The Effect of the Colonialist Terms “Orphan” and “Adoption” on the Citizenship status of Indigenous Fijian Adoptees within Their own Community

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.
Author/Creator
Erica Newman
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No
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No
Citation
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 309-318
Publication Date
2018-12
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Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
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Text -- PDF
Text -- HTML
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