Chapter 1, Another Perspective, in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

This chapter serves as an introduction to cultural anthropology as an enterprise and this ethnography of the Sikaiana people. It discusses why learning about other cultures is important to for understanding human diversity across the globe and also provided another perspective for examining and understanding my own culture.https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1014/thumbnail.jp

Chapter 4, My Life, in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

A description of my life living with and learning from the Sikaiana people of the Solomon Islands, 1980-1993. The discussion includes how I established relationships and adjusted to life, and how I conducted ethnographic research. A related website in www.sikaianaarchives.comhttps://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1011/thumbnail.jp

1 Dictionary of the Sikaiana Language

Full Dictionary of the Sikaiana language including short grammar, list of words with grammatical functions, examples, English glosses, finder list, personal names, place names, English/Pijin borrowings, illustrations.https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/1005/thumbnail.jp

Chapter 11, Songs in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

A chapter on song composition and performance in the Sikaiana ethnography. Songs were an important part of Sikaiana life in 1980-1993. There were two major song types: songs composed in a traditional Polynesian style, and songs composed for the more recently introduced guitar. A related website is www.sikaianaarchives.comhttps://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1004/thumbnail.jp

003 Abbreviations for Sikaiana Dictionary

These are the abbreviations for the semantic and grammatical notes for a dictionary of the Sikaiana language in the Solomon Islands.https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/1007/thumbnail.jp

Chapter 3, Daily Life in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

This chapter is a discussion of daily life on Sikaiana in the Solomon Islands , 980-1993. It describes daily routines, work and events. A related website can be found at www.sikaianaarchives.comhttps://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1012/thumbnail.jp

4 Introduction and Grammar to Sikaiana Language

An introductions and brief grammar of the language of the Sikaiana people, Solomon Islands.https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/1003/thumbnail.jp

7 Appendices to Sikaiana Dictionary

Appendices to the Sikaiana Dictionary including personal names, place names, English/Pijin borrowings and illustrations.https://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_dictionary/1000/thumbnail.jp

Chapter 7, Gender, in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

An ethnographic description of gender roles on Sikaiana, Solomon Islands from 1980-1993. A related website can be found at www.sikaianaarchives.comhttps://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1008/thumbnail.jp

Chapter 5, History, in Intimacy and Community in a Changing World: Sikaiana Life 1980-1993

This chapter is a discussion of the legendary and the more recent recorded history of the Sikaiana people from the Solomon Islands. A related website can be found at www.sikaianaarchives.comhttps://research.library.kutztown.edu/sikaiana_ethnography/1010/thumbnail.jp