@jeffowski Adding relevant hashtags:
#NativeHawaiian
#KanakaMaoli
#Hawaiian
#Pasifika
#PacificIslanders
#olelo
#oleloHawaii
#indigenousFedi
#colonialism
#erasure
#antiracism

Should also teach children 80-90% of Native Hawaiians died from exposure to diseases brought by Europeans between late 1700s-early 1900s. Those same diseases are now preventable by vaccines but remain a threat if vaccines are not routine (see 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa and 2023 in American Samoa).

The lovely folx at #TeHiku in #Aotearoa are looking for a #DevOps type person who wants to work with #TeReo and #Pasifika #language technologies.

Incredible people, including @keoni

Please boost - I want Te Hiku to have the best people to choose from.

https://www.seek.co.nz/job/69369728

Te reo Māori in The New Yorker, Tayi Tibble is something special. #Māori #Wāhine #WāhineMāori #Poetry #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #TeReoMāori #Aotearoa #Pasifika #Indigenous

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/07/10/creation-story-tayi-tibble-poem

#OnThisDay in 1971, the Polynesian Panther Party was formed in Ponsonby, Auckland. In the 50s thousands of Pacific Islanders came to Aotearoa to meet a labour shortage. They faced racism, and in the 70s, notorious dawn raids by police. Watch the doco here: #PolynesianPanthers #DawnRaids #Pasifika #Indigenous #Aotearoa #NZ

https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/polynesian-panthers-2010

Today's sunset on Upolu island, Samoa. Hues of orange at dusk among bellowing clouds, coconut trees in the foregroud, Pacific Ocean just beyond, island of Savaii in the distance.

#Samoa #SouthPacific #Polynesia #Pasifika #sunsets

Big power posturing in Oceania

“US and global security depends on Pacific security? Since when? This is an amazing misrepresentation of the security realities and power structures in the world.” — Professor Steven Ratuva #Pasifika #Indigenous #Moana

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/big-power-posturing-in-oceania/

“In his writing and teaching, Epeli Hau’ofa rejected the portrayal of the Pacific as weak, disconnected and dependent on outside help for survival — a soul sapping belittlement that the Pacific has endured for centuries.” — Kennedy Warne #Pasifika #Indigenous #Moana

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/oceania-is-us/

A Sāmoan Hip Hop kinda morning

Su'Ga Ea - Tha Feelstyle #Sāmoa #Pasifika #Indigenous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHsOGxSgVZc

“I was aware of the vastness of the Pacific story because it’s my story too. And it was history and academia that gave me a way to understand that.” — Art historian Peter Brunt. #Sāmoa #Pasifika #Indigenous

https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/peter-brunt-finding-my-way-back-to-the-pacific/

@Rincewind You might also enjoy this book on a similar theme.
#Aotearoa #Pasifika @bookstodon https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6d63c8d4-54e1-472f-be5b-3452876ce1a9

PACIFIC / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /AUSTRALIA
Australia urged to help refugees experiencing 'life and death' situation in PNG

Calls are growing louder for Canberra to bring all refugees - who had sought asylum in #Australia but were detained offshore - into the country for medical treatment and processing.

#AsiaPacific #Pacific #Pasifika #PNG #Australia #Refugees #Asylum #HumanRights

https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/491502/australia-urged-to-help-refugees-experiencing-life-and-death-situation-in-png?fbclid=IwAR3isjBY-nK629uwov10T8ThUrWk7fEO-dJ1DA2o349QHEtFJJRqB0jMqgE

“It was an experience I’ll never forget. I endured over 60 combined hours of physical and mental torture that threatened to tear my soul apart, let alone my skin.” — Manase Lua #Indigenous #Sāmoan #Tatau #Pasifika

https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/thinking-about-tatau-pain-comes-to-mind/

This could be huge!

🇺🇸 #USA #Hawaii #ʻŌleloHawaiʻi #Pasifika
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-02-07/original-olelo-hawaii-versions-of-law-would-be-held-binding-with-new-measure

A love letter to Auckland’s small but mighty inner-city Pasifika community

Still Here is the latest all-female Pasifika production which celebrates the small but mighty #Pasifika community of inner-city #Auckland who have remained despite decades of rampant gentrification.

With four episodes lasting 15-20mins long, Still Here weaves intergenerational stories of Pasifika families, community, and culture dispelling the myth that “all the Islanders have left”.

#Aotearoa

https://tpplus.co.nz/entertainment/a-love-letter-to-aucklands-small-but-mighty-inner-city-pasifika-community/?fbclid=IwAR12zMRmc-mKzEPebZp-wjeRessdSTK2B1jWGpsGNbliwqXt1sSpCrZ2Vtw

Spanish sailors retrace Magellan's voyage, learn traditional Micronesian navigation in Guam | Pacific Daily News

Sailors from Spain retracing Magellan’s ocean voyage around the world are in Guam and took the opportunity Wednesday to learn about traditional Micronesian navigation methods

Their 68-foot vessel has been traveling the globe since 2019 to keep alive the methods Spanish ships used in the past to navigate the open ocean.

#PacificVoyaging #Pasifika #Sailing

https://www.guampdn.com/news/spanish-sailors-retrace-magellans-voyage-learn-traditional-micronesian-navigation-in-guam/article_4a7c24da-ea29-11ed-b3fe-8327597cdf91.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1xKkfwjiAlBIpMc5xR5AsdSVQn-frmG68WId3NhV-s6lIqfksnOgIMoNc

Island peoples of the Indian and Pacific Oceans are connected by culture and language. Music and song provides a way to express this connection and also to call for action on climate change

#Taiwan #Pasifika #music

https://youtu.be/MuijjrWp9m4

@westernspinster Had to search 'low bridge nose' looks like I qualify, Kia Ora 😅 #Pasifika

Resist AUKUS — Protect Hawaiki #Indigenous #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon #Pasifika #Moana #Hawaiki

“AUKUS deems our islands to be strategically important but sees Pacific people as collateral.” — Marco de Jong & Arama Rata.

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/resist-aukus-protect-hawaiki/

South Auckland metal titans
Shepherds Reign's new single 'Ua Masa'a' is a searing denunciation of domestic violence #Pasifika #Indigenous #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon #IndgMusicClub

https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/news/20477/Watch-Shepherds-Reigns-Video-For-Ua-Masaa.utr

13 Offensive And Annoying Stereotypes About Pacific Islanders I'm Tired Of Hearing
If I had a dollar for every time my body was likened to athletes or called masculine, I would be a very rich woman. #Pasifika #Moana #PacificIslander #Indigenous #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon

by luaikenasio
BuzzFeed Contributor

https://www.buzzfeed.com/luaikenasio/stereotypes-about-pacific-islanders-i-hate