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'The kite is tied to you': custom, Christianity, and organization among Kanak women of Drueulu, Lifou, New Caledonia

Oceania74 (1/2)Published In 2003 • Pages: 81-97

By: Paini, Anna.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the Catholic church-based “Drueulu Women's Group” during implementation of the Matignon Accord, which sought to address New Caledonian economic and social inequality. The author discusses how the group organized and mobilized around the issue of male alcohol abuse as part of a broader goal to address community welfare and gender inequality.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Gender status
Political movements
Congregations
Religious denominations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Kanak
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Oceania
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Melanesia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2018
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1989-1992
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1989-1992
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Drueulu, Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia
NotesAdditional notes
Anna Paini
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-97)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
38017490
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Kanaka (New Caledonian people)