Futuna is perhaps the most traditional Polynesian society in existence. Two rival chiefdoms still vie for importance on this small island, only 20 km in length. Competitive feasting is certainly a ...

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has approved the establishment of the Sayawa Chiefdom, with its headquarters in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area. The governor gave the approval on Monday ...

While acknowledging their past support for the Sayawa Chiefdom, they noted that Governor Bala Mohammed had given ...

I investigate the ways in which Central Eastern Polynesian societies diverged through time to become chiefdoms of varying social and political complexity. My work is multi-scalar and focuses on the ...

When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high ...

I investigate the ways in which Central Eastern Polynesian societies diverged through time to become chiefdoms of varying social and political complexity. My work is multi-scalar and focuses on the ...