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Wantok and Democracy Wantok Democracy is a Melanesian style of Democracy being promoted by the upcoming free and independent nation-state of the Republic of West Papua, situated in the Western…
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In Memory of Bernard Narokobi
eJournal of the Australian Association for the Advancement of Pacific StudiesIssues 1.2 and 2.1, April 2010 JEAN ZORN,PROFESSOR EMERITA, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAWCITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SCHOOL…
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Wantok System
We invoke God by inviting as many Melanesians as possible to fast on regular basis: Fridays and Saturdays every week, and fast on other important days such as Christmas, Passover,…
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Tribes to build housing with federal money

By Matthew Casey Published: Monday, May 29, 2023 – 10:02am he Biden administration recently awarded nearly $100 million in competitive community development grants to tribal nations. But only about $7.7 million…

June 2, 2023
Tribal leaders are working to modernize their economies and infrastructure

By Al Macias Published: Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 4:55am Updated: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 – 9:25am Native American communities have long utilized traditional natural resources such as water, lumber, minerals…

June 2, 2023
Corruption holding PNG back, says academic

The National Business CORRUPTION and maladministration has held back both the country’s public and private sectors stifling economic development, a researcher says. Visiting economics lecturer from Australia National University, Andrew…

May 22, 2023
Facing adversity with positivity

March 21, 2023 BY Edwina Williams Peaceful place: Anne Tudor regularly walks the Dementia Friendly Forest and Sensory Trail with her service dog, ANNE Tudor was still a teenager when…

March 21, 2023
Wantok System is Life and Living System

It depends on every one of us: Do we want to follow the ideally conceptualized system, or the real and living system of life and living? If you asked me…

November 16, 2021
Wantok System by Agustin’s Wibowo

Looking at the economy in Daru, Papua New Guinea (PNG), a few questions come up. Why is it that Chinese residents who have run a business for less than 10…

June 14, 2021
The Wantok Blong Yumi Bill was a bill unanimously adopted by the Parliament of Vanuatu in June 2010

The Wantok Blong Yumi Bill was a bill unanimously adopted by the Parliament of Vanuatu in June 2010. It was derived from a “People’s Petition”, tabled in Parliament by Independent…

April 27, 2021
Natuman makes dig at US big business in historic West Papuan ‘home’ event 2017

By Dan McGarry, media director of the Vanuatu Daily Post “We are all Melanesian,” says Vanuatu Deputy Prime Minister Joe Natuman. “We are family. We regard it as an obligation…

April 27, 2021
Regional CSO call for West Papua to be allowed membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group

Members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) met with Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) and Younsolwara Pacific at the Secretariat during their visit in 2019. Press Release…

April 27, 2021
Melanesian Arc of Stability and Prosperity

We Melanesian affiliates of PIANGO call upon the leaders of the MSG to join us in our journey to redefine and rethink the Melanesia we want, an endeavour that requires…

April 27, 2021