Melanesia 2000

Melanesia 2000 was the first festival of Melanesian arts, first held in Noumea, New Caledonia in September 1975, supported by Jean-Marie Tjibaou.^[1] It had its origins in the womens' association, Smiling Melanesian Village Women's Groups which was formed in 1971 and advocated the idea of a cultural festival to promote Kanak arts.^[2]

References

1. ^ Hayward, Philip (1998). Sound alliances: indigenous peoples, cultural politics, and popular music in the Pacific. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 48. ISBN 9780304700509. http://books.google.com/books?id=0KRXtWHqqWMC&pg=PA48. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 
2. ^ Howe, K. R.; Kiste, Robert C.; Lal, Brij V. (1994). Tides of history: the Pacific Islands in the twentieth century. University of Hawaii Press. p. 265. ISBN 9780824815974. http://books.google.com/books?id=P-ybBDLbKJIC&pg=PA265. Retrieved 10 July 2011. 

External links

• Recording of Melanesian 2000