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Fijians (Fijian: iTaukei, lit. 'Owners [of the land]') are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji , who speak Fijian and English and share a common history and culture. Fijians, or iTaukei , [ 8 ] are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands of Melanesia .
Levuka, 1842 Fijian ship, 1842 Fijian house, 1842. Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first known European visitor to Fiji, sighting the northern island of Vanua Levu and the North Taveuni archipelago in 1643 while looking for Terra Australis incognita, or the Great Southern Continent. [15]
Differences between ethnic Fijians and Indians complicated preparations for Fiji independence, which the United Kingdom granted in 1970, and have continued to define Fiji politics since. [citation needed] Prior to independence, Indo-Fijians sought a common electoral roll, based on the principle of "one man, one vote." Ethnic Fijian leaders ...
The United Kingdom refused to annex Fiji, claiming to have ascertained from Cakobau's fellow chiefs that he was not universally accepted as King of Fiji and that he did not have the authority to cede the islands. 1865: Confederacy of Fijian chiefs formed. 1867: Threats to shell Levuka from an American warship.
Indo-Fijians suffered reprisals for a period after the coup of 2000. [139] [140] Relationships between ethnic Fijians and Indo-Fijians in the political arena have often been strained, and the tension between the two communities has dominated politics in the islands for the past generation. The level of political tension varies among different ...
The first Europeans to settle among the Fijians were shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from Australian penal colonies. In 1804, the discovery of sandalwood on the southwestern coast of Vanua Levu led to an increase in the number and frequency of Western trading ships visiting Fiji. A sandalwood rush began in the first few years but it ...
Fijians pick cans and plastics from landfill at the Vunato disposal site. " Paradise in Peril: Inside Fiji’s Fiery Battle Against Plastics ," July 15 issue. Adam Ferguson for TIME
The Fijians, persons from Fiji, or of Fijian descent. For more information about the Fijian people, see: Demographics of Fiji; Culture of Fiji; The Fijian language;