tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097Sat, 12 Oct 2024 19:39:59 +0000retold mythdragonboki taibahciliacigurabesihollandkorerilord of the utopiamanokwariraja ampatrevengeroponggaisacred mythsarmiwaropenPapuan writersadatadvent nightsajechoianggi gijianggi gitaanggi lakesawibaalbabs kammabaliem valleybiak-numforcuscusdivine tricksterdreamseternal lifefablefactual realityfakokifolktaleguruholimhonaihongii.s.kijneideal realityjamejayapura areajohan ariksjungian psychologykanerikirisikonoorkotekakweku tsinlost unityloving heromakebonmanseren korerimarkus w. kaisiepomental therapymermohmernemigrationmorning starmourning songmousemythsnafrinanarmoynawusnicolaas jouwenicolaas youwenicolass jouweormupapuan christmas storypapuan separatist leaderpasrefipatanierspolitical awarenessprimeval motherprocreationraja ampat archipelagored fruitretold folk taleroonrow songsawaisecond creatorsecret of eternal lifesentanishangri-laskousnake from heaventaboo animalstant mesinctidoretigomangtonatertowertropical papuatrue papuan christmas storyuriviktor kaisiepowakui-woseiweiwindworyamuniyapenyenkateyotefa bayFresh, popular, timeless mythologies, short stories, diaries, and more rarely or never told before, from Papua and Indonesia.http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)Blogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-8861063227402594066Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:39:00 +00002011-11-11T02:39:07.134+07:00ajechoiawibaalnafriormuprimeval motherprocreationsnake from heavenA folktale from Ormu, west of Jayapura Retold by CELLY AKWAN In the beginning, there were no human-beings, no plants, and no animals. Then, came Ajechoi, a high-ranking woman in her community from the East. She became the primeval mother of all people, grass, and animals. She was the mother of procreation, the Papuan Eve from Ormu, a coastal village west of Jayapura which  lies at the http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2011/11/24-primeval-mother-of-procreation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-8279367175645513818Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:27:00 +00002011-11-04T19:27:45.396+07:00folktalesecret of eternal lifesentaniA folktale from Sentani, Jayapura, retold by Celly Akwan Who created the first human beings? Nobody knows. People only remember from their oral tradition that the first human beings were a father and his two children, a brother and a sister. Nothing was mentioned about their names and who the mother of the children was and also what her name was. The three human beings emerged from Dafonsoro or http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2011/11/23-lost-secret-of-eternal-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-5703367518489602676Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:23:00 +00002011-04-21T02:37:59.478+07:00baliem valleyholimhonaikotekared fruitshangri-laTo: Agus H. and Tetty (BuTet) From: Celly Akwan Subject: Dani in Baliem Valley Date: April 20, 2005 Dear Agus H. Yahya and Tetty: …. The larger part of this e-mail will be spent to let you have some glimpses of the Dani highlanders in the Baliem Valley. Other kinds of information related to your short visit will also be given so that you can have a fairly balanced picture of the Baliem http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2011/04/22-short-visit-to-shangri-la.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-3917313566349268662Sun, 26 Dec 2010 20:26:00 +00002010-12-28T15:58:08.998+07:00gurukanerimakebonraja ampatrevengetrue papuan christmas storyyamuniyenkate(Original Title: “De weerwraak” in KRUIS EN KORWAR, Drs. F.C. Kamma, et al  Den Haag: J.N. Voorhoeve, 1955, pp 215-219) By BABS KAMMA Translated from Dutch into English by Celly Akwan *** A Raja Ampat panorama There he lay, the big muscular fellow, whose name was Yamuni; one of the strongest men in the village. Crawling away in a thin cover, his small sleeping mat slid near the fire, puffedhttp://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/12/22-revenge-true-papuan-christmas-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-6760158189916725035Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:36:00 +00002010-12-28T16:01:08.131+07:00babs kammapapuan christmas storyrevengeBy CELLY AKWAN The Revenge, a true Christmas story from West Papua, occurred in Raja Ampat Archipelago, west of Sorong, a small town west of Manokwari,  presumably in the 1930s or before World War II. Babs Kamma, the original writer of the story who is from Holland, tells us about the mistrust and hostility that must have existed between the people of two coastal villages, Makebon (http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/12/20-revenge-true-papuan-christmas-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-3732302476266546361Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:14:00 +00002010-10-21T15:38:22.778+07:00anggi gijianggi gitaanggi lakeseternal lifetigomangA Retold Myth from the Anggi Lakes, Manokwari, West Papua By CELLY AKWAN Anggi Gita Lake A long, long time ago, a married couple who lived in the Arfak Mountain Range  was turned, for some unknown reason, by the gods into two beautiful lakes. The woman who became one of the lakes was called Lake Anggi Gita, the Anggi female lake. Her husband who became another lake was called Lake Anggi http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/10/19-god-like-tigomang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-5700938134145294973Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:18:00 +00002010-10-20T17:50:46.757+07:00hollandjohan ariksmarkus w. kaisieponicolaas youweviktor kaisiepoBy CELLY AKWANBreaking News: Viktor Kaisiepo (1949-2010), son of the highly influential Papuan separatist leader the late Markus W. Kaisiepo, passed away at his home in Amersfoorts, Holland, on Sunday January 31,  2010. He was an internationally famous fighter for the rights on the self-determination of the Papuans in both Papua and West Papua, a split of the former Dutch New Guinea, the http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/02/17-papuan-separatist-leader-returns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-6121601124327804267Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:47:00 +00002010-10-20T17:44:59.015+07:00manokwarinicolass jouwepapuan separatist leaderyapenBy CELLY AKWAN J.P.K. Van Eechoud (1904-1958) Youwe’s political awareness was also the awareness, first of other coastal Papuans and then of Papuans in other parts of Dutch New Guinea. A Dutch government figure who had influenced him very much was J.P.K. Van Eechoud. Police Officer and Sonica Officer Van Eechoud was an experienced Dutch police officer, assigned at the Field Police Office in http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/01/papuan-separatist-leader-returns-home-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-2856357490030186584Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:33:00 +00002010-10-20T17:41:48.264+07:00hollandmorning starnicolaas jouwepolitical awarenessBy CELLY AKWAN   The old Nicolaas YouweNicolaas Youwe, 85, who lived in exile in Delft, Holland, from 1962 to 2009 was dubbed “King Without a Country”. Not only does this oxymoron imply comic irony for one of the prominent leaders of the Free Papua Organization. It also suggests a tragedy and, for the Papuan separatists, a disturbing betrayal of their cause to which they react with mixed http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2010/01/16a-papuan-separatist-leader-returns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-2457566852893113204Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:09:00 +00002009-07-24T23:21:42.988+07:00cuscusfablewindA retold fable from Numfor, West PapuaBy CELLY AKWANOne day, when the western wind was blowing, the cuscus was sitting on the branch of a banyan tree. To the cockatoo, parrot, and bird of paradise also sitting in the tree and to the cassowary under the tree, the cuscus boasted, “I can sit here so firmly that the wind cannot throw me off from this branch!” The three birds exchanged glances and http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/07/15-cuscus-and-wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-2400277537477665657Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:24:00 +00002010-01-09T09:34:06.222+07:00boki taibahciliacigurabesiraja ampat archipelago(A Legend from Biak and Raja Ampat Islands, Papua and West Papua) He Defeated the Enemy of the Sultan of Tidore with Just a Single Arrow, Married His Beautiful Daughter, and Became His Vassal. By CELLY AKWAN Centuries ago, the island groups that lie between Halmahera, an island in North Moluccas, and the western tip of the present-day West Papua, were not named the Raja Ampat Archipelago – http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/06/14-legendary-war-hero-from-biak.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-689961429397008074Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:40:00 +00002009-06-29T09:35:22.490+07:00boki taibahciliacifakokigurabesihongipasrefipataniersraja ampatsawaitidoreBy CELLY AKWAN“... the history of Tidore and the Papuan islands teems with hongi voyages, raids everywhere, revolts wherever possible,” contends Dr. F.C. Kamma. This tumultuous period that lasted for around four centuries typifies the relations between both regions. Gurabesi, the war hero who originally came from Biak, achieved fame and prominence during the earliest part of this historical http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/06/13-saga-and-drama-of-papuan-glory-and_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-7858318646923224686Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:47:00 +00002010-07-21T22:42:00.053+07:00advent nightskonoorkorerimourning songrow songworBy DAVID DEBA After Lord of the Utopia left for the West and the Biak-Numfor people failed to meet him, they chose to wait for his return to them and other Papuans. After eight generations since his departure, he would then fulfill his promises of Koreri, of the Utopia: material abundance and eternal life for all. Koreri Movements Those who believed in him and his promises waited for his http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/06/12-awaiting-utopia-through-singing-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-8624233508022657490Tue, 19 May 2009 04:11:00 +00002009-06-12T10:16:28.713+07:00biak-numforkorerilord of the utopiamanseren korerisacred myth(A Retold Sacred Myth from Biak-Numfor, Papua)This Messiah-like Figure Mastered and Promised the Secrets of Utopia to All Papuans (with End Notes Added).By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONHis power has been greater than that of any great heroes and dignitaries of the mythical past. From an ugly old man most people looked down upon, he became a handsome lord and dignitary. He was a creator and createdhttp://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/11-lord-of-utopia_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-8590749580738981609Mon, 18 May 2009 16:10:00 +00002011-04-28T03:51:45.113+07:00factual realityideal realitylord of the utopiamental therapysacred myth By CELLY AKWAN Historically, it is chiefly in times of physical, political, economical and spiritual distress that men's eyes turn with anxious hope to the future, and when anticipations, utopias and apocalyptic visions multiply. (C.G. Jung, 1875-1961) What are the characteristics and functions of most myths? Most of them are religious and spontaneous in their manifestations. Myths with these http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-lord-of-utopia-its-backdrop.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-5372480040413344434Fri, 08 May 2009 12:03:00 +00002009-05-08T19:17:46.267+07:00mermohmousenanarmoyretold folk taleskoutant mesinc(A Retold Folk Tale from Skou, Jayapura, Papua)The Powerful Love of a Mother and a Girl Turned a Mouse into a Handsome, Young Man.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONOne day, Nanarmoy, a widow, held a feast for a selected number of friends from her village. After they gathered, she served them delicious food. The hostess waited until everyone had finished enjoying the dinner, and then explained the http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/9-beauty-and-mouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-3889216393355160832Tue, 05 May 2009 18:09:00 +00002009-05-12T13:23:12.930+07:00adatdragonnawusroponggaiwakui-woseiBy C. AKWANPersonification of the Sacred NatureThe dragon - also called the snake - was a personification of the sacred nature. His power had been kept in balance by the culture created by human beings, both the living and the dead. The connection between the sacred nature and culture was the adat, the sacred customary law.The extinction or existence of life depended on where the dragon was. Whenhttp://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/8-what-dragon-stood-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-7302069198312377538Mon, 04 May 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-05-08T18:08:53.620+07:00dragonkirisiretold mythroonroponggai(A Retold Myth from Wondama Bay and Roon, West Papua)Their Courage and Ingenuity Saved the People from the Dragon.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONIn ancient times, the coastal people of Wondama lived peacefully and happily. There were no chaos and catastrophes; in fact, there was unity among all things created. Then, the original peace was ruptured. Not by the Creator but by a human http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/7-conquerors-of-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-4855332143627399172Sun, 03 May 2009 15:52:00 +00002009-05-08T18:02:31.466+07:00dragonkweku tsinmanokwariretold myth(A Retold Myth from Manokwari, West Papua)Kweku Tsin Outsmarted the Dragon through Shrewd Planning and Accurate Anticipation of Problems and Led the Escape of His Father and Other Prisoners from This Monster.By CELLY AKWANThere was a famine in the land and the old Anansi and his son Kweku Tsin went hunting together in a large forest, hoping that they could shoot something. And indeed, Kweku Tsin http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/6-escape-from-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-8249259003904568722Sat, 02 May 2009 02:13:00 +00002009-05-08T18:00:48.322+07:00divine tricksterretold mythuriwaropen(A Retold Myth from Waropen, Papua)He Craftily Took Advantages of People’s Ignorance, Gullibility, and Lack of Self-Control.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONHe was a notorious god. He was an impostor, a swindler, a braggart, a pitiless, and intemperate trickster who victimized swayed people and enjoyed the fruits of his guile. He always traveled alone from one place to another and looked for peoplehttp://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/5-divine-trickster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-6223135136866658020Fri, 01 May 2009 10:39:00 +00002009-05-08T17:58:23.810+07:00jayapura arealoving heroretold mythweiyotefa bay(A Retold Myth from Yotefa Bay, Jayapura Area, Papua)His Gentleness and Love Have Improved Human Life.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONHow miserable life was for the people on earth! They did not have enough food and enough money. They also did not know the art of carving and other good traditions. It was a gentle and loving hero with supernatural ability who would change their misery into a life http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/05/4-sky-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-4048537260390615020Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:16:00 +00002009-05-08T17:53:45.341+07:00migrationretold mythtaboo animalstonatertowerwaropen(A Retold Myth from Yappen-Waropen, Papua)This Babel-like Tower on Mount Tonater Collapsed with Permanent Consequences.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONIn the old days, Yappen and its neighboring islands were not inhabited. At that time, the present people in Yappen and its vicinity lived on Mount Tonater. (Mount Tonater is located on the mainland of Waropen, North Papua.) They all spoke one http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/04/3-after-tower-collapsed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-655409941865779583Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:52:00 +00002009-05-08T17:50:15.221+07:00jamemerneretold mythsarmisecond creator(A Retold Myth from Sarmi)Without His Great Deeds, Human Life Would Not Have Been Better.Without Merne’s great deeds, life for the people and animals and plants in the Sarmi region on the northern coast of Papua would have been worse. For it was Merne who killed Jame and made things new and good for all of them.By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONThe Male TwinsThe story of Merne and Jame started in http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/04/2-second-creator.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-3582904173267906762Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:31:00 +00002009-05-08T17:48:41.702+07:00lost unityretold mythsarmiA Disaster Has Ruptured the Peaceful Life between Animals and Humans – for Good. By CELLY AKWAN and BECKY SIMSONIn ancient times, there was peace among all things created. So, man and animals lived side by side peacefully for a long time.Then, a disaster suddenly struck the harmony to pieces. Gone was the peaceful relation between man and animals. Sadly, nobody has ever been able to regain the http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/04/1-lost-unity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514828474764707097.post-2030843874186961085Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:57:00 +00002010-07-22T01:16:21.940+07:00jungian psychologytropical papuaBy Celly Akwan What happen in dreams may not happen in real life.Even if they do not, they have timeless meanings.(I.S. Kijne 1899-1970) Mythology? That’s a collection of fake, ancient stories believed by the primitives. Anybody from this century who still believes in them is an ignoramus! Experts in mythology, however, disagree with this prejudice. Though ancient, the truth mythology, http://evergreentropicalstories.blogspot.com/2009/04/mythology-movies-and-movie-criticism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Seba Woseba)0