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Webb, Michael, and Camellia Bell Webb-Gannon. "Decolonization, popular song and Black-Pacific identity in Melanesia." Media, Culture & Society 42, no. 1 (January 2020): 142–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163443719884053.

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Melanesians were pejoratively labelled the dark-skinned islanders by European explorers in the 1830s, an act that has shaped understandings of the region and its peoples down to the present day. In this brief essay, we attempt to demonstrate that since the new millennium, aided by digital tools and the Internet, young Melanesians have localized Black Atlantic music forms in order to assert agency, no matter how limited, in relation to their experiences of rejection and marginalization within the global system. The musical creation of new identity spaces is briefly considered through three condensed case studies that exemplify core contemporary Melanesian social concerns: (1) Pacific climate change, (2) Melanesian cultural identity in relation to pressures of modernity and globalization and (3) independence for West Papua. Increasingly, we propose, such expressions are becoming a significant factor in the ongoing reshaping in Melanesia of what it means to belong in the world while remaining culturally distinct.
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Whiteman, Darrell L. "Human Rights and Missionary Response: The Case of the South Pacific Labor Trade." Missiology: An International Review 24, no. 2 (April 1996): 247–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182969602400208.

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An infamous period of South Pacific history surrounds the interaction between Europeans and Melanesians in the “recruiting” of about 100,000 Melanesians to work primarily on copra, cotton, and sugar plantations in Fiji, Samoa, New Caledonia, and Queensland, Australia. In many instances the human rights of Melanesians were severely violated. They experienced physical abuse, violence, and even kidnapping in the recruiters' efforts to take them from their island villages to work on plantations. This article documents the important role missionaries played in discovering the violations of Melanesians' human rights, in speaking out against these abuses, and ultimately in bringing an end to this horrible practice.
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Blades, Johnny. "Melanesia’s test: The political quandary of West Papua." Pacific Journalism Review 20, no. 2 (December 31, 2014): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v20i2.164.

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West Papuans often say that the conflict in their homeland, the self-determination struggle against Indonesian territorial control and the impact of a heavy military presence, are a regional issue. As a people, the West Papuans have historically identified as being Pacific Islanders and particularly as Melanesians. If a regional solution is required to address the political quandary of West Papua, it is informative to adopt a regional lens and explore the way the other Melanesian countries, especially the governments and media, respond to the situation there; also how they engage with Indonesia over West Papua. Events of the last few years within the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) have made it clear that some leverage is being applied on the issue in the geopolitical domain. At the same time, mainstream media coverage of events unfolding in West Papua, as well as the MSG’s response, has been largely missing. However, a true internationalisation of the West Papua issue has arrived and deserves close inspection.
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Bellwood, Peter. "On Melanesians and Polynesians." Journal of Pacific History 20, no. 2 (April 1985): 104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223348508572511.

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Behuku, Freodisa Meilisa, Ahmad Guntur Alfianto, and Waifti Amalia. "Self Care of Mental Health Generation Z Of Melanesia Race In Indonesia." Journal of Rural Community Nursing Practice 1, no. 1 (March 30, 2023): 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.58545/jrcnp.v1i1.92.

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Generation Z is the generation with an average age of 10 to 25 years. This generation is smarter and more active in digitalization than the previous generation. Mental health problems in Generation Z have increased every year. Efforts made by doing mental health self-care. One of the races in Indonesia, mental health problems often occur. The race is the Melanesian Race which is in the eastern part of Indonesia. Cultural factors and warfare have contributed to mental health problems in the region. This research aims to describe mental health self-care for Melanesians in Indonesia. This research design uses a quantitative descriptive research design with a survey approach. The sample used is Generation Z of the Melanesian Race with a total of 169 respondents. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. The measuring tool uses the Mindful Self-Care Scale questionnaire. The sampling technique is by distributing it through the Google form, Whatsapp groups, telegrams to social media. The research was conducted from September 2022 to February 2023. The description of the average mental health self-care for Generation Z of the Melanesian Race is mostly physical care (17.56 ± 4.986). while self-care mental health generation Z Race Melanesian (82.13±16.021). Mental health self-care for generation Z Melanesian race prefers physical care. And self-care for the mental health of Generation Z of the Melanesian Race is more towards positive behavior.
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Todd, Maya Rani Louise Chandra, Stephen Sikaveke Kodovaru, Georgia Antoniou, and Peter J. Cundy. "Clubfoot deformity in the Solomon Islands: Melanesian versus Polynesian ethnicity, a retrospective cohort study." Journal of Children's Orthopaedics 14, no. 4 (August 1, 2020): 281–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1863-2548.14.190172.

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Purpose Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) has a high incidence in the South Pacific, with New Zealand Maori and Polynesian rates of up to seven per 1000 live births, at least five times higher than the Caucasian population. A genetic component is suggested to explain this, however, there is little information regarding the difference of incidence between Polynesian and Melanesian ethnicity in the South Pacific. Our aim was to investigate the effects of ethnicity on the incidence of CTEV in the Solomon Islands, specifically comparing Melanesian and Polynesian ethnicity. Methods Between 2011 and 2017, data was collected in the Solomon Islands from over 40 clinics upon introduction of the Ponseti programme for treatment of CTEV. Records were kept using the validated Global Clubfoot Initiative data form. Ethnicity was documented, including family history. Results In total, 138 children presented during this period, with 215 affected feet reviewed and treated. In all, 74% of children had solely Melanesian parents and 6% Polynesian. Using the general population ethnic breakdown of 95.3% Melanesian and 3.1% Polynesian, the odds of CTEV in children of Melanesian parents were 0.41 times lower compared with the odds in children of Polynesian parents. Conclusion The results indicate that in the Solomon Islands, CTEV in Melanesian children was less than half as likely to occur in Polynesian children. Our findings also support the theories of minimal Polynesian genetic material persisting in the Solomon Islands and a different genetic risk of CTEV between Polynesians and Melanesians. Level of Evidence III
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Smith, Michael French, and Marilyn Strathern. "Androgynous Melanesians and Theoretical Dilemmas." Anthropological Quarterly 63, no. 4 (October 1990): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3317317.

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Boutilier, James. ": Melanesians and Missionaries . Darrell Whiteman." American Anthropologist 87, no. 4 (December 1985): 970–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.1985.87.4.02a00620.

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Zahn, L. M. "Denisovan DNA retained in Melanesians." Science 352, no. 6282 (April 7, 2016): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.352.6282.183-c.

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Nachman, Steven R. "Discomfiting Laughter: "Schadenfreude" among Melanesians." Journal of Anthropological Research 42, no. 1 (April 1986): 53–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/jar.42.1.3630379.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Melanesians"

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Zaku, Atkin. "The roles of Melanesians in the development of the Church in Melanesia 1925-1975." Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2013. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/3f3b4df0a689dc5cf35ab66bb53e745d9274303f5b85cb001990664e72bcae07/2374678/ZAKU_ATKIN_2013.pdf.

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The Church of Melanesia has been independent for almost forty years and to date, no detailed examination of the roles of the Melanesians in the development of the church in Melanesia has been available. While most missionaries were aware of the importance of the roles of Melanesians, their writings did not focus on this reality. This research is therefore done to expose what seems to be a ‘silent’ subject. The research is historical, anthropological, sociological, and missiological/theological. It attempts to answer questions pertaining to the subject of this thesis by examining the people of Melanesia and their society in relation to God through their participation in the church. The initial primary goal of the Melanesian mission was the ‘development of the whole humanity’ embedded in the ethos of ‘true religion, sound learning and useful industry.’ The Melanesian undertakings through the Melanesian Brotherhood (MBH), education institutions, healthcare services, Taroniara industrial development and the local village communities were guided by these principles. Three common themes continue to re-emerge in this thesis. ..
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Khosa, Raspal S. "The Bougainville secession crisis, 1964-1992 : Melanesians, missionaries, and mining /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 1992. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09ark45.pdf.

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Moore, Clive. "Kanaka a history of Melanesian Mackay /." Port Moresby : Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies and University of Papua New Guinea Press, 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/17857721.html.

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Koro, Paul, and n/a. "The Papua New Guinea Senior Education Officers' views on Leadership: A Cross-Cultural Perspective." University of Canberra. Education, 1998. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20050516.100024.

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This study examines senior education officers' (SEOs) perceptions of the meanings and characteristics of the term 'leadership' both from their traditional PNG and Western perspectives. Data were drawn from questionnaires returned by 20 SEOs, 2 recorded interviews and a focus-group methodology. The purposes of the study are to: (i) define the meaning of leadership from the senior education officers' perspectives and through the review of the literature; and (ii) identify key characteristics and skills of the leadership role of senior education officers in PNG today, as a basis for improving practice and informing knowledge about leadership. Respondents were asked to define the meaning of the term leadership, and to describe their most memorable leadership experiences which may have helped to shape their understanding of leadership. They were also asked to identify and to list the key leadership functions, qualities and skills/abilities which they perceive to be most important in their roles today, and for the foreseeable future. Literature on leadership is complex and wide ranging. Those which provided data of particular significance in specific areas directly related to this study include: Rost (1991) on the definitions of leadership; Kouzes and Posner (1993 and 1987) in relation to characteristics of leadership; on educational leadership (Sergiovanni et al 1987, Turney et al 1992, and Fullan 1991 and 1992) in relation to the functions, qualities and related skills/abilities of educational leaders; on culture and cross-cultural studies (Hallinger and Leithwood 1996, Heck 1996, Bates 1992); and various ethnographic sources on PNG and Melanesian traditional and contemporary leadership. A number of significant findings have emerged through this research study. The first, relates to a firm view of traditional PNG/Melanesian leadership as a 'shared leadership', defined in this study as a shared influence relationship among members of a social unit through a mutual quest for their existence. The notion of shared leadership emphasises the importance of reciprocal generosity, cooperation and competition for Melanesians in their daily quest for their needs and aspirations based on mutual concern, care and devotion for one another. The great diversity of people and cultures of Melanesians also enriches the view of 'leadership as cultural practice' (Gerstner and O'Day 1995, Heck 1996, Bates 1992) and the interplay of 'education as cultural construction'. These insepearable concepts provide logical and promising framework both towards transcending knowledge, cultures and poeple, and an interest to engage in more cross-cultural research. This study identifies among the most pressing problems of contemporary leadership in PNG relates to the inability of leaders to transcend traditional knowledge and customary practices with the new Western knowledge and practices. In other words, the problems of transcending the notion of 'shared leadership' with Western leadership characterised by public accountability, credibility and integrity normally associated with leadership in public office cannot easily be matched and transferred. This study suggests a 'transcendent leadership model' as a potential solution toward achieving this end. Extending beyond one's own limits, to do something extraordinary and admirable for the common good is what transcendent leadership model suggests every leader must be able to do. The foundations of transcendent behaviour the literature suggests include: moral and ethical living (Starratt 1996); ambition, competence, and integrity (Bennis and Goldsmith 1994); and honesty, forward-outlook and inspiration (Kouzes and Posner 1993). The literature indicates that these qualities and skills require proper 'intellectual conditioning' (Ramoi 1987, Narakobi 1991), to produce 'educated persons' (Starratt 1996) who are able to understand, appreciate, critique, and participate in their cultures, traditions, and history. This study therefore investigates and defines the meanings, roles and functions of the concepts of leadership, culture and education in relation to the cross-cultural conditions of the work of SEOs in PNG.
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Bowser, Lauren K. "Convergent Evolution of Darkly Pigmented Skin in Island Melanesian Populations." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1515508204175712.

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Daimoi, Joshua Kurung. "An exploratory missiological study of Melanesian ancestral heritage from an indigenous evangelical perspective." Phd thesis, Department of Studies in Religion, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/6083.

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Pickles, Anthony J. "The pattern changes changes : gambling value in Highland Papua New Guinea." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3389.

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This thesis explores the part gambling plays in an urban setting in Highland Papua New Guinea. Gambling did not exist in (what is now) Goroka Town before European contact, nor Papua New Guinea more broadly, but when I conducted fieldwork in 2009-2010 it was an inescapable part of everyday life. One card game proliferated into a multitude of games for different situations and participants, and was supplemented with slot machines, sports betting, darts, and bingo and lottery games. One could well imagine gambling becoming popular in societies new to it, especially coming on the back of money, wage-work and towns. Yet the popularity of gambling in the region is surprising to social scientists because the peoples now so enamoured by gambling are famous for their love of competitively giving things away, not competing for them. Gambling spread while gifting remained a central part of the way people did transactions. This thesis resists juxtaposing gifting and selfish acquisition. It shows how their opposition is false; that gambling is instead a new analytic technique for manipulating the value of gifts and acquisitions alike, through the medium of money. Too often gambling takes a familiar form in analyses: as the sharp end of capitalism, or the benign, chance-led redistributor of wealth in egalitarian societies. The thesis builds an ethnographic understanding of gambling, and uses it to interrogate theories of gambling, money, and Melanesian anthropology. In so doing, the thesis speaks to a trend in Melanesian anthropology to debate whether monetisation and urbanisation has brought about a radical split in peoples' understandings of the world. Dealing with some of the most starkly ‘modern' material I find a process of inclusive indigenous materialism that consumes the old and the new alike, turning them into a model for action in a dynamic money-led world.
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Schram, Ryan. "Feast of water Christianity and the economic transformation of a Melanesian society /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3369402.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.
Title from first page of PDF file (viewed September 17, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-371).
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Henson, Leslie 1949. "Neither too fitted nor foreign : the process of developing a model for doing contextual theology in Melanesia from within the evangelical-reformed tradition." Monash University, School of Political and Social Inquiry, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/7562.

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Hamilton, Steven G. "Melanesian Island Pteropodidae (Chiroptera) community niche partitioning conveyed in hair and tounge ecomorphology /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18340.pdf.

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Books on the topic "Melanesians"

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Sillitoe, Paul. An introduction to the anthropology of Melanesia: Culture and tradition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

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Nouvelle-Calédonie, Musée de, ed. Arts de l'échange en Océanie. Nouméa: Musée de Nouvelle-Calédonie, 2001.

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F, Ingebritson Joel, ed. Human sexuality in Melanesian cultures. Goroka, Papua New Guinea: Melanesian Institute, 1990.

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Löschner, Antonia. Fiktionale Literatur als Quelle ethnologischer Identitätsforschung: Identitätsbedürfnisse im zeitgenössischen Melanesien. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 2011.

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Centro mostre di Firenze (Italy), ed. Oceania nera: Arte, cultura e popoli della Melanesia nelle collezioni del Museo di antropologia e etnologia di Firenze : Firenze, Sala d'arme di Palazzo vecchio 30 aprile-9 agosto 1992. Firenze: Cantini, 1992.

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Moore, Clive. The Kanaka generation: The visual heritage of Melanesians in Australia. [Honiara]: National Museum of Solomon Islands, 2008.

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Ingebritson, Joel. Human sexuality in Melanesian cultures. Madang, Papua New Guinea: Kristen Press, 1990.

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Wonda, Sendius. Tenggelamnya rumpun Melanesia: Pertarungan politik NKRI di Papua Barat : fakta, dinamika politik, dan pembangunan NKRI terhadap eksistensi rumpun Melanesia di bumi Papua Barat sebuah perangkap, juru selamat, atau malapetaka. Abepura, Jayapura, Papua: Deiyai, 2007.

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Ammann, Raymond. Kanak dance and music: Ceremonial and intimate performance of the Melanesians of New Caledonia, historical and actual. Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie: A.D.C.K., 1997.

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Huffer, Elise. Vanuatu, ou, Le symbole du renouveau mélanésien: La première décennie d'indépendance, 1980-1990. Nouméa: Centre de documentation pédagogique Nouvelle-Calédonie, 1998.

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Book chapters on the topic "Melanesians"

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Fischer, Steven Roger. "Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians." In A History of the Pacific Islands, 24–82. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08812-3_2.

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Saito, Hisafumi. "16. Barefoot Benefactors A Study of Japanese Views of Melanesians." In Remembrance of Pacific Pasts, edited by Robert Borofsky, 292–95. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9780824864163-021.

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Peregrine, Peter N. "Melanesian." In Encyclopedia of Prehistory, 252–53. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1189-2_26.

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Stubbs, John H., William Chapman, Julia Gatley, Ross King, and Richard A. Englehardt. "Melanesia." In Architectural Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, 458–91. New York: Routledge, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003129455-9.

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"The Melanesians." In Race & History, 484–85. Routledge, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315828527-45.

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Strathern, Marilyn. "Artefacts of history: Events and the interpretation of images." In Culture and History in the Pacific, 25–44. Helsinki University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.33134/hup-12-5.

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By discussing the reactions of Melanesians to the arrival of Europeans, this article raises some queries against anthropological perceptions of historical process. In evoking Melanesian "images", a set of perceptions is presented, which poses problems for the division of labour between social/cultural anthropologists and those concerned with material culture of the kind that finds its way to museums. The result of the division has been that anthropologists have hidden from themselves possible sources of insight into the processes by which people such as the Melanesian of Papua New Guinea deal with social change, and change themselves.
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Matadradra, Anawaite. "Minority Melanesians in Suva." In Suva Stories: A History of the Capital of Fiji, 385–98. ANU Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.22459/ss.2022.17.

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Ruse, Michael. "From the Greeks to the Enlightenment." In Atheism. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780199334599.003.0002.

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How Do We Go about Our Task? In a perfect world, no doubt, we would consider belief and nonbelief equally for every society, for every inhabitant of Planet Earth. Christianity would count no more than, say, the cargo cult of the Melanesians. The denial...
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Stead, Victoria C. "Conclusion." In Becoming Landowners. University of Hawai'i Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.21313/hawaii/9780824856663.003.0008.

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Mapping the destabilization of land and power in conditions of entanglement is a complex task. If there is a dominant tendency emerging out of entanglement and the destabilisation of structures of power, it is to the diminishing of local autonomy. Still, even in deeply unequal and hierarchical situations, Melanesians and others do speak to—and speak back to—an entangled world. For many, customary land is the place from which they speak. Moving beyond Melanesia and the Pacific, a metaphor of entanglement offers possibilities for thinking globally about the impacts and experiences of change, and the significance of forms of connection to land. A globalized world is an entangled world, in which all people and places are implicated. Globally, entanglements confront and disrupt the smooth workings of capital and the state system, fracturing taken-for-granted assumptions about what it means to be in the world, and offering powerful articulations of alterity.
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"The object in view: Aborigines, Melanesians, and museums." In Museums and Source Communities, 53–65. Routledge, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203987834-12.

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Conference papers on the topic "Melanesians"

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Tjuka, Annika, Lena Weißmann, and Kilu von Prince. "Tagging modality in Oceanic languages of Melanesia." In Proceedings of the 13th Linguistic Annotation Workshop. Stroudsburg, PA, USA: Association for Computational Linguistics, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18653/v1/w19-4008.

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Flint, Sarah, and Kristen Pammer. "Principles of Test Development in Papua New Guinea." In International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology Congress. International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4087/xkso1762.

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With over 800 languages and more than 1000 cultural groups, Papua New Guinea (PNG) provides a challenging environment in which to develop culturally appropriate psychometric tests. Consequently, few tests have been specifically developed for parallel-emic research in PNG. This paper proposes a framework in which to develop psychometric tests within PNG. Linguistic, cultural and social factors are all addressed and strategies for working within these cultural boundaries are posited. Models for translation and validation are assessed in light of the unique challenges presented by the linguistic diversity of PNG. An alternative methodology of translation more appropriate for PNG is also proposed. Furthermore this paper provides a working example of these test development principles. A reading ability test was successfully constructed in line with the principles of test development proposed here. The application of these principles to other Melanesian countries is also discussed.
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Purwanti, Retno. "BAHASA AUSTRONESIA DARI SUMATERA." In Seminar Nasional Arkeologi 2019. Balai Arkeologi Jawa Barat, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24164/prosiding.v3i1.7.

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Austronesia merupakan suku bangsa terbesar yang mendiami wilayah Indonesia. Kajian mengenai tanah asal suku bangsa melayu-polynesia ini menarik dikaji dari berbagai aspek, baik dari arkeologi, sejarah, dan bahasa. Bahasa sebagai alat untuk menyampaikan ide dan pesan antar manusia mulai muncul pada permulaan abad ke Sembilan belas. Marsden berpendapat bahwa penduduk kepulauan Pasifik berasal dari Asia (dari wilayah Tartar). Hanya penduduk dibagian barat kepulauan pasifik yang ia maksudkan tentu Melanesia kemungkinan besar berasal dari irian. Tonggak pegangan Marsden lebih condong pada pertimbangan terhadap kesukubangsaan dari pada fakta kebahasaan. Setelah itu muncul beberapa teori mengenai asal usul bahasa. Kajian terbaru menganggap bahwa asal usul bahasa Austronesia dari Kalimantan. Bahkan ada yang mengatakan dari Sumatera. Hampir semua kajian bahasa didasarkan pada aspek linguistik dan tidak menyertakan data materi. Penelitian terhadap prasasti dan manuskrip yang terdapat di Sumatera bagian Selatan sejak tahun 2009-2019 memberikan gambaran bahwa bahasa Melayu sudah digunakan di daerah ini pada abad ke-7 Masehi. Prasasti-prasasti dari masa Kedatuan Sriwijaya sebagian besar menggunakan bahasa Melayu. Pada masa kemudian ditemukan prasasti-prasasti yang dituliskan pada timah, tanduk, rotan, dan bambu yang ditulis dengan menggunakan aksara lokal dan menggunakan bahasa Melayu. Di Sumatera Selatan sampai tahun 2019 ini tercatat ada 54 bahasa pengakuan (Melayu). Jumlah tersebut belum termasuk bahasa yang digunakan pada prasasti-prasasti dan manuskrip yang ditemukan di Jambi dan Bengkulu. Berdasarkan bukti-bukti prasasti dan manuskrip dapat diduga bahwa bahasa Melayu berasal dari Sumatera.
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Reports on the topic "Melanesians"

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Manioli, Julia, Patrick Pikacha, and Brian Weeks. Tetepare: Community Conservation in Melanesia. American Museum of Natural History, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.5531/cbc.ncep.0019.

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Tetepare, an island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands, is the largest uninhabited tropical island in the Southern Hemisphere. Tetepare has a largely intact wilderness, with remarkable biodiversity of globally significant conservation importance. This case study explores the biodiversity of Tetepare and efforts to maintain Tetepare as “the last wild island.” In response to threats by the extractive logging industry, the landowners of the island – Solomon Islanders descended from Tetepare’s original inhabitants - formed what is today known as the Tetepare Descendants’ Association (TDA), an organization that manages and conserves the island and its resources. TDA members receive benefits through a community conservation agreement (CCA): in return for conserving the land and rejecting all commercial exploitative industries, members receive benefits including scholarships, sustainable livelihood development, and employment opportunities. Tetepare’s conservation serves as an example of landowners successfully leveraging their natural inheritance to sustainably meet the economic needs of their communities without sacrificing the natural heritage of future generations.
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