Author Archives: islandculturearchivalsupport

It has been awhile since I’ve provided you with an update about the documentary film Homecoming: A Film About Pukapuka. A couple of weeks ago I did receive the latest information regarding the project that I’d like to share with … Continue reading →

I’d like to this time to quickly share with you a few updates. There was a lot going on over the past few months. First, I’d like to congratulate my colleagues at the National Archives of Solomon Islands and the … Continue reading →

A couple of interesting articles were published by Radio New Zealand regarding indigenous data use throughout the Pacific Islands. First, a data sovereignty expert has warned Pacific people to be mindful of how companies could use indigenous data to profit. Keoni … Continue reading →

It’s that time year again to celebrate International Archives Day (IAD)- June 9, 2018. Here’s the official announcement from the International Council on Archives (ICA) President, David Fricker: As you noticed, the theme of this year’s event is “Archives: Governance, Memory … Continue reading →

Radio New Zealand ran an interesting article about a meeting of Polynesian navigators to discuss the environment. For the first time about twenty-five traditional Polynesian voyaging leaders gathered to examine how they can work towards creating a better environmental balance. … Continue reading →

Tokelau is an island territory of New Zealand, consisting of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean and lies about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. The three coral atolls are Fakaofo , Nukunonu, and Atafu and arranged in a southeast-to-northwest line. Each atoll consists of numerous islets. The … Continue reading →

The Vanuatu Daily Post reported how the Vanuatu Kaljarol Senta (VKS), or Vanuatu Cultural Center, is working with the International Training Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) under United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to boost its stakeholder’s … Continue reading →

Recently Neferititi Matatia of the Samoa Observer wrote an article about the groundbreaking ceremony that took place a couple of weeks ago at the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture compound for the China-Samoa Friendship Park and Arts and Culture Center. … Continue reading →

Happy International Museum Day! Today, May 18, the worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day. The theme for this year’s festivities is “Hyperconnected museums: New approaches, new publics.” In 2017 International Museum Day garnered record-breaking participation with more than 36,000 museums hosting … Continue reading →

In the Polynesian culture the sea is often considered to be the source and foundation of all life, and Tangaroa is known as the god of the sea. Because he has the status as “supreme creator god,” many stories were told … Continue reading →