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	Fijian Culture & Tradition - Fiji Government Online
		The original inhabitants are now called "Lapita people" after a distinctive type of fine pottery they produced, remnants of which have been found in practically all the islands of the Pacific, east of New Guinea, though not in eastern Polynesia.
		Despite this, the Council's advice is always sought on matters affecting the Fijian people, and it continues to be held in high esteem by all communities in Fiji.The BLV appoints the President of the Republic of Fiji Islands.
		In the past, Fijian meke were accompanied by chanting by a chorus or by ‘spiritually possessed seers’, and usually rhythmic clapping, the thumping and stamping of bamboo clacking sticks, the beating of slit drums and dancing.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/history_culture.shtml (1152 words)

	Four Corners - 10/7/2000: Background: Fijian Culture . Australian Broadcasting Corp
		There's a lot of disinformation going round from various people with various agenda of their own, which is nothing new, but of course it's become increasingly the case since this crisis, took hold of the country.
		People are very strongly pro-Fijian, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they support the way things are being done or that they really of course understand the motives behind what's being done.
		Fijians are very proud of that and of course in their prowess on rugby fields throughout the world.
	www.abc.net.au /4corners/stories/s448956.htm (3251 words)

	About Fiji : History & Culture : Pre-history - Fiji Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Tongans maintained an intricate social relationship with Fiji through trade, through the supply of mercenary warriors to warring chiefdoms and through ancient rituals such as, for example the daughter of the Tui Tonga being reserved in marriage to the Tui Lakeba as she was considered too sacred for marriage to a Tongan.
		The Fijian also believed in the importance of dreams and omens and in the power of spells to such an extent that if informed of a death spell he would be likely to die unless relief could be obtained by a more potent spell.
		The artistic feeling of the Fijians was expressed in the construction of the great war canoes; in the building and decoration of temples and chiefs houses; in the decoration of weapons, cloth, pottery and in the intricate and colourful decoration of the person.
	www.fijifvb.gov.fj /about/history/pre_hist.shtml (3644 words)

	Griffith Asia Institute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fijian political analyst Jone Dakuvula’s claim to this effect brought upon the local television station broadcasting his remarks the wrath of the Fijian mob allied to George Speight.
		Speight is also supported by people like himself, young businessmen on the make, who rode the gravy train of the 1990s, benefited from opportunistic access to power, secured large, unsecured loans from the National Bank of Fiji, but then found their prospects for continued prosperity dimming upon the election of a new government.
		Fijian nationalists want Fijian paramountcy recognised as a right, but there is no basis on which the paramountcy of Fijian interests or Fijian political paramountcy can be elevated into a right.
	www.gu.edu.au /centre/asiainstitute/seminars_lectures/lal02.html (6788 words)

	The Truth 4th September 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is this same phenomenon of split Fijian votes and bloc Indian voting that led to the defeat of the Alliance Government in Elections in 1977 and 1987, and the defeat of the SVT-led Government in 1999.
		Fijians were in a majority in the multi-party Cabinet, but it is the PM who sets the vision and the direction of policies, and drives the Government.
		If Fijians are to strengthen the constitutional and political framework for their security in Fiji, they must have a Constitution which will facilitate their control of the two key positions of PM or Head of Government, and President or Head of State.
	maorinews.com /karere/fiji/truth009.htm (956 words)

	Labour replies to nationalist propaganda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The People's Coalition Government had made a detailed submission to the NLTB on this issue on 3 September 1999, and a subcommittee comprising representatives of Government and NLTB had been appointed to look into the merits of both ALTA and NLTA.
		This and the issue of ALTA was hijacked by Opposition politicians and other extremists to arouse Fijian sentiments against the People's Coalition Government when they should have given Government the chance to work out a settlement to this vexed but very crucial land problem that would have been acceptable to all parties.
		Fijian landowners lacked the expertise and the finance to harvest and process the valuable mahogany resource.
	www.flp.org.fj /n050223.htm (1813 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Initially they were coastal fishing people, but a shift in emphasis towards agriculture around 500 BC spurred a dramatic increase in population and tribal feudalism.
		The 1987 elections were won by a shaky coalition, and while there was a Fijian prime minister and a cabinet with a Fijian majority, the new government was seen as Indian dominated.
		Fijian resentment coalesced around the Taukei movement, and after some months of anti-government protests, Chaudhry's government was overturned by a coup led by George Speight in May 2000.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /fiji/about_destin/history.asp (4565 words)

	Resources on the Fiji
		Fijians, the indigenous inhabitants of Fiji, are traditionally...
		Indigenous Fijians are overwhelmingly Christian, with the Methodist Church claiming the loyalty of 66.6 percent at the 1996 census (the latest available).
		Fijians are predominantly of Melanesian extraction, with some Polynesian admixture; the Fijian language belongs to the Melanesian branch of the Austronesian family.
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/pacific/Fiji.html (1395 words)

	KORO ISLAND -The owners
		The people are the souls of the physical environment...The land is the physical or geographical entity upon which their survival depends.
		Land is therefore an extension of the self, and people are an extension of the lend.
		A yasuva is a group of people that traces their heritage on the male side to a common ancestor or ancestor god (Vu).
	www.koroisland.com /koroisland/VANUA.html (463 words)

	History of Fiji Islands and Fijian Bank Notes - 1872 to date
		The interest in these collections resulted directly from the development of the innovative niche travel market of Fijian Village Homestays established by Scott Balson after he fell in love with the people and their culture and, as a result, married his Australian partner in the remote Fijian village of Namuamua.
		Fijians believe that they originated from the shores of Lake Tanganyika ("fish bag" in Fijian) situated on the western border of Tanganyika (East Africa).
		It was common practice in early Fijian villages to simply strangle men and women who were old and sick who could no longer play a useful role in their society.
	www.fijibure.com /fijinotes.htm (1288 words)

	Wansolwara Online: News (USP)
		The Constitution is too far right [too far in democracy so] that the Fijian people are becoming vulnerable and alienated that they are marginalised in their own country.
		One is that it tends to over exaggerate the situation of Fijians historically in terms of selectively choosing particular aspects of history to suit the purpose for which they were writing on and secondly, the over protection bit tends to provide the kind of condition for Fijians to see themselves as incapable, as being inadequate.
		And, yes, indeed over the years, Fijians have largely perceived Indians in terms of the politics of fear and that was used as justification for all sorts of political arrangements since 1970 and so forth and the perception that Indians were out to dominate them.
	www.usp.ac.fj /journ/docs/news/wansolnews/wansol0309014.html (3163 words)

	Fragmented Identities Among Postcolonial Fijians
		Kailomas are the descendants of indigenous Fijians and European settlers who became the first 'blended people' of the Fiji Islands during the early nineteenth century.
		She feels that much information on Fiji is centred on its two rival ethnic groups: Native Fijian landowners and ethnic Indians — descendants of indentured labourers brought to work the sugar cane plantations in the late nineteenth century.
		Fijians, on the other hand, were more sympathetic towards their half-siblings.
	www.pih.org.uk /articles/fragmented.html (1671 words)

	Fiji Times Online > Your Say
		People have been hugging each other, share smiles, handshakes and all different forms of expressions during the last four years in trying to forget the trauma caused by the last coup.
		People should not single out the Bill as a way of luring voters for the next elections because people are now educated on whom to best vote for to represent them well at Parliament.
		My kind advise to R Tuivanua is to get into the boots of people who were directly or indirectly affected by the shameful act in 2000 by some foolish people, who did not have any respect for human values.
	www.fijitimes.com /yourSay.aspx (7142 words)

	Maori Delegation Report from Fiji
		Undisputed evidence that the will of the people motivated the political action that manifested itself in a popular uprising, a true revolution exists, which, even by Western standards is an acceptable element of the democratic process.
		In conclusion the Maori delegation believe the uprising was inevitable through a combination of an unpopular Constitution, conservative Fijian leadership whom lost the confidence of the Fijian people, and an arrogant insensitive Indian dominated Parliament.
		We note that under the present stressful circumstances the Fijian people and their leaders have conducted themselves in a professional exemplary manner, they have catered to the needs of the detainees, and exercised authority and control over those people within their group.
	aotearoa.wellington.net.nz /pasif/report.htm (606 words)

	Political Parties MV Manifesto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Fijians must firstly be allowed to consolidate on the ownership issue before they resolve the principal issue of land proprietorship by other races that have chosen to make Fiji their home.
		The policy of the Party on ALTA is governed by the provisions of the Constitution and its commitment to the economic upliftment of the indigenous Fijian people.
		The supply of housing to the people has so far failed to meet the rapid increase in demand and the hopes and dreams of low-income earners to own a home of their own.
	www.undp.org.fj /elections/Elections/parties/mv_man.htm (3918 words)

	Tripsource.com - Fiji
		The Fijians welcomed me to their island with radiant smiles and the traditional Fijian greeting, “Bula!” Though I had over three hundred islands from which to choose, I wouldn’t have to venture more than twenty minutes from the airport in Nadi to experience traditional Fijian culture.
		Fijians are blessed with the beauty of song, especially the men who despite their huge, muscular build and imposing strength can produce some of the most melodic, wonderful sounds hitting even the highest notes.
		The people of Fiji have been granted such beautiful voices as if one is beholding a chorus of angels.
	tripsource.com /stories/Kyle/Fiji.htm (2183 words)

	Printer Friendly Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Instead, the country held new elections in September and Laisenia Qarase, an indigenous Fijian, was elected prime minister at the head of another coalition government.
		When Britain granted Fiji independence in 1970, it ensured that the native people would not be subjugated in their own country and guaranteed them ownership of 83% of the country’s land.
		Most native Fijians live in villages in clans called ‘‘mataqali’’ that are headed by a hereditary chief.
	www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=7550 (1236 words)

	Lingua Franca - 09/09/2000: Fijian Harmony...
		You know we have an ethnic people, Fijians, you know who are faced with a situation in 1997 where we had an election and all of a sudden Indians rule us you see.
		I was immediately corrected and told 'Fijian' was the term reserved for indigenous Fijian people, whilst 'Fiji Indian' or 'Indo-Fijian' was to be used for those of Indian ethnicity.
		An example from within the Fijian community recently emerged when George Speight complained that one of the soldiers who escorted him aboard the navy vessel to his island prison on Nukulau verbally abused him in Lauan, a Fijian dialect from eastern Fiji.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/ling/stories/s173503.htm (1870 words)

	Moral Archive 17
		A further issue arising is that some of the ethnic Fijian lawyers providing the advice are lawyers for the terrorists, and some have also been sub-contracted by the regime to defend it in the constitutional case against it.
		She stated: "The call for [ethnic] Fijian unity at this time should be seen for what it really is - a racist political stunt to further the ends of a few at the expense of nearly all the people of Fiji, including nearly all indigenous Fijians.
		Fijians felt they had been cheated and they were looking for anything and/or anybody to shoulder the guilt of usurping what they thought to be rightfully theirs.
	members.fortunecity.com /omegatimes/moral_17.htm (17389 words)

	Fijian Families Village Homestay
		All of us here at Fijian Families are native Fijian and we have ties to most of the villages in Fiji either by marriage, close or through distant relatives.
		Remember: Fijian people are the friendliest people on the planet.
		Or, spend one or two nights with a Fijian family to experience what it is like to stay in a different culture from your own.
	www.fijianfamilies.com (659 words)

	The Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Fiji is a multi-racial and multi-ethnic community and its future progress and prosperity depends of the implementation of the principles of multi- culturalism and racial tolerance and the extension of democratic rights to all citizens.
		At this moment, the Fijian people need the urgent support and solidarity of all democratic organisations — the trade union and labour movements and community organisations.
		Any failure to act decisively now, to bring an end to the Fijian terrorist and bandit coup, will not only result in continued instability in Fiji and long-term suffering for the Fijian people, but will encourage similar grabs for sectional power in other countries in the region.
	www.zip.com.au /~cpa/garchve2/1002fiji.html (436 words)

	Chaudhry has lost confidence of the Fijian people - Fiji Government Online
		Although the Fijians had rejected Mr Chaudry's proposal for a Land Use Commission, he was still promoting this idea.
		When the People's Coalition Government was in power, said the Minister, Mr Chaudry oredered that the Fiji Development Bank's Special Loans Scheme for Fijians should be stopped.
		The Fijian people had not forgotten what Mr Chaudhry's People Coalition Government did when it borrowed $8million of welfare assistance to cane farmers.
	www.fiji.gov.fj /cgi-bin/cms/exec/view.cgi/37/3263 (675 words)

	The Hindu : Chaudhry denies his govt. was anti-Fijian
		Chaudhry, still to return to Fiji, said: ``In fact, in just one year, my Government had done a lot more to address the plight of the poor than previous governments and the benefits were enjoyed by all races.
		Qarase who should answer to poor Fijians who have lost their jobs and seen food prices shoot up since his regime took office...
		The Fijian people own most of the natural resources and yet most of them are not getting the benefits.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/10/16/stories/03160007.htm (331 words)

	Fijian People \| Fiji's People \| Fijis People
		TravelBlog » World Facts » Fiji »; People
		Ethnic groups: Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.)
		Religions: Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2% note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986)
	www.travelblog.org /World/fj-ppl.html (302 words)

	fiji people oceanic social studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chamorro Culture People - Maori Culture People - Polynesian Culture People
		__ "It is a little known fact that Fiji is one of the pioneer countries to recognise the rights of its indigenous people, including their including rights over customary lands.
		Even more startling is the fact that such recognition was handed out at the hands of its colonial master, the British Crown in 1874.
	www.archaeolink.com /fiji_people_oceanic_social_studi.htm (375 words)

	Sydney PNG Board
		This is a notice board and on-line meeting place for Papua New Guineans and friends of Papua New Guinea living in the city of Sydney and the State of New South Wales in Australia.
		Post a message, tell a joke, make an announcement or just tell people you are around, this board is for you and is whatever you make it.
		Information on Polynesian Dance classes and people with singing talents - Anna on Apr 22, 2004, 1:09 AM
	www.network54.com /Forum/179093?it=21 (445 words)

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