ABSTRACT

This paper is an analysis of organised armed conflict, as occurs among the Huli speaking population of Papua New Guinea’s Hela Province. I argue that Huli warfare is viewed from a Huli perspective in historical terms, and that Huli wars are fundamentally fought over the control and authority over the historical narrative, and therefore the control and authority over resources into the future. Most importantly warfare is understood as an undesirable and avoidable failure of dispute resolution mechanisms. I also argue against the common view that pre-colonial warfare was conducted according to rules that prevented the more egregious acts that occur today, especially when it comes to the killing of women. Warfare needs to be understood in terms of trauma, and the consequences of its lived experience. Finally, the link between warfare and the presence of extractive industry is in the historical agency of that industry, and persistent and erroneous views about tribal warfare serve to deny that link.

摘要

本文分析了有组织的武装冲突，这种冲突发生在巴布亚新几内亚海拉省讲胡里语的人群中。我认为，湖里战争是从历史角度看湖里战争，从根本上讲，湖里战争是对历史叙事的控制和权威，因此是对未来资源的控制和权威。最重要的是，战争被理解为争端解决机制的一种不受欢迎且可以避免的失败。我还反对这样一种普遍观点，即前殖民战争是根据规则进行的，这些规则阻止了今天发生的更令人震惊的行为，尤其是在杀害妇女方面。战争需要从创伤及其生活经历的后果来理解。最后，