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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No SS00000175 Stakeholder Category Organization Country Fiji Name of Representative Emosi Caniogo Contact Person : Simione Sevudredre
| Description | The iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture (TILC) is responsible for safeguarding iTaukei culture and heritage. In that regard, it updates and edits entries into the iTaukei monolingual Dictionary. It is also custodian of significant iTaukei records such as iTaukei dialects from the fourteen (14) provinces. An important program of the Institute is the culture mapping of the 1,171 villages in the 14 Provinces of Fiji. This exercise is focused on recording all traditional knowledge and expressions of culture significant to the iTaukei but more importantly, it is for the purpose of addressing issues such as intellectual property. nnThe Institute was initially formed as the Fijian Dictionary Project funded by renowned actor Raymond Burr and the American-Fiji Foundation in 1974. The Government later funded the project and in 1986, the Great Council of Chiefs, with Cabinets' endorsement renamed the iTaukei Dictionary Project as the iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture. The Institute was then charged with the three major responsibilities: completion of the iTaukei Monolingual Dictionary; safeguarding and preservation of iTaukei Culture; research and documentation of all iTaukei dialects from the 14 Provinces. | ||
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| Phone(Office) | Phone: 679-310-0909 :Fax: 679-310-0198 | ||
| LuisaK@govnet.gov.fj | Web Site | http://www.itaukeiaffairs.gov.fj/ | |
| Address | 87 Queen Elizabeth DriveiTaukei Trust Fund Building(North Wing) NASESESuva, Fiji | ||
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