Society and Culture

See also:

• Regional: Oceania: Society and Culture  (31)
• Society: Ethnicity: Indigenous People: Pacific Islanders: Melanesians  (23)

Australia/PNG Friendship Association - A voluntary organisation promoting friendship, trust and understanding between Australia and Papua New Guinea..

Between Two Nations - Full text of the 1986 book by R. J. May on the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border and West Papuan nationalism..

The Blue Logic: Something from the Darker side of Port Moresby - A novel by Wiri Yakaipoko. [PDF].

Counting Systems of Papua New Guinea and Oceania - Full text of a 1992 Ph.D. thesis by Glendon Avedon Lean on counting systems..

Eric's PNG Site - An informational site about the country, its culture and people..

Ethnologue - Languages of Papua New Guinea - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names..

Evaluating Information: A Stone Age Perspective on the Internet - An essay by A. D. Madden, focusing on the Kope People..

Ex Kiap - A contact site for the Kiap (past patrol officers) of Papua New Guinea..

Geographer on the Kiwai Coast - A collection of around 100 photographs of village life..

Global List of Women's Organizations - Papua New Guinea - Provides contact information for groups of women helping others..

Huli Sociolinguistic Change - Detailed description of Huli culture in Southern Highlands, including photos and vocabulary..

Information, Communication and Disability - An article by D. Bruce Yeats presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar..

Keynote Address - Value of Traditional Knowledge in the 21st Century - Transcript of a speech by John Waiko at the 1997 Waigani Seminar..

Morobe Province Agricultural Society - Information about past Morobe Province Shows, including agricultural displays and cultural performances..

Oksapmin Society and World View - PhD thesis on culture in Oksapmin, West Sepik Province: an aesthetic oneness of opposites..

Paliau Movement - A 1998 article by Kakak Kais on the Paliau Movement (cargo cult) of Madang Province..

Papua New Guinea Online Dating Site - Allows people to meet online in search of their perfect match..

PNG Gossip - A newsletter based on snippets of information from Papua New Guinea..

Summer Institute of Linguistics Papua New Guinea - Dedicated to vernacular language development and translation of materials within the country of Papua New Guinea. Language materials for some of Papua New Guinea's many languages..

Tapr: The Drum (Garamut) Signals of the Maramba Society - An article by Paul Yamngarpise Norman on the significance of drum signals in Maramba society, presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar..

Whiteman and Mungas Barter System - A poem from the book Tsomi by Matubuna Tahun. [PDF].

Yumi Yet - Art and artifacts from the Havini and Sirivi families of Bougainville Island exhibited at the Australian Museum Collection..

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