Amazing Bougainville 💙📍 As travelers, and just as citizens of the world, it’s so important to educate ourselves about the amazing, unique people who make up this planet. When many Westerners see Bougainvilleans, they might instantly think “Africa” because of the deep skin tones and features. But these are Melanesians, Indigenous Pacific Islanders who have always called this land home. The world is so much bigger, richer, and more connected than we often realize. The more we learn, the more we

Bougainville referendum: region votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea

Bertie Ahern declares landslide vote backing Bougainville’s independence