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The Huli and Colonialism

. The Huli have been relatively lucky when it comes to colonization, as they have experienced a smaller amount than similar tribal groups. They have had some contact with the outside world, the first of which was recorded in November of 1934. At this time Jack and Tom Fox were exploring the forests of Papua New Guinea in search of gold and silver. This contact resulted in an outbreak of skirmishes, as the Huli fought to defend their land. Because of the Huli's connection with nature and gamu, they would do anything to defend their land. It was later noted that the Huli believed the European miners to be evil spirits who were trying to hurt them. Two months after these skirmishes patrol officers working for Papua New Guinea began patrolling in their area. They worked from a temporary patrol outpost, an official post would not be created until after World War II. In 1952, after several failed attempts at controlling tribal warfare, the first permanent patrol post was built in the Tari Basin. Since then, more small patrol posts have been built and the government is slowly expanding its grasp. The patrol posts control warfare through the capture of tribal leaders.

This is a video preview for a documentary about the first contact with the Huli people. media type="youtube" key="M8CoYz778Zo" width="425" height="350"

Video discussing colonialism in Papua New Guinea, includes the Huli http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y5rC7kDx3o

This is an article about how colonialism contributed to the rising number of sexually transmitted diseases among the Huli people: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1525/maq.2002.16.2.151/pdf

This is an article about Huli people who moved from the Southern Highlands to Port Moresby, the capitol of the Papa New Guinea and how they adapted: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=2183a2f3-dbe4-44e0-8f0d-5cb53ab639bd%40sessionmgr13&vid=9&hid=14