Call to restore indigenous name for major PNG volcano : vima

Call to restore indigenous name for major PNG volcano


Governor Garry Juffa, centre, with a local Sing Sing group.
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Last month was the 70th-anniversary of a major volcanic explosion of the mountain.
Authorities estimated that around four thousand people died in the eruption. But Juffa said the figure was likely to be far higher because many villagers weren't counted in the death toll
The governor, who is looking at establishing a better overall record of the disaster, said the mountain should be known by its indigenous name, Sumbiripa.
"It's something I'd like to do, to give reflection back to the original people of that area, to name those mountains, hills, those geographic locations, their original, tribal names."

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