New research conducted at Walufeni Cave, an important archaeological site in Papua New Guinea, reveals new evidence of long-distance interactions between Oceania's Indigenous societies, as far back as ...

A nation is home to around 840 living native languages. This makes it the most linguistically diverse country on Earth, ...

In the 1960s Indonesia laid claim to West Papua. Despite efforts to control the West Papuan people, it has failed on all aspects of doing so. Indonesia uniliterally annexed the former Dutch colony in ...

Pope Francis did not visit the Christian-majority region of Papua during his Asia tour last September; however, his concerns and gestures regarding the plight of Papuans have provided them with a ...

New York - The 2025 Equator Prize Award Ceremony will honour 10 outstanding nature-based solutions led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities ...