likely to become a classic, will be central to all future discussions of the ecology and politics of agricultural intensification.

Ethnobotany of Pohnpei

Author : Michael J. Balick
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824837495
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Ethnobotany of Pohnpei written by Michael J. Balick and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnobotany of Pohnpei examines the relationship between plants, people, and traditional culture on Pohnpei, one of the four island members of the Federated States of Micronesia. Traditional culture is still very strong on Pohnpei and is biodiversity-dependent, relying on both its pristine habitats and managed landscapes; native and introduced plants and animals; and extraordinary marine life. This book is the result of a decade of research by a team of local people and international specialists carried out under the direction of the Mwoalen Wahu Ileilehn Pohnpei (Pohnpei Council of Traditional Leaders). It discusses the uses of the native and introduced plant species that have sustained human life on the island and its outlying atolls for generations, including Piper methysticum (locally known as sakau and recognized throughout the Pacific as kava), which is essential in defining cultural identity for Pohnpeians. The work also focuses on ethnomedicine, the traditional medical system used to address health conditions, and its associated beliefs. Pohnpei, and indeed the Micronesian region, is one of the world’s great centers of botanical endemism: it is home to many plant species found nowhere else on earth. The ultimate goal of this volume is to give readers a sense of the traditional ethnobotanical knowledge that still exists in the area, to make them aware of its vulnerability to modernization, and to encourage local people to respect this ancient knowledge and keep such practices alive. It presents the findings of the most comprehensive ethnobotanical study undertaken to date in this part of Micronesia and sets a new standard for transdisciplinary research and collaboration.

Paradise Past

Author : Robert W. Kirk
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786469781
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Paradise Past written by Robert W. Kirk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 400 years from Magellan's entrance into Pacific waters to 1920, the lives of the people of the South Pacific were utterly transformed. Exotic diseases from Europe and America, particularly the worldwide influenza pandemic, were deadly for islanders. Ardent missionaries changed the belief systems and lives of nearly all Polynesians, Aborigines, and those Papuans and Melanesians living in areas accessible to westerners. By 1920 every island and atoll in the South Seas had been claimed as a colony or protectorate of a power such as Britain, France or the United States. Factors aiding this imperial sweep included European outposts such as Sydney, advances in maritime technology, the work of missionaries, a desire to profit from the area's relatively sparse resources, and international rivalry that led to the scramble for colonies. The coming of westerners, as this book points out, was not entirely negative, as head-hunting, cannibalism, chronic warfare, human sacrifice, and other practices were diminished--but whole cultures were irreversibly changed or even eradicated.

Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Education, language, patterns & policy

Author : R. J. Morrison
Publisher : [email protected]
ISBN 13 : 9789820201071
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Education, language, patterns & policy written by R. J. Morrison and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Science of the Pacific Island Peoples is a series of four volumes which contains a unique collection of traditional scientific and technical knowledge from the Pacific Islands. Traditional knowledge, based on accumulated experience or continuous usage, is usually passed from one generation to the next by work of mouth and demonstration. Having had little attention from the media, education ministries, or development agencies, traditional knowledge is in danger of being forgotten. These books attempt to record some aspects of traditional knowledge before they are lost. This, the fourth volume, on Education, Language, Patterns, and Policy contains chapters on allegory, Australia, tourism, the 21st century, Fijian cosmology, Tongan symmetries, Papua New Guinea, the Cook Islands, communication and information, the Crown Research Institutes of Aotearoa/New Zealand, Polynesian thought, Maori knowledge, developmental activities in Western Samoa, Fijian mats, Micronesian development, and Vanuatu games. The other volumes in the series are Ocean and Coastal Studies (volume 1); Land Use and Agriculture (volume 2); and Fauna, Flora, Food & Medicine (volume 3)."--Back cover.

Changing Contexts, Shifting Meanings

Author : Elfriede Hermann
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824860144
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Changing Contexts, Shifting Meanings written by Elfriede Hermann and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on processes of cultural transformation at work in Oceania and analyzes them as products of interrelationships between culturally created meanings and specific contexts. In a series of inspiring essays, noted scholars of the region examine these interrelationships for insight into how cultural traditions are shaped on an ongoing basis. The collection marks a turning point in the debate on the conceptualization of tradition. Following a critique of how tradition has been viewed in terms of dichotomies like authenticity vs. inauthenticity, contributors stake out a novel perspective in which tradition figures as context-bound articulation. This makes it possible to view cultural traditions as resulting from interactions between people—their ideas, actions, and objects—and the ambient contexts. Such interactions are analyzed from the past down to the Oceanian present—with indigenous agency being highlighted. The work focuses first on early encounters, initially between Pacific Islanders themselves and later with the European navigators of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, to clarify how meaningful actions and contexts interrelated in the past. The present-day memories of Pacific Islanders are examined to ask how such memories represent encounters that occurred long ago and how they influenced the social, political, economic, and religious changes that ensued. Next, contributors address ongoing social and structural interactions that social actors enlist to shape their traditions within the context of globalization and then the repercussions that these intersections and intercultural exchanges of discourses and practices are having on active identity formation as practiced by Pacific Islanders. Finally, two authorities on Oceania—who themselves move in the intersecting space between anthropology and history—discuss the essays and add their own valuable reflections. With its wealth of illuminating analyses and illustrations, Changing Contexts, Shifting Meanings will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of cultural and social anthropology, history, art history, museology, Pacific studies, gender studies, cultural studies, and literary criticism. Contributors: Aletta Biersack, Françoise Douaire-Marsaudon, Bronwen Douglas, David Hanlon, Brigitta Hauser-Schäublin, Peter Hempenstall, Margaret Jolly, Miriam Kahn, Martha Kaplan, John D. Kelly, Wolfgang Kempf, Gundolf Krüger, Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris, Lamont Lindstrom, Karen Nero, Ton Otto, Anne Salmond, Serge Tcherkézoff, Paul van der Grijp, Toon van Meijl.