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FIJI CHIEF SAYS CULTURE CAN COMBAT CRIME
SUVA, Fiji (Radio Fiji, Mar. 11) - The chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs Ratu Epeli Ganilau believes that whatever the GCC is doing to fight the spread of the dreaded disease, HIV/AIDS, can also be used to fight lawlessness amongst the indigenous people.
Speaking on Radio Fiji One this morning, Ratu Epeli said the problem of lawlessness amongst the indigenous population is a facet of poverty and unemployment but agrees that curbing it can fall back to the GCC.
Epeli said the chiefs council could use its influence through the Fijian Affairs Board, provincial to village councils, and the family to teach the Fijian people customs and ways they treasure which should bring back respect.
He says if respect for one another can be established first amongst the Fijian people, it will have a flow on effect on the other races and become a remedy to lawlessness.
Ratu Epeli also agrees that there are many Fijian parents today who are born and bred urban dwellers and many have very little to do with their roots.
He says apart from being registered in the Vola Ni Kawa Bula, it is important that Fijian parents see to it that they and their children are identified with their customs and traditions.
March 11, 2004
Radio Fiji: www.fijilive.com
Speaking on Radio Fiji One this morning, Ratu Epeli said the problem of lawlessness amongst the indigenous population is a facet of poverty and unemployment but agrees that curbing it can fall back to the GCC.
Epeli said the chiefs council could use its influence through the Fijian Affairs Board, provincial to village councils, and the family to teach the Fijian people customs and ways they treasure which should bring back respect.
He says if respect for one another can be established first amongst the Fijian people, it will have a flow on effect on the other races and become a remedy to lawlessness.
Ratu Epeli also agrees that there are many Fijian parents today who are born and bred urban dwellers and many have very little to do with their roots.
He says apart from being registered in the Vola Ni Kawa Bula, it is important that Fijian parents see to it that they and their children are identified with their customs and traditions.
March 11, 2004
Radio Fiji: www.fijilive.com
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