Oceania- Papua New Guinea- Society and Culture

21 pages found in Society and Culture:

Between Two Nations

Full text of the 1986 book by R. J. May on the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border and West Papuan nationalism.
http://papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/may/index.html

The Blue Logic: Something from the Darker side of Port Moresby

A novel by Wiri Yakaipoko. [PDF]
http://www.pngbuai.com/800literature/author-yakaipoko/Wiriextract.pdf

Counting Systems of Papua New Guinea and Oceania

Full text of a 1992 Ph.D. thesis by Glendon Avedon Lean on counting systems.
http://www.uog.ac.pg/glec/thesis/thesis.htm

Eric's PNG Site

An informational site about the country, its culture and people.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/png/

Ethnologue - Languages of Papua New Guinea

Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PG

Evaluating Information: A Stone Age Perspective on the Internet

An essay by A. D. Madden, focusing on the Kope People.
http://www.pngbuai.com/300socialsciences/communications/evaluation-internet-stoneage/Palimi-Evaluating-Information.html

Ex Kiap

A contact site for the Kiap (past patrol officers) of Papua New Guinea.
http://www.exkiap.net

Geographer on the Kiwai Coast

A collection of around 100 photographs of village life.
http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Eley/EleyPapua.html

Global List of Women's Organizations - Papua New Guinea

Provides contact information for groups of women helping others.
http://www.distel.ca/womlist/countries/papuanewguinea.html

Huli Sociolinguistic Change

Detailed description of Huli culture in Southern Highlands, including photos and vocabulary.
http://www.accsoft.com.au/~drgcjlom/huli1.htm

Information, Communication and Disability

An article by D. Bruce Yeats presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/disability/WS97-sec17-Bruce.html

Keynote Address - Value of Traditional Knowledge in the 21st Century

Transcript of a speech by John Waiko at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/w97-keynote.html

Morobe Province Agricultural Society

Information about past Morobe Province Shows, including agricultural displays and cultural performances.
http://www.morobeshow.org.pg/

Oksapmin Society and World View

PhD thesis on culture in Oksapmin, West Sepik Province: an aesthetic oneness of opposites.
http://www.perey-anthropology.net/Oksapmin-A.htm

Paliau Movement

A 1998 article by Kakak Kais on the Paliau Movement (cargo cult) of Madang Province.
http://www.pngbuai.com/100philosophy/paliau-movement/default.htm

Papua New Guinea Online Dating Site

Allows people to meet online in search of their perfect match.
http://www.pngdate.com

PNG Gossip

A newsletter based on snippets of information from Papua New Guinea.
http://www.pnggossip.com/

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.
http://www.pnglanguages.org/

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.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/drums/WS97-sec7-Norman2.html

Whiteman and Mungas Barter System

A poem from the book Tsomi by Matubuna Tahun. [PDF]
http://www.pngbuai.com/800literature/poet-tahun/Tsomi-tahun-poem.pdf

Yumi Yet

Art and artifacts from the Havini and Sirivi families of Bougainville Island exhibited at the Australian Museum Collection.
http://www.amonline.net.au/snapshots/yumiyet/index.htm