New Guinean
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author: first of his kind?
A 14-page booklet, which the blishers believe is the first by a live New Guinean to be pub ied, has been brought out by ford University Press, Mel urne.
Die booklet is called Kum mun of Minj. Its author is ulias Matane, who was the first w Guinean to be awarded a urchill scholarship, With the help of several photo iphs and a map on the back ftv, Matane tells, in simple glish, the life of a New linean, Kum Tumun.
ECum lives in the Western High ids district of Minj and works his own coffee plantation. After four children have finished iool, Kum insists that they leave the big coastal centre such as rt Moresby to train as a teacher, missionary, a nurse and, of irse, a coffee grower. [raining completed, the children urn to lead useful lives near nj. \n interesting aspect of the 3klet is the author’s enthusiasm white man’s ways. He makes clear that the New Guineans mid adapt themselves to his ys.
Kum Tumun of Minj is the first a series that OUP intends to blish called “Stories of Our aple”. The next one will be okaiva, by another islander, icKenzie Jovopa.
ver drawing from "Kum Tumun of Mini".