21. Tonga Culture Travel Document Systems; Passport and Visa Services. This is the site for thelatest Travel Information and the most complete collection of online Visa http://www.traveldocs.com/to/culture.htm

Tonga Oceania CULTURE Dance in Tonga has traditionally been an important art form, turning oral histories and folk tales into a visual form praising and honouring gods, chiefs, places and people. Weaving with the leaves of the pandanus palm is at its zenith as an art form in Tonga, and baskets and intricately worked mats produced by a variety of means are among the most beautiful in the Pacific. A reasonable body of literature has been produced in or about the archipelago in spite o f its tiny size, and some of it goes beyond oral histories and folk tales. The earliest accounts are by castaway Will Mariner and Captain Bligh after he lost command of his ship. There are also several more recent collections of poetry and prose by contemporary writers. Tongan food is delightful, and consists mostly of root vegetables such as taro and sweet potato, coconut products, fresh fruit, roasted suckling pig, chicken, corned beef, fish and shellfish. The delicious dishes made from these ingredients are an excuse in themselves to visit the islands. The traditional Tongan feast gets cooked in an underground oven, umu , common throughout Polynesia. The most refreshing drink available is coconut juice, and the locally grown Royal Coffee is excellent if you're after a caffeine hit. Beer is popular, and of course kava (

22. FACES OF DIVERSITY TONGA CULTURE TRADITIONS Faces of Diversity tonga culture Traditions. 4 am Sunday, August 7. 3 pmSunday, August 7. Noon Monday, August 8. 2 am Tuesday, August 9 http://phoenix.gov/11/tonga.html

Searches Service Directory Word Search Calendar Maps Quick Links Airport/Sky Harbor City Jobs Departments A-Z Garbage/Recycling Mayor/City Council Online Services Public Meetings Public Safety What's New Mailing Lists This page requires JavaScript for full functionality. You may enable JavaScript through your browser's settings. Discover Phoenix Residents Businesses City Government ... PHX 11 HOME Faces of Diversity: 4 a.m. Sunday, August 7 3 p.m. Sunday, August 7 Noon Monday, August 8 2 a.m. Tuesday, August 9 3 a.m. Wednesday, August 10 2 a.m. Friday, August 5 (Previous Replays) Premiere: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28 8 p.m. Friday, July 29 6 a.m. Saturday, July 30 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30 8 a.m. Sunday, July 31 6 a.m. Monday, August 1 6 a.m.

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24. Why Visit Tonga - Tonga Activities - Tonga Culture - Tonga Travel Information An Why Visit Tonga Tonga Travel Info - Tonga Activities - tonga culture - TongaNature - South Pacific Packages - Honeymoon Packages. http://tonga-escapes.com/why-tonga.html

Talk to a live human today: (800) 588-3454/(808) 871-5986 Click to contact Melissa McCoy for Platinum VIP Service Email Us to contact you for all domestic airfare needs in Tonga Email Us to contact you for all domestic airfare needs in Tonga About Tonga Why visit Tonga How to get to Tonga? Tonga Photo Gallery ... Tonga Culture and Nature Tonga Maps Country Ha'apai Niuatoputapu Vava'u ... Tonga's Islands Eua Haapai Niua Tongatapu Vava'u Intro With a capital whose name translates as 'Abode of Love', there has to be something going on in the Friendly Islands that we don't know about. Most Tongans are warm and welcoming, but it's difficult to see how they could be otherwise when home is a series of lush Pacific islands, bordered by unbelievable beaches, surrounded by coral reefs, basking under a tropical sun. That's hard to beat. But there's a more active side to island life, with possibilities for hiking through Pacific rainforest to crater lakes and to the lips of active volcanoes, diving to shipwrecks and underwater canyons, abseiling down seaside cliffs or watching the local rugby team go through its paces. Among the few Pacific peoples never to be colonised, Tongans have maintained their customs and traditions while fervently embracing various brands of Christianity. You'll be welcomed on feast days, party and drink kava at festivals till you drop, be impressed by the Sunday church turn outs, and then escape to deserted beaches where, between snorkelling in untouched coral gardens and sipping coconut juice, the most you need to do is watch the waves slap against the shore.

25. Tonga Culture & Nature - Kingdom Of Tonga - Tonga Cultural Tours tonga culture and Nature Kingdom of Tonga. 1-800-588-3454 or 1-808-871-5986.Tonga Escapes. http://tonga-escapes.com/tonga-culture-nature.html

Talk to a live human today: (800) 588-3454/(808) 871-5986 Click to contact Melissa McCoy for Platinum VIP Service Email Us to contact you for all domestic airfare needs in Tonga About Tonga Why visit Tonga How to get to Tonga? Tonga Photo Gallery ... Tonga Culture and Nature Tonga Maps Country Ha'apai Niuatoputapu Vava'u ... Tonga's Islands Eua Haapai Niua Tongatapu Vava'u Culture Dance in Tonga has traditionally been an important art form, turning oral histories and folk tales into a visual form praising and honouring gods, chiefs, places and people. Weaving with the leaves of the pandanus palm is at its zenith as an art form in Tonga, and baskets and intricately worked mats produced by a variety of means are among the most beautiful in the Pacific. A reasonable body of literature has been produced in or about the archipelago in spite of its tiny size, and some of it goes beyond oral histories and folk tales. The earliest accounts are by castaway Will Mariner and Captain Bligh after he lost command of his ship. There are also several more recent collections of poetry and prose by contemporary writers. Tongan food is delightful, and consists mostly of root vegetables such as taro and sweet potato, coconut products, fresh fruit, roasted suckling pig, chicken, corned beef, fish and shellfish. The delicious dishes made from these ingredients are an excuse in themselves to visit the islands. The traditional Tongan feast gets cooked in an underground oven, umu, common throughout Polynesia. The most refreshing drink available is coconut juice, and the locally grown Royal Coffee is excellent if you're after a caffeine hit. Beer is popular, and of course kava (Piper methysticum), the all purpose forget-your-cares-and-stare-at-the-sunset tipple, is widely available. Unfortunately, junk foods are making inroads, and islander's health is suffering considerably.

26. Tonga History & Tonga Culture | IExplore The ruling family of Tonga, the last remaining Polynesian kingdom, can be tracedback Between 1918 and 1965, Tonga was ruled by Queen Salote Tupou III. http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Tonga/History

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28. Where's The Zambian Music Industry? The greatest tragedy for tonga culture is the fact that there is no proper The promotion of upcoming Tonga artistes and other cultural activities, http://www.lyricsafrica.com/news/05062005/0206tonga_concert.htm

2005 ALL TONGA ANNUAL MUSIC CONCERT By Matongo Maumbi 2005 is a special year for the people of Chikuni and surrounding areas and indeed those who believe in Radio Chikuni's ideals and goals. Chikuni commemorates a number of events this year, others spanning a century old and others half a decade. One Hundred years ago this year, Christianity found its roots in Chikuni. It eventually spread like bush fire far and wide to other places of the nation and beyond. It is also this year that Radio Chikuni clocked five years of community broadcasting. And the Tonga Music Concert, which started as a pilot project of the station in 2000, will this year be staged for the sixth year running. Participation by both musicians and spectators has increased very much in the past five events. Why the concert? The greatest tragedy for Tonga culture is the fact that there is no proper custodian for it where all the young could look up to. As evidenced in the last two years, the young are now beginning to learn and appreciate the Tonga culture. A fifteen-year-old boy scooped first prize in the Kuyabila category, which is mainly performed by elderly people. The boy also went further to represent the country under the Music Crossroads Southern Africa in Malawi.

29. Mulonga Forum Mulonga Forum THE INTERNET TOOL OR THREAT FOR tonga culture ? Tonga ProjectThe revival of tonga culture true or false? 12/24 0426pm http://www.mulonga.net/discus/messages/25/25.html

THE INTERNET - TOOL OR THREAT FOR TONGA CULTURE ? Mulonga Forum : THE INTERNET - TOOL OR THREAT FOR TONGA CULTURE ? The other side of the river: Cyberspace comes to the Amazon River Comment from Rev.Muleya J. on “cultural values promoting the spread of HIV and AIDS”, a case of the BaTonga practice by Spiwe Chikosi, Nov.16, 2004/Kubatana.net. Give sustainability a face: Promotion of Tonga Ngoma Buntibe Music Indigenous Peoples Day - Tue May 17 2005 ... Opening statement Welcome to THE INTERNET - TOOL OR THREAT FOR TONGA CULTURE ?

30. Mulonga Forum Tonga Project The revival of tonga culture true or false? Is the internetgoing to revive tonga culture, please you may share your views with us http://www.mulonga.net/discus/messages/25/37.html?1103902006

31. Tonga Should Be More Democratic NZETC be no loss if tonga culture died’ or that ‘tonga culture is a thing of at Tongan law and culture to so influence young and immature minds who ‘swallow’ http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-BreHowt-b2-3.html

Home Advanced Search About How Tonga Aids New Zealand Tonga should be more democratic Previous Section Table of Contents Up Next Section Tonga should be more democratic By Lata Soakai. The Winning Speech in a School Competition, published in the Tonga Chronicle on August 9, 1973. As we all know, Tonga is one of the last remaining Kingdoms on earth. Its system of government is based on a monarchy. There is a Parliament, a Privy Council and ultimately the king or reigning monarch. All this, my friends, is under the suspices of democracy. Let me speak of the Parliament. There are seven representatives of the group of 33 titled men or nobles in the land. On the other hand there are only seven representatives from the population of 90,000. The various Ministers of the Crown who are His Majestry's Cabinet complement the Parliament. A democracy, my friends, is rule by the people where every man has equal rights under the law. I hereby state emphatically that the present system of government is not democratic. The representation in the Parliament is clearly biased in favour of the

32. Culture Of Tonga - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Tongan culture stretches over a period of 6000 years ago to modern day. Tongan lifeand culture is largely based upon is based upon fishing,trading, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Tonga

Culture of Tonga From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Tongan culture stretches over a period of 6000 years ago to modern day. Tongan life and culture is largely based upon is based upon fishing,trading, and Polynesian traditions. Since European arrival the Free Wesleyan Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have heavily influenced the culture. The Catholic Church has a somewhat smaller presence, though some members of the royal family have had connections to it. Contents Names Art Music Church Music ... edit Names The people of Tonga are usually refered to as Tongan(s). edit Art Main article: Art of Tonga Tongan art is similar to other art in the Pacific. Some of the most well known Tongan types of art is the Ngatu which is the Tongan for of Tapa . Ngatu is still commonly made by Tongan women in groups. In the past it was common for Tongans to get Tatatau which are the Tongan form of tatoos. In 2003 the Samoan artist, Su'a Sulu'ape Petelo , revived Tatatau. The last well known form of Tongan traditional art is Fala . Fala are mats that have specific design patterns on them. The other main art form is dance. Tongan dance is similar to other tribal dances. A specific dance Tonga is famous for is the Sipa tau.

33. ARS Electronica This celebration of tonga culture and reflections from European and Southern The project concentrated on the beauty and resilience of tonga culture and http://www.aec.at/en/archives/prix_archive/prix_projekt.asp?iProjectID=11713

34. Introduction in the tonga culture of Inhambane (Gerdes, 2003a) and the paper (Gerdes, Part of chapter 5 was earlier published in the journal Symmetry Culture http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/gerdbook/gerdcontents/introduction.htm

INTRODUCTION Paulus Gerdes Mozambican Ethnomathematics Research Centre, C.P. 915, Maputo, Mozambique pgerdes@virconn.com The book Basketry, Geometry, and Symmetry in Africa and the Americas deals with the geometry and symmetries of designs and patterns created by mat and basket weavers in several African and American cultures. The type of basketry discussed is twill basketry (for an introduction to twill basketry, see LaPlantz, 1993 Photograph 1 illustrates a twill woven basket from Oaxaca (Mexico). Twilling consists of the interweaving of two elements of equal thickness and flexibility, whereby at least some strands pass over or under two or more strands in the opposite direction. If all strands go over and under the same number of elements, for instance over two under two (notation 2/2), over three under three (3/3), the weaving is called a balanced (or regular ) twill (see Figure 1 Throughout the book the strands in one direction will often be coloured red in the figures and those in the opposite direction green. The real colours may vary from culture to culture. The representation by red and green guaranties, that the patterns are also visible on a black-and-white printout of the figures. Chapters 1 to 4 analyse aspects of twill woven, circular trays from the Peruvian Amazon and from several regions of Mozambique. The chapters are complementary to the earlier book, entitled

35. Tau`olunga Komipiuta - Tonga Culture & Computers Tau`olunga komipiuta is a reseller and service provider of Apple computers andassociated products. It provides Tongan fonts and system localisations. http://www.tau.olunga.to/

Note: these pages are designed to look best when using the latest versions of Internet explorer or Communicator or the like. Earlier browsers usually will work, but may have some problems with the layout, the colours, the fonts, the accented characters, the pictures or the movies. Windows computers are still not able to display all needed accents. The page for computers for Tonga: Tonganised systems, computer training, webhosting The page for Tonga culture: Tonga dancing, Tonga books, Tonga music, Tonga scenes Welcome to Also known as Tau`olunga computer, komipiuta being the Tongan word for computer. Tau`olunga is the upper ridgepole in the traditional Tongan house and has therefore also the meaning to reach for the highest, and so for that a Tongan dance where a maiden has to show off for her marriage. Who are we ? Tau`olunga komipiuta is the authorised reseller and service provider of Apple computer in Tonga. As such it offers all services related to Apple Macintosh computers: sales, repair, training, accessories, software, consultancy, networking, and so on. In addition it offers several more services, which you will find outlined later on this page.

36. Tongan History Association Homepage Herda and Terrell (eds.) tonga culture and History, RSPAS, ANU, 1990. CONTENTS There is clearly a real future for Tongan Culture and History. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/anthropology/tonga/tonghist.htm

La Trobe Home Skip to Content Contact La Trobe Sitemap ... International THE TONGAN HISTORY ASSOCIATION T Tonga Culture and History , RSPAS, ANU, 1990. CONTENTS Introduction A brief history of the Tongan History Conference and Association Tongan History Association Newsletter Membership of the Tongan History Association ... 2005 THA Conference see the photos!! INTRODUCTION PACIFIC ISLANDS history has always had its devotees outside the Islands although for the greater part of the last two hundred years Western scholars have had to depend on the collections and translations of missionaries, expatriate officials and perceptive visitors rather than on firsthand accounts by Islanders themselves. While there is a considerable amount of vernacular material extant only a small proportion of this has been translated satisfactorily. Although historians and anthropologists have been working in this field throughout the twentieth century their positive contribution to Islands history has often been offset by their dependence on the writings and collections of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and their ignorance of alternative traditions and lack of critical expertise in the assessment of traditional material. Westerners are not alone in this. In the countries Christianised early, particularly within Polynesia, much of the traditional material survives in the written word rather than in the schooled memory of the traditional custodians of knowledge and much of that material has also been bowdlerised, sanitised, or otherwise changed by indigenous Christian and political censorship. Younger, more critical Pacific Islanders just do not have access to a comprehensive living tradition of their ancestral beliefs, especially in the controversial areas of religion and politics. They, too, are forced to stand outside the new culture of the last two hundred years and reassess their history and societal background. This is not an easy task as all too often one gets the impression that - for instance - there is a widespread belief that the present day faka Tonga or fa'a Samoa have not changed since time immemorial.

37. OneWorld Radio Africa - The festival attracts over 95 local bands from Southern Province of Zambia andpromotes tonga culture. Find out more. from Radio Chikuni web site http://radioafrica.oneworld.net/article/archive/5285/

OneWorld Radio Africa Audio exchange Our community News and events Training ... Feedback Search for by audio by members by content Advanced search for audio members content username password Forgotten your password? Join OneWorld Radio Why join? OneWorld Radio... by language english français español português ... romani by region South East Europe by topic HIV/AIDS Print version You are here: RadioAfricaHome culture Audio exchange listen / download ... text Part of the OneWorld network culture Sanaa Art Promotions: Interactive media for interventions Sanaa Art Promotions (SAP) is an organization of artists, social scientists and communication specialists active in the use of arts to promote socio-economic development within East Africa communities. More.... from sanaa-promotions website image picture of Kenyan youth doing drama related topics / regions [Africa] [East Africa] [Kenya] [communications] ... Gambia : FMG a fertile ground for HIV/AIDS transmission A feature article by Fatoumatta Drameh of Radio 1 in The Gambia, outlining how Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) could be contributing to the spread of the HIV/AIDS virus in The Gambia, as 1.5% of the population is now infected with the virus. More.... from Simbani News website image related topics / regions [Africa] [West Africa] [Gambia] [human rights] ... Media to play a key role in the advancement of ICTs in Africa Mr. Albert Ken-Dapaah

38. Zimbabwe Bicycle Ride for tonga culture 12.06.05 In July BaTonga Museum organises asponsored ride from Harare to Binga with the aim to raise awareness on Tonga http://zimbabwe.ms.dk/

Main page Overview About us Who is who Zimbabwe News Newsletter Articles English Danish Partners Local partners All MS p artner s Galleries Main papers Annual report Policy paper Old documents Contact Contact us To MS Global Country programmes Main English page Welcome to MS Zimbabwe! Southern African Social Forum 09.09.05 Zimbabwe is hosting the second Southern African Social Forum on 13-15 October 2005. MS-Zimbabwe and its partners look forward to joining the event, that will bring together civic activists from across the region to the fight for global justice - more Intercultural Cooperation 20.09.05 MS believes in intercultural cooperation as an important means to promote international solidarity and a sustainable global development. Read more about MS and its partners joint actions against poverty across national and cultural boundries - more Sector Meeting on HIV/Aids 15.07.05 At their last sector meeting, 21-23 June 2005, MS-Zimbabwe Partners criticized the National Aids Policy of being gender insensitive and gender oppressive -

39. Ethnographic Field School, TONGA Culture shock Introduction to Tongan society and culture. Key phrases in TonganLanguage. Proper behavior etiquette (ie brothersister tapu system, dress, http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/projects/tonga/schedule.html

Syllabus Schedule Cost R Grades I nstruction L ocation Apply ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD SCHOOL TONGA JUNE-JULY 2004 - APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED NOW, SPACE IS LIMITED - PROGRAM LOCATION: The Kingdom of Tonga Tonga, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean (east of Fiji and south of Samoa) is one of the few governing monarchies in the world, and the only Polynesian nation to have retained indigenous governance throughout the colonization era. Tongans are proud to say they were never colonized. PROGRAM DATES (est): 1ST WEEK JUNE - 19 July, 2004 CURRICULUM: (Taught in English) Anthropology 370: Ethnographic Field Methods (6 credits) Ethnographic methodology classes will be conducted in a cultural immersion and homestay experience on a coral atoll in the Ha'apai region of Tonga. The curriculum includes opportunities to live with a Tongan family, learn about the language, culture and everyday life, as well as learning the research skills needed to be a cultural anthropologist. In addition to group projects, each student will conduct an independent project negotiated with the professor and the village based 'culture experts'. Possible projects include: mapping of local history to topographical features, comparing food intake, weight and height by age and gender, collecting life histories, learning methods for growing taro, yam and other cultivars

40. OneWorld AIDSRadio - Full Coverage: Zambia Radio Chikuni hosts 5th Tonga Music Concert The vital role of attracts over95 local bands from Southern Province of Zambia and promotes tonga culture. http://www.aidschannel.org/article/country/894/

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