Unveiling sovereignty: Are Tongan women truly free?
Dr Patricia Tupou’s research explores Tongan women’s struggles for freedom and land rights. #Pasifika #Tonga #Indigenous #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon
https://pmn.co.nz/read/language-and-culture/unveiling-sovereignty-are-tongan-women-truly-free
What began as a routine search for wood by a Rēkohu (Chatham Island) father and son has led to one of New Zealand’s most significant discoveries, possibly even in Polynesian archaeological history. #Māori #Indigedon #Indigenous #Archeology #Waka #Pasifika
From Tusiata Avia #Poetry #Pasifika #TusiataAvia #WhakaRoundFindOut
In praise of Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke
https://tusiata.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke
Tangata o le Moana join hīkoi in support of Te Tiriti o Waitangi #Hīkoi #HīkoiMōTeTiriti #ToituTeTiriti #Pasifika #TangataOLeMoana #Moana #TagataMoana #Māori #Pākehā #Tauiwi #Aotearoa #WhakaRoundFindOut #Indigenous #Indigedon
Extended deadline: 11:59 PM, NOVEMBER 7 2024
Be part of Aotearoa’s first kaupapa Māori feature film lab and join one of 8 Māori writers to produce their feature film. #Māori #Indigenous #Indigedon #Pasifika #Aotearoa
Stan Walker - Māori Ki Te Ao (Māori to the World)
He uru kahika ki te wao
He uru tangata ki te pā
Te matemateāone tētahi ki tētahi
Te whiri o ngā hononga o tētahi ki tētahi
He Māori ahau
Āke, ake
He Tūhoe ahau
Mana Motuhake
Tōku reo
He taketake
He tuku iho
Ue
Mahuta mai rā E tū e
Horahia
Me tuku e
Te reo Māori ki te ao
(Translation: Release the Māori language into the world)
All of these books were written or illustrated by Pacific Islander creators. Check them out!
Books Published in July - September 2024 #Pasifika #Indigenous #Indigedon #Books
https://www.pacificislanderbooks.org/post/books-published-in-july-september-2024
Echoes from Hawaiki #TaongaPuoro #Pasifika #MāoriMusicalInstruments #Māori #Indigenous #Indigedon
‘Echoes from Hawaiki’ shows that “the voices of taonga pūoro echo the even more ancient musical traditions of northerly islands, and carry faint memories and distant songs of farewell.”
Arise (Tu i Luga) by Lole Usoalii
"Tu i Luga" - Arise or "Stand Up " (i.e. for your rights).
Video is shot in #Samoa. One scene shows the grave of independence #Mau movement leader, High Chief Tupua Tamasese, who was shot and killed by New Zealand police in Samoa during a peaceful march for independence. Samoa became independent (again) January 1, 1962.
"This is the story of our warrior people."
#Indigenous #IndigenousPeoplesDay #Samoa #Pasifika #Decolonize
Hello Mastodon! We're the West Papua Women's Office. The Office is coordinated by Drs Jacob Rumbiak, Foreign Minister of the West Papua ULMWP Government.
We campaign for West Papua's freedom, provide a space for West Papuans to organise, run Open Days and other events to raise awareness, and support the West Papuan community.
Support us through our new online store: https://westpapuawomensoffice.square.site/
Yes, #ClimateChange is a major issue in the #SouthPacific, yet we barely contribute to it.
https://mas.to/@Fanua/109368628250917555
Fanua - @shreyadasgupta Rising ocean levels in the South Pacific, Tuvalu and other low lying islands disappearing and subsequent migration, coastal erosion, decline in fish and ocean mammal populations, coral bleaching, etc. #ClimateChange #ClimateChangeAwareness #Pasifika #BluePacific #Oceania
