“The realities of the settler nation determine the possibilities for how we, as Pacific Indigenous peoples, relate to one another when we build our lives on the unceded lands of fellow Indigenous peoples.” — Sam Iti Prendergast.
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“If a kid comes to school and they’re hungry, then feed them. If they’re cold, give them a jacket. We’re not here to judge parents.” — Karl Vasau.
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“Research showed that taro was part of the Māori diet from the moment Polynesians arrived. It was known as kai rangatira, a food for important people and eaten on special occasions.” — Lana Lopesi.
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“Being lectured on the evils of China by the Anglo-West is like saying that Pacific states ‘are not smart, strong, and sophisticated enough to stand up to China’s manipulative intents.’ — Professor Steven Ratuva.
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“Pacific singing is very personal because it’s the way we pass on our culture, so we bring a different range of emotions to the operatic world.” — Pene Pati of Sol3Mio.
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“Our players are being asked to carry water for a brand that is desecrating our environment.” — Juressa Lee, a Greenpeace campaigner, on NZ Rugby’s six-year sponsorship deal with INEOS.
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“My parents’ dream of a better life collided with the cultural ignorance of mainstream New Zealand in the 1950s onwards.” — Fa’amoana Luafutu, who told his story of institutional abuse to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
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“When we can show people how we’re all connected, there will be more motivation to stand and fight as a region.” — Dr Emalani Case.
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“We have to treat every Pacific student as being precious because they are precious. And we should remember that each student is a connection to an entire community.” — Dr Sereana Naepi.
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“I know that Pacific communities do have space and love for us, even if the extremist religious groups seem to have the loudest microphones.” — Seuta’afili Dr Patrick Thomsen.
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“Few people know that there is, in fact, a sixteenth island of the Cook Islands which can be found in the South Waikato: Te Kaokaoroa-o-Pātetere, or Tokoroa.” — Tamatha Paul.
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“In the age of climate change, it cannot be clearer that when Indigenous people don’t have control in the relationship they have with their land and bodies of water, ultimately the health of the planet is put at risk.” — Jess Pasisi.
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It’s important for us to look beyond the “artificial and nonsensical” demarcations imposed by early Europeans and see ourselves “as just one people connected at different levels through the ocean”, says Professor Steven Ratuva.
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“Overall, a key issue is the need for the government to provide Māori and Pacific whānau with ‘choice and control’ rather than ‘forced and compulsory’ isolation management.” — Dr Elana Curtis.
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“The lack of white settlers in the Moana doesn’t mean that colonisation didn’t happen. Instead, corporate colonisation meant that corporates extracted natural resources and labour.” — Tulia Thompson.
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“My sister always said I was a natural nosey parker as a kid. She reckons I’m really in the best position to do the work that I do — and that’s asking questions.”
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It’s hard not to be impressed by Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o. At 25, she started her own non-profit...
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We may live in the Pacific, but our knowledge of our own complex and vast region leaves a lot to be desired. Teresia Teaiwa, a leading Pacific academic, is helping to change that.
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