Society and Culture

Global List of Women's Organizations - Papua New Guinea - Provides contact information for groups of women helping others.
http://www.distel.ca/womlist/countries/papuanewguinea.html

Whiteman and Mungas Barter System - A poem from the book Tsomi by Matubuna Tahun. [PDF]
http://www.pngbuai.com/800literature/poet-tahun/Tsomi-tahun-poem.pdf

Evaluating Information: A Stone Age Perspective on the Internet - An essay by A. D. Madden, focusing on the Kope People.
http://www.pngbuai.com/300socialsciences/communications/evaluation-internet-stoneage/Palimi-Evaluating-Information.html

Ex Kiap - A contact site for the Kiap (past patrol officers) of Papua New Guinea.
http://www.exkiap.net

Information, Communication and Disability - An article by D. Bruce Yeats presented at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/disability/WS97-sec17-Bruce.html

Papua New Guinea Online Dating Site - Allows people to meet online in search of their perfect match.
http://www.pngdate.com

Keynote Address - Value of Traditional Knowledge in the 21st Century - Transcript of a speech by John Waiko at the 1997 Waigani Seminar.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/w97-keynote.html

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.
http://www.pnglanguages.org/

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.
http://www.pngbuai.com/600technology/information/waigani/drums/WS97-sec7-Norman2.html

Counting Systems of Papua New Guinea and Oceania - Full text of a 1992 Ph.D. thesis by Glendon Avedon Lean on counting systems.
http://www.uog.ac.pg/glec/thesis/thesis.htm

Oksapmin Society and World View - PhD thesis on culture in Oksapmin, West Sepik Province: an aesthetic oneness of opposites.
http://www.perey-anthropology.net/Oksapmin-A.htm

Australia/PNG Friendship Association - A voluntary organisation promoting friendship, trust and understanding between Australia and Papua New Guinea.
http://www.geocities.com/apngfa/

Huli Sociolinguistic Change - Detailed description of Huli culture in Southern Highlands, including photos and vocabulary.
http://www.accsoft.com.au/~drgcjlom/huli1.htm

PNG Gossip - A newsletter based on snippets of information from Papua New Guinea.
http://www.pnggossip.com/

Morobe Province Agricultural Society - Information about past Morobe Province Shows, including agricultural displays and cultural performances.
http://www.morobeshow.org.pg/

Yumi Yet - Art and artifacts from the Havini and Sirivi families of Bougainville Island exhibited at the Australian Museum Collection.
http://www.amonline.net.au/snapshots/yumiyet/index.htm

Paliau Movement - A 1998 article by Kakak Kais on the Paliau Movement (cargo cult) of Madang Province.
http://www.pngbuai.com/100philosophy/paliau-movement/default.htm

Geographer on the Kiwai Coast - A collection of around 100 photographs of village life.
http://www-geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Eley/EleyPapua.html

Between Two Nations - Full text of the 1986 book by R. J. May on the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border and West Papuan nationalism.
http://papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/may/index.html

Eric's PNG Site - An informational site about the country, its culture and people.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal/png/

The Blue Logic: Something from the Darker side of Port Moresby - A novel by Wiri Yakaipoko. [PDF]
http://www.pngbuai.com/800literature/author-yakaipoko/Wiriextract.pdf

Ethnologue - Languages of Papua New Guinea - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PG