Society and Culture Papua New Guinea Oceania

Society and Culture Papua New Guinea Oceania

Papua New Guinea has more languages than any other country on Earth, and is very culturally diverse. Custom and indigenous cultures are still often very strong. Urban life in PNG reflects the tensions between the old and the new, the indigenous and the global. This category includes sites that reflect the make up of the Papua New Guinea community: its people, its history, and resources and institutions that serve the people of Papua New Guinea.

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Counting Systems of Papua New Guinea and Oceania - Full text of a 1992 Ph.D. thesis by Glendon Avedon Lean on counting systems.
Eric's PNG Site - An informational site about the country, its culture and people.
Morobe Province Agricultural Society - Information about past Morobe Province Shows, including agricultural displays and cultural performances.
Keynote Address - Value of Traditional Knowledge in the 21st Century - Transcript of a speech by John Waiko at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
Between Two Nations - Full text of the 1986 book by R. J. May on the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border and West Papuan nationalism.
PNG Gossip - A newsletter based on snippets of information from Papua New Guinea.
Paliau Movement - A 1998 article by Kakak Kais on the Paliau Movement (cargo cult) of Madang Province.
Summer Institute of Linguistics Papua New Guinea - Dedicated to vernacular language development and translation of materials within the country of Papua New Guinea. Language materials for some of Papua New Guinea's many languages.
Ethnologue - Languages of Papua New Guinea - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
Evaluating Information: A Stone Age Perspective on the Internet - An essay by A. D. Madden, focusing on the Kope People.
Yumi Yet - Art and artifacts from the Havini and Sirivi families of Bougainville Island exhibited at the Australian Museum Collection.
Global List of Women's Organizations - Papua New Guinea - Provides contact information for groups of women helping others.
Papua New Guinea Online Dating Site - Allows people to meet online in search of their perfect match.
Tapr: The Drum (Garamut) Signals of the Maramba Society - An article by Paul Yamngarpise Norman on the significance of drum signals in Maramba society, presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
Ex Kiap - A contact site for the Kiap (past patrol officers) of Papua New Guinea.
Huli Sociolinguistic Change - Detailed description of Huli culture in Southern Highlands, including photos and vocabulary.
Whiteman and Mungas Barter System - A poem from the book Tsomi by Matubuna Tahun. [PDF]
The Blue Logic: Something from the Darker side of Port Moresby - A novel by Wiri Yakaipoko. [PDF]
Geographer on the Kiwai Coast - A collection of around 100 photographs of village life.
Oksapmin Society and World View - PhD thesis on culture in Oksapmin, West Sepik Province: an aesthetic oneness of opposites.
Information, Communication and Disability - An article by D. Bruce Yeats presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.

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