Pacific Island nations have declared a campaign to move toward recognition of indigenous and traditional leaders in policy development. While it may appear an unconventional move in the Pacific’s contemporary context of competing foreign powers and impending climate catastrophe, the region’s bolstered orientation for alternative forms of traditional leadership is timelier and more appropriate than ever.

https://pacforum.org/publications/pacnet-35-how-integrating-traditional-leadership-will-impact-pacific-islands-governance-and-diplomacy/