Traditional Melanesian Economic System
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There are four features of traditional Melanesian economic systems and they are organised due to its diverse environmental conditions and cultural contracts.
Urbanization in Melanesia
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Urbanisation in Melanesia is a rapidly growing trend and the changes come with their own challenges.
Spirit 'nogut' in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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WHEN talking about Spirit Nogut today, we say that it is a form of evil magic that is more accurately termed witchcraft than sorcery.
The arrival of sweet potato in Melanesia
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Papua New Guinea has a long history of agriculture with the limited spread of gardening by the altitude, climate, water and the soil.
A successful second cultural orientation
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It is tough being a foreigner in a country with a lot of expectations, questions and assumptions as to how to fit in to the new community and adjust to their way of living.
Learning a woman’s work: Informal education in PNG
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Papua New Guinea is the most cultural society as any one society can get. From the distinct 800 plus languages to the diversity different traditions of each PNG society and community.
Awareness and the Search of Power in Melanesia
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Power is a hidden dimension of reality and is a much talked about notion in Melanesia. Power is viewed through a dual lens of religion and of physical attributes.
Gardening and the traditional Melanesian woman
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Understanding a Melanesian woman’s position in a society will take you on a journey 9000 years back to the discovery of planting and gardening in the mainland of Papua New Guinea.
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