Professor Nunn suggests there was abundant evidence that Bourewa could be the first human settlement in the Fiji archipelago, occupied from around BC onwards. These people left evidence of their existence by mainly their elaborately decorated and finely fashioned pottery," Nunn said.
He pointed to Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands as the place from where the earliest Fijians came, as the pottery fragments were typical of the early Lapita period in Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, but not readily found on Lapita pottery in Fiji.
Nunn suspects and announced on 9 November that a black obsidian rock discovered near Natadola in southwest Viti Levu had originated in the Kutau-Bao obsidian mine onTalasea Peninsula on the island of New Britain, in Papua New Guinea, some kilometers away. Although carried throughout the Western Pacific by the Lapita people, as it is not often found in Fiji.
The obsidian, which showed signs of being "worked", probably arrived soon after the initial Lapita settlement in Bourewa circa BC, Nunn observed. He theorized that it was kept by the Lapita settlers as a talisman, a reminder of where they had come from. Fiji Television reported on 20 March that an ancient Fijian village, believed to have been occupied by chiefs sometime between and , had been discovered atKuku, in Nausori.
Its heavily fortified battle fort contained unique features not seen elsewhere in Fiji. Archeologist Sepeti Matararaba of the Fiji Museum expressed astonishment at some of the discoveries at the site, which included an iron axe used by white traders in exchange for Fijian artifacts. Local villages were reported to be rebuilding the site with a view to opening it up to tourists in July According to oral tradition, the indigenous Fijians of today are descendants of the chief Lutunasobasoba and those who arrived with him on the Kaunitoni canoe.
Landing at what is now Vuda, the settlers moved inland to the Nakauvadra mountains. Though this oral tradition has not been independently substantiated, the Fijian government officially promotes it, and many tribes today claim to be descended from the children of Lutunasobasoba. The Westminister-style Legislative Assembly met for the first time in Levuka that year. The government did not last due to accumulation of debt and political uncertainty.
On 10th October Fiji was ceded to Great Britain. Fiji was proclaimed a British Colony and was subsequently administered by a Governor, through the Legislative Council, as a possession and dependant of the British Crown. In July , a constitutional conference was held in London to discuss further progress towards independence and self-government. A ministerial system of government was introduced in Fiji in after the first national elections in This was a system adopted from Westminster Parliament and UK Government where the Ministers controlling government departments were introduced.
This was the first time elections were held on party line where two major political parties, Federation Party and Alliance Party contested the election. In there were altogether 8 Ministers and 4 Assistant Ministers. On 10th October, Fiji was given independence and gained dominion status. The members of the former Legislative Council had become members of the new Parliament. For many low-lying Pacific islands, the threat from climate change make them the canaries in the coalmine.
In addition, it could serve to mend the very body that once shunned the Fijian leader. Jagannath P. Panda and Maaike Okano-Heijmans. Executive Summary Connectivity initiatives are the latest geopolitical tool for advancing influence in international relations and diplomacy. Against the backdrop of an emerging connectivity conflict, the responsibility is on likeminded […].
Julian Tucker and Johannes Nordin. Trade […]. Dattesh D. At a time when strategic partnerships are conceived, either at the altar of existential security-driven geopolitics, the cannibalized inevitability of transactional economics, or for that matter, transcendental narratives engendering notions […]. Abstract For decades, Guam has played an important role in U. Bikram Keshari Mishra. Abstract Bangladesh has made marked strides in many social development indicators such as: structural, economic, cultural, education, healthcare, and political policies.
Experience reveals that the influence of patriarchy has not […]. Julian Tucker and Anna-Carina Barthelmes. Under the One […]. Read full text. How the prime minister of a tiny group of Pacific islands has become an international power player. He tweets grantwyeth. Related Publications. Panda and Maaike Okano-Heijmans Executive Summary Connectivity initiatives are the latest geopolitical tool for advancing influence in international relations and diplomacy.
0コメント