essay
Leadership in the village
Kiribati: a changing atoll culture • [suva, Fiji] • Published In 1985 • Pages: 167-179
By: Teiwaki, Roniti.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Following independence in 1979, the central government of Kiribati gradually ceded administrative powers to the elected councilors of island villages. This study discusses the effects of this change on the traditionally-recognized authority of household heads and village elders. Drawing on experience as a district officer, it is evident to the author that the reforms have increased participation in village councils by educated young people of both sexes. Nevertheless, traditional authorities continue to exercise the moral authority that plays a critical role in shaping culture change. For maps, glossary, and bibliography see Mason (1985).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Community structure
- Community heads
- Community councils
- Gender status
- Status of adolescents
- Form and rules of government
- Political movements
- Local officials
- Administrative agencies
- Activities of the aged
- Status and treatment of the aged
- Pressure politics
- Acculturation and culture contact
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Kiribati
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2018
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Micronesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Government Official
- Indigenous Person
- 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.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2016
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1982
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1974-1985
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Northern and Central Kiribati (Gilbert) Islands, Republic of Kiribati
- NotesAdditional notes
- [Roniti Teiwaki] ; photographs by Tony Whincup
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 86214124
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Kiribati--Social life and customs
- Kiribati--Social conditions