Rusiate Nayacakalou (1927 –  1972) was a Fijian social anthropologist who was a graduate of the universities of New Zealand and London.  Following his education at Lelean Memorial School , in Nausori, Fiji Nayacakalou joined the Fijian public service where his excellent academic potential was recognised by the Colonial Government and was sent for tertiary education in New Zealand. He completed a B.A Economics (1st Class Honours) and then a B. A Anthropology before completing an M.A in Anthropology (Honours) in 1956. He then went on to the University of London where he became the first South Pacific islander to graduate with a PhD in 1963. His mentor at the University of London was Professor Sir Raymond Firth. In 1964 , after his appointment to the staff of the Anthropology Department of the University of Sydney, he was released to advise the Great Council of Chiefs in Fiji on the restructuring of the Fijian Administration, and was later responsible for implementing this restructuring . Dr. Nayacakalou was awarded the O.B.E in the Queen's Birthday Honourslist in June 1971 as a result of that work. His citation reads: “ The general acceptance and successful implementation of the important reforms of the Fijian Administration are largely the works of Dr Nayacakalou and in this achievement he has made a significant contribution to the future of his people and the Dominion of Fiji.” Rusiate Nayacakalou 's untimely passing in 1972 occurred while he was managing the Native Land Trust Board in Fiji. His life and work illustrate the ways in which anthropological reflexivity can inspire moral critique from its subjects when a critical stance toward tradition is mistaken as an attackon indigenous sovereignty. As a scholar, administrator, consultant and statesman, he served Fiji and the Pacific. The Polynesian Society of the University of Auckland , New Zealand decided to instigate a medal named in honour of Dr Nayacakalou , recognising distinguished scholarly publications on the island communities of Polynesia. The Nayacakalou Medal was designed for the Polynesian Society by Robert Ellis, and was awarded for the first time in the centennial year of the Society , 1986. References 1. Reflexivity, Tradition, and Power: The Work of R.R. Nayacakalou; Matt Tomlinson Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, 1469-588X, Volume 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489 – 506 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% 2. Nayacakalou,R.R: Tradition and change in the Fijian village 1 edition - first published in 1978 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% 3. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol 101, Dec 1992, No.4 Category:1927 births Category:1972 deaths Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics Category:History of Fiji Category:Fijian  anthropologists Category:Fijian writers Category:University of Auckland alumni Category:People educated at Lelean Memorial School Category:I-Taukei Fijian people Category:Alumni of the University of London Category:University of Sydney 
Rusiate Nayacakalou (1927 – 6 February 1972) was a Fijian social anthropologist . His work illustrated the ways in which anthropological reflexivity can inspire moral critique from its subjects when a critical stance toward tradition is mistaken as an attack on indigenous sovereignty. Biography Following his education at Lelean Memorial School in Nausori, Nayacakalou joined the Fijian public service where his excellent academic potential was recognised by the colonial government and was sent for tertiary education in New Zealand. He completed a BA at the University of Auckland in 1956, before becoming a lecturer and researcher at the university. He later joined University of London , graduating with a PhD in 1963. Nayacakalou worked as a lecturer at the University of Sydney, before returning to Fiji in 1964 to implement administrative reforms agreed by the Great Council of Chiefs . In 1969 he was appointed manager of the Native Land Trust Board . He was awarded an OBE in the 1971 Birthday Honours. His citation read " The general acceptance and successful implementation of the important reforms of the Fijian Administration are largely the works of Dr Nayacakalou and in this achievement he has made a significant contribution to the future of his people and the dominion." Nayacakalou died in February 1972 at the age of 45 after a heart attack, and was survived by his wife and six children.Dr. R. Nayacakalou Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1972, p107 Following his death, the Polynesian Society of the University of Auckland created a medal named in his honour , recognising distinguished scholarly publications on the island communities of Polynesia. The Nayacakalou Medal was designed by Robert Ellis, and was awarded for the first time in the centennial year of the Society in 1986. References Reflexivity, Tradition, and Power: The Work of R.R. Nayacakalou; Matt Tomlinson Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology, 1469-588X, Volume 71, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489 – 506 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Nayacakalou,R.R: Tradition and change in the Fijian village 1 edition - first published in 1978 %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% The Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol 101, Dec 1992, No.4 Category:1927 births Category:1972 deaths Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics Category:History of Fiji Category:Fijian civil servants Category:Fijian anthropologists Category:Fijian writers Category:University of Auckland alumni Category:People educated at Lelean Memorial School Category:I-Taukei Fijian people Category:Alumni of the University of London Category:University of Sydney faculty Category:Members of the Order of the British Empi
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