Monthly Archives: July 2016

The Fight Against the Cultural Tsunami

I recently came across an interesting interview of Heremoana Maamaatuaiahutapu, Minister for the Promotion of language, culture, communication and environment of French Polynesia. He was interviewed during the 27th Council of Pacific Arts at the Festival of Pacific Arts that took … Continue reading

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Pacific Storytellers Cooperative

Last week the Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) announced the exciting news about the launch of the Pacific Storytellers Cooperative, an internet platform for place-based stories from all Pacific Islands to be shared with a global audience. This multimedia … Continue reading

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Tatau Exhibition in Los Angeles

For those of you living near, or visiting Los Angeles, take some time and check out the Tatau exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum. The exhibit is titled, Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, and is a photographic exploration of Samoan tattoo practice. Tatau … Continue reading

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The Olympics of Pacific Arts

Although the Festival of Pacific Arts (FestPac) that ran from May 22 to June 4, 2016 in Guam has ended, pictures that tell the story of the festival are still springing-up especially on the Web. As you may know, FestPac is also known as … Continue reading

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