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1. fijianhistory.com › great-council-of-chiefsFijian History - Great Council of Chiefs Audio Story

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Great Council of Chiefs. The Bose Levu Vakaturaga was a formal gathering of Fiji's indigenous (iTaukei) chiefs. It was established by the British Colonial Government in 1875 as an advisory body and named the Council of Chiefs (the term “Great” was added sometime later in the twentieth century). The complex at Draiba was completed in 2009 ...

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2. fijihighcommission.org.uk › about_1About Fiji - History - Fiji High Commission

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   3 days ago · About Fiji. History. According to Fijian legend, the great chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the seas to the new land of Fiji. Most authorities agree that people came into the Pacific from Southeast Asia via the Malay Peninsula. Here the Melanesians and the Polynesians mixed to create a highly developed society long before the arrival ...

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   Who are the Great Councils of Chiefs in Fiji?

   • Palmer, R. 2009. The Great Councils of Chiefs. iTaukei Affairs Board. The Bose Levu Vakaturaga was a formal gathering of Fiji's indigenous (iTaukei) chiefs. It was established by the British Colonial Government in 1875 as an advisory body and named the Council of Chiefs (the term “Great” was added sometime later in the twentieth century).

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   Where did Fiji come from?

   • According to Fijian legend, the great chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the seas to the new land of Fiji. Most authorities agree that people came into the Pacific from Southeast Asia via the Malay Peninsula. Here the Melanesians and the Polynesians mixed to create a highly developed society long before the arrival of the Europeans.

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   Who was the first explorer to visit Fiji?

   • Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to spot Fiji in 1643, followed by British explorer James COOK in 1774. Captain William BLIGH plotted the islands in 1789. In the 1800s, merchants, traders, and whalers frequented the islands and the first missionaries arrived in 1835.

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   Who discovered Fiji?

   • Major credit for the discovery and recording of the islands went to Captain William Bligh who sailed through Fiji after the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. The first Europeans to land and live among the Fijians were shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from the Australian penal settlements.

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4. fijiguide.com › culture › languageExplorers, traders & the first philologists | Fiji Guide

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   Apr 10, 2024 · In this chapter, beginning with William Bligh, the infamous master of the Resolution who recorded the first words of the Fijian language, Dr. Schutz narrates how other explorers, traders and missionaries became the first philologists. It remained for one of Cook’s own officers, William Bligh, master of the Resolution on the third voyage, to ...

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5. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesFiji - The World Factbook

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   3 days ago · Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to spot Fiji in 1643, followed by British explorer James COOK in 1774. Captain William BLIGH plotted the islands in 1789. In the 1800s, merchants, traders, and whalers frequented the islands, and the first missionaries arrived in 1835. Rival kings and chiefs competed for power, at times aided by ...

6. minorityrights.org › country › fiji-islandsFiji Islands - Minority Rights Group

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   Apr 9, 2024 · In 1874, the British governor created a Great Council of Chiefs, or Bose Levu Vakaturaga, to secure their active collaboration. Following the signing of the Deed of Cession in 1874 by some (but not all) leading chiefs of Fiji, the British colonial administration instituted pivotal policies that affect inter-ethnic relations to the present day.

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