John Waiko is the first Papua New Guinean to reach the status of professor. After receiving his doctorate from the Australian National University he travelled back to his village on the Gira River to celebrate, taking with him a film crew and Hank Nelson, his academic supervisor. The film documents his struggle to perform the required ritual correctly.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302715
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MPEG-1 Digital File - 2MB Rate; Copy
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)