The Territory of Papua was an Australian possession comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, existing from roughly 1902 to 1949. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). ...
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Papuan
adj of or pertaining to New Guinea or to the region of Papua
Papuan
n 1. member of race native to New Guinea, 2. any indigenous languages or dialects spoken in New Guinea region that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages. See also Papuan languages.
Papuars
obsoleten. plural of Papuan person. Any native race, with very dark complexion, of Papua or New Guinea and its adjacent islands.
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But Papuans of mixed blood are found throughout the island (unless the Karons be of Negrito stock), and from Flores in the west to Fiji in the east.
Later scientists have endeavoured to identify the Papuans with the Negritos of the Philippines and the Semangs of the Malay Peninsula.
The Papuan woman, who is, as a rule, more modest than the Polynesian, is the household drudge, and does the greater part of the outdoor work, but the man assists in clearing new gardens and in digging and planting the soil.
In 1969, the population of 800,000 was predominantly Papuan.
Papuans suffer the denial of Papuan cultural identity, expression and traditional land rights, and suffer from a psychological repression resulting from ‘the presumption of incompetence’ and generally being looked down on by the migrants.
Third, the Papuans should be empowered to describe how they experienced the crimes against them and what needs to be done for them to feel that their wounds are healed; and they further need to be engaged as participants in a ‘problem-solving’ process.
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