Intro to the Highlands
Introduction
To learn more about Exploring the Highalnds of New Guinea, watch the podcast listed below:
“Exploring the Highlands of New Guinea: Art, Science, and Conservation” (03:49) with Christina Hellmich
To learn more about the pre-history of Papua New Guinea, please download the article When Humans Arrived in the New Guinea Highlands.
Image gallery
80 images total
Children’s Stories
- “How the Orchids Grew” by Melesha Pesone
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Transcription
Additional color photos: cuscus, kombembe orchid, maiole bird, and portrait of Melesha Pesone
- “How Water Lilies Came to Be” by Melesha Pesone
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Transcription
- “Muruk and Kokomo” [Cassowary and Hornbill] by Waravii Gilbert
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- “Story about the Coming of Fire” by Simon James
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Films
- In My Father’s Footsteps, short clip from My Father, My country (1989)
- Pacific Stories, archive of important films about the Pacific
- “La France Vue Par 2 Papous” [France through the Eyes of Highlanders], Geo Ado (No. 69 Nov. 2008), 18-25.
For more information, visit the Geo Ado website.
Additional Resources
Visit the Papua New Guinea Embassy website for more information about Papua New Guinea. Learn about the Highlands' topographical and geological features as well profiles of specific provinces, including: Enga, Simbu, Southern Highlands, and Western Highlands.
General information about Papua New Guinea can also be found on the U.S. State Department website or at www.pngtourism.org.pg.
Topics from Oceania: Units for Junior Secondary School History, a SPINF/TTPF/AAAPS/PHA Publication 2010 for junior and middle-secondary High School students.