Bougainvilleans
E166713
Bougainvilleans are the indigenous people of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, known for their distinct Melanesian cultures, languages, and long struggle for political autonomy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bougainvilleans canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bougainville Civil War
ⓘ
Bougainville Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville conflict
|
| cashCrop |
cocoa
ⓘ
copra ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
Territory of New Guinea
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian-administered Territory of New Guinea
German New Guinea ⓘ |
| conflictCause |
environmental impacts of Panguna mine
ⓘ
resource distribution grievances ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | strong island-based identity ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
customary land tenure
ⓘ
extended kinship networks ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Solomon Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Solomon Islands archipelago
|
| demographicStatus | majority population of Bougainville Island ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Bougainvillean communities in Australia
ⓘ
Bougainvillean communities in Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Melanesian peoples ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Bougainville Government
|
| historicalEvent |
Bougainville Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War
2019 Bougainville independence referendum ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinct Melanesian cultures
ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ struggle for political autonomy ⓘ |
| landOwnershipSystem | customary land ownership ⓘ |
| languageDiversity | dozens of distinct local languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austronesian languages
ⓘ
Papuan languages ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | internal migration within Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| partOf | Melanesia ⓘ |
| politicalAspirations | full independence from Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| politicalMovement |
Bougainville Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Bougainville independence movement
|
| politicalStatus | autonomous region within Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
ⓘ
Bougainville Island ⓘ |
| referendumResult | overwhelming support for independence ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | Bougainville people ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale cash cropping ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalLeadership | chiefly systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.