Independent Solomon Islands inherited lands that the colonial state had acquired
and dedicated for forest use. Solomon Islanders became increasingly wary of the
government's intentions regarding control of these lands and, ...

Considering that Native Hawaiians make up approximately 20 percent of Hawai'i's population, but Native Hawaiians make up only 5 percent of Hawai'i's physicians, it is obvious that there is a deficiency within Hawai'i's ...

For several generations Australians have generated powerful depictions of a
region they have variously called “the islands,” “the South Seas,” or “the South
Pacific.” The most recent characterization is embedded in a ...

In 196 7 the transnational mining company Fre e p o rt was the first foreign company
to sign a contract after Sukarno was sidelined by Suharto. Eventually, Freeport-
McMoRan Copper and Gold, through its subsidiary PT Fre ...