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Papua coast key of Austronesian culture |
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Saturday, 01 May 2010 |
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Papua`s southern coastal areas are quite strategic for the entry and development of Austronesian culture.
Researcher of the Jayapura Archeological Institute Hari Suroto said here Wednesday Papua is geographically the most western part of the Pacific connecting Southeast Asia and the Pacific. |
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Educating children in Timika no easy task |
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
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Markus Makur, Timika, Papua
School-aged children in Timika, Papua, apparently prefer scavenging for recyclable items, such as used soft drink cans, to attending school, as they can sell the items and earn money to supplement their families' income.
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Local Government of Papua to establish a 'cultural laboratory' to preserve native language. |
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Monday, 08 June 2009 |
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The Papuan Government is planning to build a cultural laboratory this year as a means to preserve its diverse cultures, Antara state news agency reported Friday. Masmur Asso of the Papuan Culture and Tourism Agency said Papua was slowly losing its many various cultures because of the infiltration of foreign cultures. |
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Amungme tribespeople start enjoying rice |
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Sunday, 12 April 2009 |
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Markus Makur
Amungme tribespeople have exchanged rice for potatoes, cultivating their new staple on a 5-hectare plot in the Agimuga district in Mimika regency, Papua. Over the last three years, the tribespeople have produced hundreds of tons of rice.
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West Papuan Traditional Food |
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
There are two types of staple food in West Papua. - Sago, mostly consumed by Papuans in coastal areas: Biak, Serui, Jayapura, Merauke, etc. People don't normally grow sago as they grow wild all over the coastal areas. Normally people do not work hard here, fish is available, pork and others are in the jungles, and sago grows everywhere.
- Sweet Potato, we who in the highlands grow and eat this as our staple food. Our main source of protein is pork, and also culturally very valuable. It was used to pay bride-price, pay fines, buy forests/trees to build houses, and it still has a very high value here. We work hard here to make garden, plant, breed, and grow the crops and animals, no wild pigs here as those in the coastal areas.
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