Tahi: Austronesian Struggles

A tribute I made to the struggles of Austronesian for freedom, genuine independence, and dignity.

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Education

Tags:

• struggle
• austronesia
• austronesian
• protest
• anticolonial
• hawaii
• maori
• polynesian
• indonesia
• malay

[gpl992]

I like how you have our Pattimura on here though!But Moluccans/Timorese,West Papuans even though their in "Indonesia",also have Melanesian blood too.

[hokulani78]

@gpl992

The people of Maluku, Timor, and many parts of Melanesia (like Fijians and coastal Papuans) speak indigenous Austronesian languages therefore were included in this video. It doesn't have anything to do with their "blood" or their present affiliation with the Indonesian Republic. Furthermore, many Polynesians, part. Tongans and Samoans have bloodties to Fiji (which is Melanesia) and vice versa. If we applied your logic, we would have to exclude many of them as well just on that basis.

[gpl992]

@hokulani78 Well from what I hear some parts of Eastern "Indonesia" still speak Papuan type languages.Would they still be included?I heard that almost all Melanesians have Austronesian blood just in different amounts

[hokulani78]

@gpl992

Languages in parts of Sulawesi, Timor, Savu, Flores, coastal N. PNG etc are technically Austronesian though there are something like 30% or so "Papuan" vocabulary--similar to how Spanish has a large chunk of Arabic vocabulary (from Moors). So some linguists consider it to be Austronesian while others say its a "trans-Papuan" or "trans-Austronesian" language. But I can understand why Maluku and Papua would feel strongly against identifying with anything with the RI.

[hokulani78]

But again, this video had to do with struggles particularly within the Austronesian speaking region and maybe its good to raise the continuing struggles of the peoples of Maluku, etc.

[MrTingTing412]

I find it very interesting how all aboriginal people that lived on the earth had a sense of living as one with the land and not owning it. For example, the Natives of the Americas and our Austronesian people believed that "man will disappear and we are just the guardians of the land." While the Europeans seemed to be blinded by their ignorance and their so called "superiority" as they change what they believe is inferior to themselves. Stand strong my Pacifican brothers and sisters and stay tru

[djpx49]

Great vid! Fight the white super powers!! N let's take back what is rightfully our lands n boot the westerners out...! Btw what's the name of the song???

[SgtAkmal]

@aredbunk88 I don't see any reasons why bugis should be leading all the austronesian...The point is all austronesian people should work together and make even stronger ties with one another. By that, we will be truly stronger than even in politic, social & economy.

[fusionxx1000]

kia taha! Stand tall and fight ausronesians

[yanar89]

@aredbunk88 Yeah, I have partial bugis blood.. I find it pretty cool and awesome that my ancestors from makassar were pirates and seafarers, but seriously, it doesnt matter who leads who, because in the end, we are all one and the same!!! I have bugis, minang, javanese, malay blood, plus chinese and siamese.. And heck, as long as we continue to contribute to the world, it doesnt matter our blood, because all humans have the same red blood

[lansanak]

fucking westerners divided our big nation, and raided it

[aredbunk88]

bugis should be leading all the austronesian..only then we will be strong and cool

[orgkpg08]

Im proud to be Austronesian.....Malaysia, Indonesia, Philipnes, Brunei, Papua, Hawai, Fiji, Taiwan we all brother and sisters..love you all....

[islanderpride123]

we must unite and reclaim our ancestral lands

[sayyid14]

@gpl992 INDONESIA HAVE 2 Continent 1 is Asian,Southeast Asia 1 more is Australasian or Oceania,it same like Russia a country which have 2 Continent Europe and Asia/Siberia!