Reptiles of Lukunor Atoll, Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia

2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-124
Author(s):  
Donald W. Buden
Keyword(s):  
Federated States Of Micronesia ◽  
Chuuk State

Keeping Rong from Wrong: The Identification and Protection of Traditional Intellectual Property in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Nason ◽  
Joakim Peter
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Federated States Of Micronesia ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Chuuk State ◽  
Control Research ◽  
Model Law

AbstractThis discussion reviews the differences between traditional Micronesian principles regarding traditional knowledge, or ‘esoteric’ knowledge, and Western copyright laws, which have been used in the expropriation and legal alienation of traditional knowledge. We consider this conflict in relation to contemporary Native American intellectual property issues and tribal responses for the protection of such knowledge and to control research activities. This is compared with the recent international and Pacific Islands governments' concerns and actions regarding commodification and misappropriation of traditional knowledge, including the new Pacific Model Law. Finally, we review the nature of traditional knowledge in Chuuk State and its current status and recommend specific steps that the Federated States of Micronesia might take legislatively to protect traditional knowledge as part of its significant cultural heritage.

Returning Voices

2018 ◽  
pp. 160-178
Author(s):  
Brian Diettrich
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Applied Potential ◽  
Federated States Of Micronesia ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Chuuk State ◽  
Sound Objects

This essay explores repatriation through the emergence of shared listening experiences. It argues that the repatriation of recorded voices is more meaningful and personal than the mere relocation of sound “objects” and more consequential than the transfer of historical media from the shelves of archival collections. The chapter focuses on case examples of repatriation from the Pacific Islands, and especially from the islands of Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. An examination of individual and community listening to recordings moves research practice toward the advocacy, responsibility, and applied potential that scholars have called for in a growing body of critical work in ethnomusicology.

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