Directory of Oceanian Resources

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• A Tahitian Legend

  http://aruffo.tripod.com/folklore.html
  Legend of the shaping of the mountains of Tahiti.

• Ancient Legends of Guam

  http://ns.gov.gu/legends.html
  Legends of places and people of Guam (in Chamorro and English).

• Chaifi - The Ancient Spririt Volcano of Guam

  http://roland.web.gu/
  A Real Video presentation of the legend.

• Climbing a Mountain Without a Ladder: Chronologies and Stories

  http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/jbmount.htm
  An analysis of folktales from Unea Island, Papua New Guinea, as published in the journal "Time and Society".

• Magurei

  http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/Magurei%20posting.html
  A folktale in English and the Nakanai language of Papua New Guinea. This is a copy of the book "Magurei", which was collected by Ray and Marilyn Johnston.

• Maui Myths and Folklore

  http://www.mauigateway.com/~rw/myths1.htm
  Four Maui stories from the Maui Cheetah website.

• New Zealand Maori Legends

  http://www.fis.unipr.it/mc/pasquali/maps/nz.htm
  How the Kiwi Lost his Wings, and Rata's Waka.

• Polynesian Narrative

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_narrative
  A description of the gods of Polynesia.

• Simply Australia

  http://simplyaustralia.net/
  E-zine on Australian folklore, oral and social history, as well as music and song, both traditional and contemporary.

• Snakes, adulterers, and the Loss of Paradise in Kaliai

  http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/SnakesandAdulterers.html
  An analysis of the Kilibob-Manup corpus of myths from West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

• Tales and Stories of the South Pacific

  http://www.nomoa.com/tongatapu.net.to/lore/index.htm
  Legends and oral history passed from generation to generation on the Pacific Islands.

• The Leagacy of Moro, the Snake-Man of Bariai, West New Britain

  http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/Naomi%20MORO.htm
  A folktale from Papua New Guinea, originally published in the book "Children of Kilibob".

• Vanishing and Returning Heroes: Ambiguity and Persistent Hope in an Unea Island Legend

  http://anthropology.uwaterloo.ca/WNB/jbhero.htm
  An analysis and synopsis of the story of Mataluangi from East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.

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