Oral History and Ethnography Section Project #1: Inventory of Cultural and Historical Sites and Oral History in the Interior of Airai State Volume II: Collection of Oral History
2015. Oral History and Ethnography Section Project #1: Inventory of Cultural and Historical Sites and Oral History in the Interior of Airai State Volume II: Collection of Oral History. Palau Historic Preservation Office, Bureau of Cultural & Historical Preservation, Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs
Summary of Achievements: "The Oral History and Ethnography Section proposed to conduct a project along with the Survey and Inventory/Archaeology Section to survey and produce an inventory of cultural and historical sites and oral history in the interior of Airai State. In order to fulfill this task it was planned the professional Cultural Anthropologist at the Oral History and Ethnography Section will work with the historical preservation specialist in collecting Airai oral histories. This project aimed to conduct archival research on oral histories and related materials to Airai State. This exercise helped in identifying research which has been previously completed in Airai. It has better inform the research in a way to identify specific gaps in terms of oral histories and ethnographic information which was not collected and captures in previous work. Moreover it has helped the Oral History and Ethnography Section tailor a more focused questionnaire and refine goals to guide interviews and/or community meetings. This project was significant for it gathers different written versions or elements of oral histories related to Airai." Project funding was funded in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Palau Historic Preservation Office, Bureau of Cultural & Historical Preservation, Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs, administered by the Pacific West Regional Office, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P15AF00022).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Date of Issue
- 2015-12
- Publisher
- Palau Historic Preservation Office, Bureau of Cultural & Historical Preservation, Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs
- Units
- HPF