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Article: Post-colonial struggles haunt "Island Paradise".
- Article from:
- Tok Blong Pasifik
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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Since Indigenous people make up 52 percent of the population in Fiji, you would not think the country would have an "Indian problem". That's a uniquely North American situation, isn't it? But many will tell you that's the way it is in this former British colony. Others will say that is a simplistic, even dishonest, assessment of the situation.
As with so many post-colonial scenarios, the truth is never easy to discern. Racial tensions and resentments have played a role in two coups in the South Pacific nation. Everyone agrees on that point. The disagreement starts when the discussion turns to whether or not racism caused the coups.
Long before ...