A South Pacific Renaissance
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A remarkable feature of recent decades has been the Pacific Islanders' re-discovery of their roots. It bears comparison with the 14th Century Renaissance in Europe.
More than a century of colonialism had divided the island groups and it is notable that it was a colonial creation, the South Pacific Commission, and its off-shoots, the South Pacific Conference, the South Pacific Games and the South Pacific Festival of Arts, that played a leading role in the re-discovery of the things that unite them. □