Joan Nira - Niu Yam Fellowship: Step Folem Step

Joan Nira; Maya Haviland

Joan Nira - Niu Yam Fellowship: Step Folem Step

Joan Nira (Creator), Maya Haviland (Producer)

Centre for Heritage & Museum Studies

Research output: Non-textual form › Audio/Visual Format

Abstract

Joan Niras is a song-writer, singer and musician originally from Tanna and living in Port Vila. She is best known for her work with her band Paran Latan and also makes music under the name Jana Cee. In the Nu Yam Fellowship she researched the kastom calendar of the village of Lowekao, on the eastern side of Tanna. Learning about the signs of two elite varieties of yam, known as Nara Vanuar and Nussua, Joan wrote a song in the Kasura Mine language of White Sands on Tanna, about the kastom calendar.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Step Folem Step online exhibition https://stepfolemstep.net/
Publisher	Australian National University
Media of output	Documentaries
Publication status	Published - 2022

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https://stepfolemstep.net/joan_niras/

1 Hosted Exhibition or Event
1 Web-based Exhibition

Step Folem Step Online
Haviland, M., Meltherorong, M., Ariki, L., Kaitiplel, G., Edmundson, A. & Fox, J., 2022
Research output: Non-textual form › Web-based Exhibition

Open Access
Step Folem Step
Haviland, M., Meltherorong, M. & Ariki, L., 2020
Research output: Non-textual form › Hosted Exhibition or Event

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