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In Fiji, the ailiation of the Tokalau Fijian–Polynesian dialect subsequently changed, with the dialects of northeast Vanua Levu and the Lau Group resynthesising with the dialects of central and western Fiji, creating a ‘Proto-Fijian’ dialect chain over most of the Fiji Group.
In this chapter, we situate the colonisation of Fiji and the Early Prehistory of Fiji Project results in the Lapita expansion, contrasting it with human arrival in western Micronesia and the colonisation of East Polynesia.
Here we present results of the first survey, excavation, and archaeological analyses from the islands of southwestern Fiji and interpret these findings relative to current research on the colonisation of Fiji-West Polynesia, changes in the spatial scale of cultural transmission in the region, and changes in foraging practices and environments.
Fiji’s history is interspersed with ethnic conflict, military coups, new constitutions and democratic elections. Ethnic tensions started to increase in the 1960s and reached its peak with violent indigenous Fijian ethnic assertion in the form of military coups in 1987.
Fiji became a British Crown Colony in 1874 and attained its independence in 1970. Fiji’s self-image at the time of independence was of a three-legged stool. The three legs were the indigenous Fijian, the Indo-Fijian and the European communities.
The timeline below shows the history of the island Fiji, from the ancient times to the present day.
Custom and Culture of Real Fijians - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The present volume covers Naitasiri Province, highland home of the warriors who call themselves na KaiViti dina, “the Real Fijians” who were here before the others.
