Tag: Indigenous empowerment
Indonesia to offer ‘amnesty’ for West Papuans contesting Jakarta’s rule
The National, PNG
Indonesia will offer amnesty to West Papuans who have contested Jakarta's sovereignty over the Melanesian region resulting in conflicts and clashes with...
France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders...
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
France is "checking" whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific...
‘It sucks’: Guam’s complex indigenous Chamorro people relationship with US
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist in Guam
The Chamorros are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands -- politically divided between Guam and the...
FestPAC 2024: ‘One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific’
By Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific journalist in Hawai'i
"One body, one people, one ocean, one Pacific" was Samoa's powerful statement during the parade of nations...
Amid Kanaky New Caledonia’s unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial...
"In the aftermath of the 'No' denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people's frustration, fear, and...
‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous Voice – a devastating wake-up call for...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on...
Bid to protect Pacific indigenous knowledge in the global digital space
By Ema Ganivatu and Brittany Nawaqatabu in Suva
A recent webinar hosted by the Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) brought together minds from across the...
Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous...
TE WIKI O TE RĒO MĀORI: By Aroha Awarau
Christina Dawa Kutsmana Thomas is on a mission to save her indigenous language from extinction. There...
OPM leader calls for ‘world indigenous UN’ – end to Papuan...
Asia Pacific Report
The leader of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) has called for the establishment of a "United Indigenous Nations" for global justice and...
Yamin Kogoya: ‘Rebuilding our Melanesia for our future’ – culture and...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya
"Rebuilding our Melanesia for our future" is the theme chosen by the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) for their 7th Melanesian...
The Voice isn’t apartheid or a veto over Parliament – this...
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
Many different arguments for and against the Voice to Parliament have been heard in the lead-up to this...
NZ boosts support for ‘grassroots’ climate action in Solomon Islands
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist
The New Zealand government has committed $15 million to support Solomon Islands provincial administrations to strengthen climate resilience at...
Lessons from peace activists – and action is up to the...
REVIEW: By Heather Devere
The aims of Peace Action: Struggles for a Decolonised and Demilitarised Oceania and East Asia as stated by the editor, Valerie...
