How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday. The Hokulea ...
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Samoa's Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa shrugs off gendered attack, defeating second no-confidence vote
The personal insults triggered a new round of debate in Samoa about gender roles in the country and the Pacific more generally — a region where "big man culture ... are some people who ...
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ASB Polyfest celebrates 50 years of Cultural Unity and Youth Empowerment
Organisers of the ASB Polyfest are keen to continue its mission of cultural celebration and youth empowerment. The festival’s ...
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Noro CHS off to Japan for “2024 Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths”
The two main objectives of the program are; (1)To enhance the interest in and understanding of Japan among talented young people from other countries and regions; and (2) To promote understanding of ...
O‘ahu – The People. The Place.
The Hawaiian Islands are like nowhere else – and sharing the values of our people and encouraging visitors to experience a unique culture is what makes this place so special.
What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally
In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision ...
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Talking With Our Hands: Nail Art Inspiration at the Smithsonian
Ameya Okamoto, Santana Walker, and Celeste Hampton—part of the Smithsonian's Nail Art Project. Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution When Indigenous entrepreneur and aesthetic innovator ...
How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism
In one example, an AI image generator produced an image of what was meant to be an elderly First Nations man – in a traditional Papuan headdress.
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In West Texas' measles outbreak, families forgo conventional medicine along with vaccines
Most people in the U.S. have normal levels of the ... In 2019, as measles raged in Samoa, Kennedy, then chairman of Children’s Health Defense, connected alternative medicine doctors in the ...