Matilda Pilacapio discusses Papua Besana and Josephine Abaijah and some ambivalence about supporting her, and the rise of many factions which some thought would split the country apart at independence and lead to bloodshed.
Josephine Abaijah discusses the 1977 elections when she successfully stood for the National Capital District where a lot of Papuans were located, and the different challenges in that district. She recalls women storming the labour office to fight for an increase in wages.
Josephine Abaijah discusses the reaction of others in parliament to the Papua Besena movement, the lack of support from other Papuans in parliament because she was a woman and the research that Papuans have since conducted into their own history. She recalls making arrangments to visit Australia but no government minister would meet with her resulting in her use of demonstrations back in PNG.
Josephine Abaijah discusses her involvement with the Papua Besena movement and explains the meaning of the word she says was coined by Uniting Church missionaries and means family or community.
Michael Somare recalls the feelings around the country, including the Papua Besena movement, Josephine Abaijah and separation and the role of Albert Maori Kiki and Reuben Taureka and other Papuans and John Guise to win the hearts of people.
