Fiji
Anti-Hero Avengers and the Not-So-Lone Ranger
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Buddle
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 1, Indian Country, January/February 2007, pp. 48-51
Description
Focuses on activism in film and media arts, highlighting the ImagineNATIVE Film and Arts Festival and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN).
Conversations About Indigenous Counselling and Psychotherapy
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeannie Wright
Sue Webb
Mary Montu
Lai Wainikesa
Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health, vol. 3, no. 2, Indigenous Special Issue, 2007, pp. 115-126
Description
Explores some of the key issues in working with indigenous cultural traditions written by counselors and counselor educators who have worked in the South Pacific.
Decolonising Framings in Pacific Research: Indigenous Fijian Vanua Research Framework as an Organic Response
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Unaisi Nabobo-Baba
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 140-154
Description
Discusses how using Indigenous systems of knowledge, as the basis of research, can aid in the understanding of Indigenous cultural worlds.
The Effect of the Colonialist Terms “Orphan” and “Adoption” on the Citizenship status of Indigenous Fijian Adoptees within Their own Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica Newman
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 309-318
Description
Article interrogates the use of the terms “orphan” and “adoption” in contrast to traditional Fijian practices of kinship and caring for children; discusses the implications of colonial enforcement of these terms and systems on children and their status within their own communities.
The Fiji Coup of May 2000 and The Indigenous Question
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Steven Ratuva
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3, Indigenous Women, July/August/September 2000, pp. 52-57
Description
Article examines some of the multi-dimensional aspects of the factors contributing to the coup.
To access this article scroll down to page 52.
Land-based Healing Through Adventure: Wise Practices from Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Simon Priest
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022, pp. 3-16
Description
Examines the combining of adventure, culture and, land as tools for healing Indigenous trauma across the world.
Masi Methodology: Centring Pacific Women’s Voices in Research
Alternate Title
Masi Methodology: Centering Pacific Women’s Voices in Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sereana Naepi
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 234-242
Description
Article describes the development and use of Masi, a Pacific women centered research methodology, highlighting the work of Pacific academics, and the role of Fijian ontologies and epistemologies.
The Qoliqoli in Town: Traditional Fishing Grounds and Squatting in Urban Fiji
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jenny Bryant-Tokalau
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2008
Description
Looks at the rights of Indigenous customary owners to their coastal lands and traditional fisheries, and examines how the proposed Qoliqoli legislation would impact urban populations.
Voices of the Canoe: For Teachers
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Museum of Anthropology [University of British Columbia]
Description
Contains links to lesson plans for various levels under the themes of Indigenous Knowledge, Historical Consciousness, Evidence, Cultural Expressions, Colonialism, Ancient Civilizations, Mapping, Oral Traditions, Origin Stories, Resources, and Primary Sources.
Educators' section of website that focusses on Fijian, Haida and Squamish canoe traditions and their importance in each culture.