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Fiji hopes a Truth and Reconciliation Commission on its history of violent coups can heal the divisions between its two main ...
For generations, Indigenous iTaukei people in Fiji have not only protected a loved one’s burial grounds, but also freshwater and marine areas in their memory.
Fiji's plans to uproot cyclone-vulnerable communities threaten indigenous identity, say locals But ties to land and culture are delicate challenges for the country to overcome.
Indigenous religious practices in Fiji consisted of ancestor worship and animism, but today just over 60 percent of the population is Christian, 27 percent Hindu, and 9 percent Muslim.
These institutions were the chief beneficiaries of the coups that Sitiveni Rabuka staged in 1987 in the name of indigenous Fijian rights. Having acquiesced in his flouting of the constitution, ...
Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, ... The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to become the first I-Taukei Indigenous sailor to compete at the Olympics.
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Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in the South Pacific? According to a new study in the journal PNAS, it was ...
Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a “rich man’s sport.” The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to become the first I-Taukei ...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a “rich man’s sport.” The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to ...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a “rich man’s sport.” The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a… ...
MARSEILLE, France — Growing up in Fiji in the South Pacific, Viliame Ratulu saw sailing as a "rich man's sport." The 24-year-old Ratulu has never owned a boat, but he is primed to become the ...