Bula & hullo Peter,
Further to my email to you with regards to 'Blurring of Fijian Identity' I attach here some recent conversation we are now having amongst our Fijian people. The reactions is one of shock as you can see for your self. Also attach in this email is a copy of the actual letter [note not a decree as initial told] signed by a Fijian man authorising the name change of that of a Fijian person or the use of Fijian as has been for over many hundreds of years. This is the heart of the matter that the illegal regime has been noted to conduct its affairs based around Deconstructing the Fijianess' of Fijian people or Ai Taukei. We now wish to formally lodge the concerns and what aspects have been breached by this illegal Fiji regime for such a traumatic shift in the name that Fijian people have identified with for several hundred of years.
We request your urgent attention and seek your advise from the perspective of Indigenous People under the United Nations Declaration of Indigenous Rights as to what position whould we take as Indigenous People of Fiji. We are also requesting those law experts also copied in this email to give us some thoughts they may have to assist our Fijian People hold on to their 'Yau Mareqeti' or Identity.
Vinaka.
Admin Team
'Na Dina' Fiji Truth will Prevail in the end. FCTM Team
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subjectRE: Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources: Updates
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us about this very important issue. This is horrible and must be stopped. I would like to suggest a couple things to help bring awareness to this issue...........
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Indigenous Peoples Issues and Resources
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Subject: Fwd: Fijian Ethnicity Classification
Ni sa bula vinaka Nemai [Program Manager for Fijian Radio Program PI531]
Further to our telephone discussion heres a copy of the email & also copy of the official instruction by the illegal regime to change the label 'Fijian' to Ai Taukei'. The email [not the letter] has been sent to Statistics New Zealand with regards to 'Blurring of Fijian Identity. We are also aware that Mere Tora, Acting Fiji High Commission has called an initial meeting with all Church leaders here in Wellington to bring them upto speed with the changes being effected in Fiji. The direction that is now been taken is clearly indicative of the 'Deconstructive tactics' being taken to almost absolve Fijian identity. Though some are saying its only a label change and does not really affect Fijian Ethnicity.
Thats the worry now, if Bainimarama & Khaiyum can bring about these changes in a very subtle way using those Fijians within the fold to sign the letters as in this case what next will happen to the Fijian Race. They are doomed for extinction. A comment from one of the Fijian man, quoted below is adequate to tell all. Anyway, we have copied others in this email so they can be brought upto speed with the cunning way the changes are taking place and it is not looking good for the Indigenous Fijians. We hope the talkback radio show tonight where we can gauge the reactions of Fijians living in New Zealand to come forward and tell us their thoughts. We are also engaging with other Key Fijian leaders in Wellington within the Indigenous Fijians to have a conversation and discuss the perils of being a Fijian i.e Ai Taukei.
Vinaka
Luvei Viti Think Tank Team.
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► Reply by Loruama Tawawili
K..this shows the directness of the illegal regimes stupidity. On one hand Bainimarama is dismantling everything sacred to the Taukeis and on the other hand he is trying to suck up by mere manes that means nothing but disenchantments to the taukeis of Fiji.
It would be better if the PS for ITaukei Affairs retires and get someone who can do the job better to take over.But then again this is the kind of corruption that Bainimarama couped the govt for.Too much Nepotism. What about his brother? Maybe it does not count. What dfo you think?
I'saka
ReplyDeleteWe need to let the world know of this. Please send a better image of this to me Discombobulated Bubu at veekaybee@gmail.com
Vinaka
Too much useless drama in here. Bloody waste of time blog.
ReplyDeleteEthnic Fijian Identity: Traditional Fijian Way of Life & Characteristics of what Makes these Indigenous Fijians Unique.
ReplyDeleteThere has been an upsurge by Fijians around the globe with the recent plans by current coup master Frank Bainimarama and his sidekick Khaiyum Aiarse Saiyed in Fiji to call everyone in Fiji, Fijians. These has not gone down well with the Fijians themselves who have been known by this identity for many centuries since first contact when Fiji had been discovered by early Europeans who then called the the group of islands Fee-Jee hence the name Fiji and Fijians for the Indigenous population of the islands.
Interestingly as noted by experts, quote,
"On 15 July 2005, it was reported that the same teams had uncovered 16 skeletons at Bourewa, near Natadola. The skeletons were found in a layer of undisturbed soil containing pottery from around 550 BC. Professor Nunn said there was now abundant evidence that Bourewa had been the first human settlement in the Fiji archipelago, occupied from around 1200 BC onwards. "Lapita people were the first people to come to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tonga and Samoa. These people left evidence of their existence by mainly their elaborately decorated and finely fashioned pottery," Nunn said. He said the evidence pointed to Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands as the place from where the earliest Fijians came, as the pottery fragments were typical of the early Lapita period in Papua New Guinea and the Solomons, but not readily found on Lapita pottery in Fiji." unquote.
This will indicate the strong resemblance of Fijians with those of fellow Melanesians i.e Vanuatu, Solomons, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia. This in itself will debunk the claims by Polynesian segments that Fiji had been first settled by them. This is incorrect as one only needs to see the characteristics of Fijian people which is very similar to those of the Melanesian Countries.
Strong reactions are now being felt as evidenced by blogs, dialogues and articles being written to clarify this point as this question of Fijian Identity will not be taken lightly anymore. Discussions have been initiated and a core group has already initiated radio talk back shows in Fijian Radio programs internationally. Frank Bainimarama & Khaiyum Aiarse Saiyed can be assured that this case will be taken up to the highest International court should the need arises as this move to blur the lines of Fijian Indentity is one that certainly has gone too far for Fijians to take lightly anymore.
Already, a core team made up of authentic Fijians has been assigned the task to canvas reactions from Fijians around the world and the Indigenous International forum has been alerted to this end. United Nationals Indigenous Rights forum will also be briefed in due course and for sure Fijians will fight tooth and nail to retain, own their Fijian Indentity. As clearly articulated by the United Nations Indigenous Rights Declaration in one of its article wuoted here,
"Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,(3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self-determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development..."unquote.
This in itself speaks volume of the rights of self-determination by Fijians and they do not need to be dictated down by Bainimarama & Khaiyum who are only two people who are orchestrating at the whims of minority supporters to have to change history of the Fijian people and re-define their Fijianness or Fijian Ethnic Identity.
It is obvious that Fijians worldwide will fight tooth and nail to retain their original ethnic identity with it being stolen or robbed off them by this illegal regime currently inplace in Fiji.
Ethnic Fijian.