Wikitongues offers direct support for new and early-stage language revitalization projects
Yukun’s Return
Intrigue and Corruption in Vanuatu
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AU: Nationwide policy vacuum causing Indigenous language education patchwork
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1932 October 26: Angam Day, Nauru
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The remote Marshall Islands complicate US Pacific policy
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October 28, 4th Friday of October, Peniamina Gospel Day, Niue (1846 October 26)
Tokelau Language Week: Porirua teen working hard to be the next Tokelauan music legend
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Kiribati controversy as attorney general becomes acting chief justice
Australia the Pacific’s biggest donor as China eyes Solomon Islands, Kiribati
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Population of American Samoa falls by about 10% over a decade
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Muted Tongues: A Timeline of Suppressed Languages
U.S., Marshall Islands Grapple With Nuclear Legacy
Crowne Plaza makes its debut in Micronesia with the grand opening of Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan
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Federated States of Micronesia Independence Day
Top-level dialogue to resume in New Caledonia
Small island, big ocean: Niue makes its entire EEZ a marine park
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The weird way language affects our sense of time and space
Early voting begins in the Northern Mariana Islands
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A new chronology for the Māori settlement of Aotearoa (NZ)
Marshall Islands confirms membership in the Pacific Islands Forum
Cantor meets with presidents of the Marshall Islands and FSM
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COP27: Indigenous peoples’ pavilion opens
UNESCO doubles down on its commitment to inclusive education in a multilingual world
France’s New Caledonia plans constrained by pro-independence camp
Niue boxer using Games medal to push for more success
In Cook Islands, early childhood care and education is connected with nature
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2001 November 10: Indonesian Military assassinate West Papua Independence Leader Theys Eluay
Volcano Watch — Volcanoes of American Samoa
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Fears over loss of prized jellyfish raised by Palau at COP27
COVID-19 in the Pacific territories: Isolation, borders and the complexities of governance
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Tahiti Proposes to Limit Tourism Numbers to One Tourist Per Inhabitant
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Micronesian migrant communities face barriers to health care access, insurance, Medicaid
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Yale professor receives $2 million to bridge genomics representation gap
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Do Mountains Have Souls?
Remote undersea volcano near Northern Mariana Islands likely erupting
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Indigenous leaders call for independent funding mechanism to support climate and biodiversity action
A symbolic, stabilising step is one thing – but do Australia and China have enough shared interests for progress?
New Caledonia’s pro-independence parties stand firm on sovereignty issue
What Drives Papua New Guinea’s Fragility?
Nauru eyes increased economic ties with Taiwan
Tuvalu is the first to call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at COP27
US citizenship issue divides American Samoans
Samoan PM hails Commonwealth as a valuable platform for small states
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Indigenous people: The landscape is different, but the connection to nature is the same
COP27: Nauru minister condemns ‘false solutions’ of Western decision-makers
Living Next Door to Rising Seas: Portraits From Palau
A tiny country threatened by rising sea levels is uploading itself into the metaverse to guarantee its existence
Samoa’s incredible journey to the top sees players progress from houses without walls to a World Cup final
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Australian Indigenous leaders say ‘need to be’ at climate table
COP27: Indigenous leader warns against leaving out ancestral knowledge
Hawaii May Not Be Protected Under Article 5 of the NATO Treaty
Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week
‘No safe place’: Kiribati seeks donors to raise islands from encroaching seas
‘What a time to be alive’: rugby league fever grips Samoa after team’s surprise World Cup run
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In pictures: Thousands gather to celebrate Toa Samoa ahead of Rugby League World Cup finals
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Kiribati Coconut Armor – Not as Nutty as it Sounds!
‘More than rugby league’: Invercargill’s Pacific Island community unites
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Large pigeon lost to science for 140 years rediscovered in Papua New Guinea
Kiribati: MSF launches new project where climate change and public health collide
The Cook Islands is already experiencing climate effects
Tonga’s strange volcanic eruption was even more massive than we knew
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Lack of support and discrimination blamed for homelessness among Rangatahi Māori
Australian Defence signs contract to enhance Solomon Islands security capability
A Look Inside the Papua New Guinea Eco-Resort Where Mick Jagger Stays
First refugees from Nauru to be resettled in New Zealand arrive nine years after deal offered
Heavy out-migration underlines economic conditions in Marshall Islands
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Ancient Aboriginal rock art leaves museums to return home to Tasmania’s far north-west
After three referendums, France still faces major challenges in New Caledonia
New Zealand increases funding for Vanuatu wharves
Papua New Guinea: lessons of the last decade in four charts
Bloody Battle of Tarawa remembered in Kiribati
Tokelau participates in Pacific Tourism Organisations Plastics Re-Purposing Workshop
Tuvalu is recreating itself in the metaverse as climate change threatens to wipe it off the map
Youth Parliament speaker: Tonga is sinking
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Australia to beef up laws to safeguard Aboriginal heritage
GQ’s Model of the Year had an inspiring message for ‘all Aboriginal boys and men’
New app transforms data gathering for wildlife in Papua New Guinea
Pacific Media Institute plans Majuro communications summit
Guam included in $3.1 billion Walmart drug suit settlement
Pacific beauty shop Panikeke is ready to make waves in Wellington
Cooks formalise diplomatic relations with Ireland
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Australia just signed its answer to China’s grip on its trade – with unstoppable India
Youth Employment Success (YES) Wins The Māori Business Award
Milestone Māori: Graduate completes entire degree in te reo
Fiji Airways is now flying to Vancouver
Hopes for peace amongst tribal fighting in Hela, Papua New Guinea
Torres commits $1M to CNMI film program
My children will continue to fight and protect our islands says Pacific activist
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1873 November 28: Hawaiian Independence Day
1961 December 1: Global Flag Raising for West Papua, West Papua National Day
1948 December 10: Human Rights Day
December 18: International Migrants Day
1961 December 19: Operation Trikora, New Guinea