| Description |
The Republic of Fiji is home to a multitude of cultures and traditions. In 2013, Fiji’s new Constitution was promulgated designating that all ethnicities that make Fiji their home be called “Fijians”. This includes the following:
‘iTaukei’ or indigenous Fijians;
Rotuman people (a minority indigenous group);
Indians who were mostly descendants of indentured laborers in Fiji;
Pacific Islanders who were descendant of labourers in Fiji such as Ni-Vanuatu and Solomon Islanders;
Descendants of early migrants to Fiji (Chinese, Indians, European/Australian/American &s Traders, Sailors and Beachcombers)
Descendants of Banabans (Ocean Islanders) now known as Rabi Islanders.
Descendants of Tuvaluans (Vaitupu Islanders) now known as Kioa Islanders.
Fiji therefore has a unique array of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), and if one was to ask what would be a representative ICH of all Fijians, there is none as each ethnic group is distinctively diverse and each practice their own form of ICH which are far most different from another. |
