Abstract
This essay examines how Pacific Island epistemologies view time and culture as fluid and place value in history, land, and community. With the introduction of Western influence in the Pacific, there have been attempts by the West to minimize these values for the sake of economic gain, which can be seen through land struggles in which the Western influences want to use to build tourist attractions, much at the expense of the native islanders. This paper reflects how literature portrays the way loss, land struggle, and resilience of Pacific epistemologies have carved a path for Indigenous cultures to protect their values and combat Western oppressors in times of changing values.
Presenters
Amari OharaStudent, English Literature, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Hawaii, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Pacific Island Epistemologies, Neocolonialism, Struggles For Land, Indigenous Resilience
