Melanesia Club | BYU-Hawaii Culture Night 2019

[@dolfincetekege6108]

West Papuans are also Melanesian although we life in Indonesia. Greetings to my Melanesian brothers and sisters❤️❤️❤️

[@TongoMark-bo9gj]

❤❤❤❤❤ love from PNG

[@LorenzoPatrick-j6q]

Fijians we from Australia.mother from Australia and father from Germany

[@andrewpokana1084]

Fiji is part of the Melanesian group of islands!

[@pattersonlui5842]

Even having its own club, Fiji should be part of this Melanesian team. Nways proud of you guys! we are PASIFIKA!!

[@nikeeddie9430]

Patterson lui, I'm an original indigenous Fijian n I'm a Melanesian n I'm still 100% with Melanesian. If fiji is not there, my spirit will always there.

[@nikeeddie9430]

Petterson lui, one thing is really painful to me, as a indigenous Fijian and I know that fiji is already drifting away from their Melanesian brothers n sisters. You know why? Cos to many bullshit information going around.

[@christopherkivori5535]

Fiji is part of Melanesian group. Don't understand why they missed out that fact. Anyway 1love to Fiji from PNG

[@christopherkivori5535]

Fiji is part of Melanesian spear head group. 5 countries, PNG/Solomon/Vanuatu/New Caledonia/Fiji

[@arthurimona5901]

Even though they didn't mention Fiji, i did see a couple of Fijians. Please include Fiji too. They're part of us!

[@hiipeople6833]

Fiji is both(POLYNESIAN/MELANESIAN) But it's all about CULTURE! Fiji's CULTURE is pure POLYNESIAN!

[@nikeeddie9430]

Arthur Imona, this is what I'm talking about hia, I can see that why fiji is drifting away from there own people cos they only focus only one side of our brothers. Fijian culture is more focus on Polynesian side witch is not bad at all, but we have to make sure that everything we do should be balance.

[@christopherkivori5535]

Fiji is part of Melanesian group.

[@christopherkivori5535]

Christopher Kivori 1 second ago Fiji is part of Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), PNG/Solomon/Vanuatu/New Caledonia/Fiji. The word "Melanesian" comes from the word "Melanin", the dark skin pigment. Regardless of your lifestyle or Culture, if you're black 🖤 you are part of Melanesian group. Peace ✌️ 1❤️🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

[@DeepVerma728]

@@nikeeddie9430 Nope! Are direct neighbors are Tonga and Samoa not Papua New Guniea or the Solomons.

[@timociratulevu3613]

FIJI should be part of that group !!!

[@christopherkivori5535]

Fiji is part of Melanesian group.

[@pomioplus438]

How wonderful, to fly your region Melanesia's name and show the world a snapshot of the massive abundance of our culture back home. Our Melanesia culture is yet to be fully discovered and described in its entirety. Love 💓 my Melanesia culture.

[@epelijunior1286]

Iam sad Fiji is excluded.

[@deesolomon1957]

The Lady missed inform about countries of Melanesian . Melanesian countries are PNG , Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji Islands and New Caledonia.

[@mathewjr]

I wish I was there. I'm really proud of you guys coming together promoting our region to the world. God bless from PNG ol wan tok ❤️

[@patrickambelye6332]

Fiji?

[@joshuanabuta1643]

Fiji is also part of melanesia fyi

[@soniikaye8547]

LOL I agree but Fijians like to claim they are a Polynesian island , well at least some of the ones on social media. The only Polynesians I see are the Rotuman of Fiji. Every Melanesian country has Polynesian and Micronesian outliers. Like the Mortlocks/Central Province in PNG, or the Bellona/Renell in Solomon Islands. Does that mean we suddenly claim to be Polynesian or Micronesian. LOL it's good they didn't include Fiji. We can claim them later or give them to the Polys, when they have stopped having an identity crisis.

[@soniikaye8547]

@Rokolo Melona Exactly. I don't see PNG people claiming Polynesian\Micronesian because people from Mortlock, Central and Milne Bay Provinces look Polynesian/Micronesian. All Melanesians are mixed with Austronesians/Lapita People to an extent. Except PNG Highlanders (Papuans). The Malakus look totally more Southeasian but yet hold onto their Melanesian roots. Be proud of who you are and your culture no one can take that away from you.

[@wantsumbread9586]

@@soniikaye8547 We Fijians never claim to be polynesian or melanesian that term was given to us by white people who don't know us. But Fiji has strong ties to Tonga,Samoa through inter marrying for thousands of years. And yet we still have "melanesian" trait meaning the blond hair gene

[@neumisavua5879]

@@soniikaye8547 gets ur fact right. Who said that we claim that we r poly... Bro its that the English people entitled us to be as Melanesian but we don't care whether we r called Mela or poly we never claim to be any of the two sides. The thing is that we Fijian have martenal link to the Tongan and to the Samoan including Tuvaluan and the Kiribas.... In culture wise we have so much in common and the spirit we have are just the same. We don't take things way to serious and time managing isn't a thing at all. We laughed at our own silly jokes and we love to give bad compliment as a jokes to others... The way we dress the way we interact with people, the way we dance are much similar to the polynesian. But we r mostly proud to be part of the Melanesian group😍😍❤️.... But from my point of perspective either you r Mela, poly or micro... That doesn't count anything in life because we all are pacifican. 🇫🇯🇫🇯 Malo..

[@katahi0749]

@@neumisavua5879 first time seeing a Fijian claim melanesian identity in centuries woahhhhh😲😲😲😲

[@karenmkindaro9764]

I miss out😭😭 Love from BYU Idaho to all my Melanesian people in BYU Hawaii.❤

[@moehoe2585]

Where is Fiji? How come they not there?

[@Color-Me-Petty]

They have their own club, and some consider them Polynesian as they are the gateway between Polynesia and Melanesia.

[@mathewjr]

I can see a Fiji flag there

[@warriorsouthseasislanders4901]

Fiji is like the black sheep of the melanesian family,its like ok just leave fiji alone if she would like to perticipate than fine if shes not ,so be it.

[@warriorsouthseasislanders4901]

The song be like iam fijian,iam fijian but not melanesian or polynesian

[@katahi0749]

@@warriorsouthseasislanders4901 😭🤣🤣 for real

[@codebluek3430]

Fiji is Melanesia too 😰😰

[@rollandjonathan8085]

Love from Papua New Guinea. I saw my flag.

[@pamelaban15]

They should perform the exotic Manus or Trobrian island dance

[@daintyflygirl4va]

Beautiful

[@alochoa7057]

Philippines islands not included sad were islanders 7000 islands our filipino negritos the aeta have there bloodline

[@deiferete9247]

true ya

[@katahi0749]

Solomon,new Caledonia, Vanuatu and PNG are like ok forget Fiji 🤣🤣

[@Sunspear2]

HahahaH

[@Manapolynesia]

Kia Ora te tagata melanesia in Mana TUPUNA tahiti Tuamotu vaka va'a Waka in family polynesia tahiti Tuamotu Pacifica ❤❤❤🇵🇫🇵🇫🇵🇫🤙🤙🤙❤️❤️❤️🏝️🌅💪💪💪💪😘😘😘

[@alainobed2160]

she forgot to mention Fiji :)

[@shawnahall7246]

Such a warm culture 🌞😎💕

[@adriannahnanileemetta1232]

melanesian blood bruh.

[@WattsUpDev]

🙄💪🏾😏

[@rosecochran3023]

Sheer loveliness

[@warriorsouthseasislanders4901]

Fiji is fiji not melanesian or polynesian,this is the white mans term to separate us.

[@sangpengelana9222]

fiji is melanesian race, fiji, west papua, maluku and southeast nusa (indonesia)

[@katahi0749]

@@sangpengelana9222 yes but Fijian culture is Polynesian

[@necharoirene9439]

Dick & Hnatr 💃 Kanaky represent ❤

[@DeepVerma728]

Fiji was ruled by Tongan King for 1000"s of years . That's why they don't identify as Melanesians. You wonder why Fijians are taller and stronger. Polynesian mixture. Papuans and the Solomons are little people compared to Fijians.

[@soulsali8755]

Wrong brother lol was never ruled by Tonga .

[@Jbuno4854]

@ Deep Verma you must be outta your mind