ABSTRACT Narokobi’s call for a distinctive ‘Melanesian Way’ was not rigid traditionalism. Narokobi understood Melanesian indigeneity as agentively engaging the foreign, seeking and welcoming it, as opposed to merely acquiescing to it as an unbidden, external force. This understanding was informed by Narokobi’s Arapesh cultural background and his experience of a historic movement led by the visionary Arapesh leader Sir Pita Simogun in the 1950s to modernize the distinctive cultural institution of the Arapesh ‘roads’, which were practical travel passageways as well as valued channels of exchange and social relationships. The modernized Arapesh road facilitated Narokobi’s passage to advanced education just as new scholarships and opportunities were created by Australia’s acceleration of decolonization, positioning him to study law in Sydney and play a central role in planning for PNG’s constitution. It was also a potent Indigenous model that Narokobi built upon in his famous concept of the ‘Melanesian Way’.

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伯纳德·纳罗科比（Bernard Narokobi）的“梅兰尼之路”的文化和历史开放性

摘要纳罗科比（Narokobi）呼吁采用独特的“梅兰斯之道”并不是严格的传统主义。纳洛科比认为，美拉尼西亚人的土著性是与外国人进行积极的交往，寻求和欢迎外国人，而不是仅仅将其视为一种不受禁止的外在力量。纳洛科比（Narokobi）的亚拉比斯（Arapesh）文化背景和他在1950年代由有远见的亚拉比斯（Arapesh）领导人皮塔·西莫贡爵士（Sirgungun）领导的历史运动的经验，使现代化的亚拉比斯（Arapesh）“道路”文化既实用又被重视交流和社会关系的渠道。现代化的Arapesh道路便利了Narokobi进入高等教育，正如澳大利亚加速非殖民化创造了新的奖学金和机会一样，使他能够在悉尼学习法律，并在规划巴布亚新几内亚宪法时发挥核心作用。这也是Narokobi在其著名的“梅兰尼之道”概念的基础上建立的强大土著模型。