European Translations of Australian Aboriginal Texts

Danica Čerče, Danica, and Oliver Haag. 2013. “European Translations of Australian Aboriginal Texts.” A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature, pp. 71-88. Suffolk, United Kingdom: Boydell & Brewer.   Abstract:           Since the late 1970s, books authored or coauthored by Australian Aboriginals have been translated into well over seventeen different languages, with continental Europe being the…

Eastern Polynesian: The Linguistic Evidence Revisited

Walworth, Mary. 2014. “Eastern Polynesian: The Linguistic Evidence Revisited.” Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 256-272. Honolulu, United States: University of Hawai’i Press.   Abstract:           For the past fifty years, historical linguistics and archaeology have provided seemingly mutually corroboratory evidence for the settlement of east Polynesia. However, more recent findings in archaeology have shifted…

Customary systems of management and World Heritage in the Pacific Islands

Smith, Anita, and Cate Turk. 2013. “Customary systems of management and World Heritage in the Pacific Islands.” Transcending the Culture–Nature Divide in Cultural Heritage: Views from the Asia–Pacific region, pp. 23-34. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU).   Abstract:           In recent decades local communities have been increasingly engaged in protecting heritage sites through the…

Culture and Identity in the South Pacific: A Comparative Analysis

Norton, Robert. 1993. “Culture and Identity in the South Pacific: A Comparative Analysis.” New Series, Vol. 28, No. 4 , pp. 741-759. London, United Kingdom: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.     Abstract:           A central theme in anthropological writings on contemporary Pacific island societies concerns processes of cultural construction of group…

Community Development as Fantasy?: A case study of contemporary Maori society

Van Meijl, Toon. 2011. “Community Development as Fantasy?: A case study of contemporary Maori society.” Ethnography & the Production of Anthropological Knowledge: Essays in honour of Nicolas Peterson, pp. 133-146. Canberra, Australia: Australian National University (ANU).   Abstract:           In 1999, Nicholas Peterson received the Lucy Mair Medal for Applied Anthropology from the Royal Anthropological Institute…

Language Diversity and Language Policy in Educational Access and Equity

Name of the author:James W. Tollefson and Amy B. M. Tsui   Year published:2014   Title:Review of Research in Education Vol. 38, Language Policy, Politics, and Diversity in Education   City published:Washington, D.C. United States   Publisher:American Educational Research Association   Pages used:pp. 189-214    Abstract:           This article examines the role…

The Ideas and Ideals of First Nations and Their Applications in Taiwan: A Critical Evaluation

Chi, Chun-Chieh. 2007. “The Ideas and Ideals of First Nations and Their Applications in Taiwan: A Critical Evaluation.” Taiwan International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 1-22. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan International Studies Association.     Abstract:           Indigenous movements in Taiwan since the 1980s have centered on land and resource issues, as shown in waves of land…

A cultural landscape approach to community-based conservation in Solomon Islands

Walter, Richard K, and Richard J. Hamilton. 2014. “A cultural landscape approach to community-based conservation in Solomon Islands.” Ecology and Society, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 1-10. Wolfville, Canada: Resilience Alliance Inc.   Abstract:           International environmental organizations have an increasing commitment to the development of conservation programs in high-diversity regions where indigenous communities maintain customary rights…

The Aloha State: Place Names and the Anti-Conquest of Hawai’i

Herman, RDK. 1999. “The Aloha State: Place Names and the Anti-Conquest of Hawai’i.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers. Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 76-102. Washington, D.C. United States: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. on behalf of the Association of American Geographers.     Abstract:           Place names in the Hawaiian Islands reveal a transformation from…