Turaga (Fijian chief)

In Fiji, Turaga denotes the chief of a village, clan or tribe.

The "Turaga-ni-Koro" would be the head of the village ("Koro"), usually elected or appointed by the villagers. [cite web
last = Naiker
first = Utkatu
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = Local Government in Asia and the Pacific: A Comparative Study
work = Country paper: Fiji
publisher = UNESCAP
date =
url = http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/fiji/fiji.html
format = html
doi =
accessdate = 2007-02-23 ] As kind of city administrator or mayor, he is playing a key role in the modern Fijian government structure and is paid a small government allowance. [cite web
last = Lucas
first = Verona
authorlink =
coauthors = Nauque, Setefano; Chandra, Sachin
title = Assessing Community Perspectives on Governance in Fiji
work = RETA 6065
publisher = FSPI
date = 2003
url = http://www.fspi.org.fj/program/governance/pdfs/5%20RETA%206065%20(Fiji).pdf
format = pdf
doi =
accessdate = 2007-02-23 ]

Similarly, the chief of a "Mataqali" (clan) would be the "Turaga-ni-mataqali". The exact historical status of the Turaga plays an important role in conflicts about Fijian common landownership. [cite web
last = Boydell
first = Spike
authorlink =
coauthors = Shah, Krishn
title = An inquiry into the nature of land ownership in Fiji
work =
publisher = The International Association for the Study of Common Property
date = 2003
url = http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu/archive/00001208/00/Boydell_&_Shah_inquiry_into_land.pdf
format = pdf
doi =
accessdate = 2007-02-23 ]

References

See also

*House of Chiefs (Fiji)