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    Sawiyano

    Daily Life Amidst Cultural Change

    by Betni Kalk

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    This is a magazine format of the content. Near the border between West Papua and Papua New Guinea lives small group of approximately 800 people called the Sawiyano who speak their own unique language. They live in an area of mountains and swamps. They have been in contact with outsiders since World War II. Some Sawiyano learned to read and write in the short-lived government school at the airstrip and missionaries also taught literacy. Within the last 50 years, many things have changed in the tribe. Cannibalism was abolished. Tribal rivalries and fights have mostly stopped. Houses are no longer as high off the ground when fear of attack from other tribes was prevalent. Some tribe members adopted a new religion, a few continue to follow the old ways, while many mix a new faith with the ancestral traditions, myths and superstitions. Despite the changes, many old ways of the tumbuna (ancestors) continue, especially in regards to crafts. Except for a few nails, most houses are built using the main traditional methods and materials. Steel axes and bush knives now fell the trees instead of stone axes. Food is gathered and prepared in a similar manner each day as it was fifty years ago. --- Each sale of the magazine creates a small profit which goes back to the Sawiyano for education and medical needs.
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    • Primary Category: Education
    • Project Option: US Letter, 8.5×11 in, 22×28 cm
      # of Pages: 64
    • Publish Date: Jul 15, 2018
    • Language English
    • Keywords Sawiyano, Betni, Kalk, New, Guinea, Traditional, Tumbuna, Sepik, bilum, kundu
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    bethanykalk
    Betni Kalk
    Omaha, NE

    Bethany “Betni” Kalk is an artist, designer, digital humanities archivist, and professor of art and design. She was born in Canada and at age three her missionary parents moved the family to Papua New Guinea (PNG) where they lived for 10 years. She lived in the States for high school, college and graduate school where she studied graphic design, painting, and drawing. When not teaching, she explores the natural landscapes of other countries, and visits different regions of the U.S. to and from artist residencies. She resides in Omaha, NE with her partner and two children. She currently lives in Omaha, NE with her partner and two children where she teaches design at Creighton University. She has exhibited in numerous locations around the US. She is interested in community murals and has created a guide accessible at communitymurals.info. Via tumbuna.org, she facilitates digital archiving of art, artifacts and crafts of Papua New Guinea.

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