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Latitude

-5.83465

Longitude

144.7505

Start Date

1978-10-27

End Date

1978-10-27

Ka non. Side A (2): Toktok bilong Jiruka na Kukika long poko i dai long uara kar. Side B (1): Minj Wahgi Provins Gavman, namba uan-sait. Physical tape held at the ANU Pacific Archives, Collection and Item ID: AU ANUA 440-1231. Side A: Western Highlands Provincial Government Day celebrations on 27th October 1978 at Mid-Waghi following its establishment on 26th October 1978. There were speeches from dignitaries at local community, provincial authority and other invited provincial governments like East New Britain and PNG national government. There were entertainment with stringbands and traditional singsing performances representing various districts and areas of North Waghi, Nondugal, Jimi, South Waghi, Minj and and the neighbouring areas of Madang Province. The Waghi region of Western Highlands has since been created to become Jiwaka Province in May 2012. Side B: Storytelling by Jiruka and Kukika about the death of Poko at Kar river. Poko was a old woman and her children were not doing the way of village life she taught in making garden, looking after pigs and chickens and resorting to bad behaviours so not honouring or respecting her in this manner. There are various traditional singsings from North Waghi, Nongul and South Waghi, Miji performed by male and female groups dancing with kundu drums and responding to each other in their performances. (Steven Gagau, August 2022)

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