65th IFLA Council and General Conference
Bangkok, Thailand, August 20 - August 28, 1999
The role of the Fiji (national) museum in collecting oral traditions in Fiji
Sagale Buadromo
Fiji Museum
Abstract:
This paper looks at the background of the Fiji Museum and the
development of the Archaeology and the Collections Department which
play active roles in the oral history/traditions project. It looks at
past developments in the oral traditions project within Fiji (involving
Indigenous people) and current developments (involving other ethnic
communities). Concluding with what the museum envisions for the future
of its oral history/traditions project.
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