Reflecting on the overall CAT124 course, I’ve recognized that several of my personal biases while heading into the course have largely disintegrated or have morphed into a separate understanding of Papua New Guinea, and its colonial and de-colonial history. For instance, being initially naïve to the culture and heritage of Papua New Guinea, I proceeded…
Tag: Key Terms
Words and Representation
Copra production and road construction were the main key terms that I used. I chose these key terms because they were the main topics that were focused on in my volume. Before reading these patrol reports I had no idea what the word copra meant. And I thought about changing it to dry coconut production…
Vincent Rojas Words and Representation
Some of the main key terms I chose that I think were the most important were; poultry project, cattle project, election, political education, development, economic development, roads, self-government, and agriculture. I believe that these main key terms represents the overall themes of the volume I was given. From patrol one the main objectives of the…
Aboutness Statement – Gulf District, Kerema Station, Volume 15, 1936-1937
“The volume centers around village, plantation, and native labor inspections; tax collection; and census taking and updating. Officers held Court for Native Matters, recruited new A.C.s, and distributed prizes for village contests. Patrols were made by whaleboat or canoe and every report remarks on the harsh weather of the rainy season; flooding and erosion are…