PNG: Road to Independence

Papua New Guinea is one of the most culturally diverse lands on Earth, and its independence from Australia in 1975 came against all odds.

Learn about the leaders who united tribes and the role of colonial Australia in the birth of a nation with these clips from PNG: Road to Independence, each with questions for the classroom.

Table of contents:

1. 1.Michael Somare on independence for PNG
2. 2.The Committee of Thirteen
3. 3.A rich culture and changing history
4. 4.John Guise and the path to independence
5. 5.A diversity of opinions
6. 6.A new government
7. 7.A new constitution
8. 8.Independence Day, 1975
9. 9.How has PNG changed since independence?
10. 10.Positive legacies