Talanoa CircleObserver
Standing agenda

7 Topics

7 Topics of Discussion for Resilience and Sustainability in Melanesia.

  1. Mapping and Re-Telling Melanesian Spiritual, Natural and Cultural Heritage

    Documenting the living heritage of Melanesian peoples and carrying its stories forward by re-telling the stories, creating mechanism and platforms to retell those stories within Melanesian Conservation Elders Inc..

  2. Provide Platform for Open Assessment and Reporting Current Situation and Condition of Heritage

    Making space for honest reporting on what still stands, what is damaged, and what has already been lost.

  3. Advocate and Promote Melanesian-Way Conservation by Restoring Customary Spirit, Story, Fire and Tabu Houses

    Restoring the customary houses that hold spiritual practice, story, fire and tabu.

  4. Advocate and Promote Melanesian-Way Conservation by Restoring Story-Holders and Storytellers

    Supporting the elders and storytellers entrusted to carry living knowledge forward.

  5. Advocate and Promote Melanesian-Way Conservation by Restoring, Codifying and Legalizing Customary Laws within Modern Nation-States Legal Frameworks

    Restoring customary laws and giving them a recognised place within modern nation-state legal frameworks.

  6. Establishing and Legalising Tribal Socio-Cultural Entity for Social, Cultural, Spiritual and Ecological Affairs of the Tribe

    Creating a recognised tribal entity to care for the social, cultural, spiritual and ecological affairs of each tribe.

  7. Establishing and Legalising Tribal Economic Entities to Take Care of the Economy of Each Tribe.

    Building lawful tribal economic entities that protect and grow the shared economy of each tribe.

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