Restoring Fiji's chiefly structures: What does this mean for the rest of the Pacific?
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Fiji is restoring its traditional chiefly leadership systems, so how does it fit with modern governance?
In Fiji, you’re born into the role of chief. But for over two decades, the Lau Group, the largest of Fiji’s 14 provinces, has been without a paramount chief. Until now.
ABC's Lice Movono takes us to Lakeba Island, where the installation of Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara marked the return of one of the country’s most revered chiefly titles. She shares just how significant this moment was, not only for Fiji but for the region.
This historic event follows the reinstatement of Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs, a body abolished in 2012 under military rule. Its new chairman, Ratu Viliame Seruvakula, shares how the Council is adapting in the modern world.
ABC Radio Australia podcast host Afamasaga Seiluli Salamasina von Reiche looks asks what do these changes mean for Fiji’s future? Could they mark the beginning of a wider return to traditional governance across the Pacific?
Culture Compass was produced by Deadset Studios for ABC Radio Australia.
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