_tearawawhanauora: 🎓 Lecture Series – Kaupapa That Connects Us
Colonisation never really ended.
It morphed into the systems we now live in—structural racism baked into our institutions.
“We’ve tried cultural sensitivity training. We’ve asked for awareness. But racism isn’t a misunderstanding—it’s a design.”
In this powerful kōrero, we expose the uncomfortable truth: Māori continue to navigate daily racism.
🧠 Let’s move past tokenism and face the root issues.
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temaungamaaramatanga: To be blind is one thing, to not want to see is another thing. There is no rush but one day hopefully we will have had enough of our own bullshit.
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the link on the "books by pacific islanders" post you reblogged is broken :(
nooo that's such a bummer, it had such a great list that didn't just include polynesian authors, but also from all of pasifika/oceana! :(
i'll add some book reccs myself based on the original post! :)
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, we've rounded up must-read works from the South Pacific
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter by Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner
As a poet and performer, Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner uses art and activism as a means to enlighten her readers and followers about her home, the Marshall Islands. In 2012, she co-founded Jo-Jikum, a nonprofit organization committed to helping the next generation of Marshallese to preserve their islands in the face of rising sea levels. Her book, Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, pulls from personal and familial stories to create an illuminating collection of poetry about Marshallese politics, heritage, and climate change.
Including anecdotes from Queen Lili'uokalani herself to fictional pieces written in lyrical prose.
THE BONE PEOPLE by Keri Hulmes is part Maori, part European, asexual and aromantic and she's outcasted from her family. This Booker Award-winning novel digs into tragic romance, mystery and heritage.
ISLAND OF SHATTERED DREAMS by Chantal Spitz; critiques the French government leading to the time French Polynesia had to undergo its first nuclear tests, making it a controversial piece during its publication. Also included in the storyline is a family saga and a doomed love story.
YEAR OF THE REAPER by Makiia Lucier (Micronesia, Guam). Makiia Lucier grew up on the Pacific island of Guam and has degrees in journalism and library science from the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the w…
The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the work of the activist-writer, which author Julian Aguon describes as ''the work of bearing witness, wrestling with the questions of one's day, telling children the truth.'' With prose and poetry both bracing and quiet, Aguon weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary.
122 books based on 35 votes: Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite, The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera, The Bone People by Keri Hulme, Where W
My Urohs: the first collection of poetry by a Pohnpeian poet, Emelihter Kihleng's My Urohs is described by distinguished Samoan writer and artist Albert Wendt as "refreshingly innovative and compelling, a new way of seeing ourselves in our islands, an important and influential addition to our [Pacific] literature."
womenscircleonline: In Hawaiian wisdom, pono begins at the very beginning - in truth, in breath, and in our foundational relationships. When we honour the rhythms of nature, the songs and chants of our ancestors, and the gifts passed from past to present to future, we rebuild balance. 🌊💧🌋
Puna Kalama Dawson is a beloved Hawaiian cultural practitioner, peace carrier, and lineage holder of aloha. She carries teachings passed down from her kūpuna, offering guidance on balance, truth, natural law, and the sacred responsibility we share with all life.
This conversation with Puna is a weaving and undulating meditation - a profound portal into Traditional Hawaiian Wisdom Systems.
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Interview by: @alisa_reimer
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