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Delegates from the Pacific Islands arrived by canoe at Kualoa Bay on O'ahu to kick off the 13th Festival of the Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) in Hawai'i. Photo by Daniel Lin.

July 16, 2024

‘The Best of What Is Left on the Planet Is in the Lands of Indigenous Peoples,’ Says Nia Tero’s Chief Strategy Officer to the Media in Hawai’i

Hawaiʻi Public Radio interviewed ʻAulani Wilhelm, Chief Strategy and External Relations Officer, and Joseph Williams, Chair of Nia Tero's Board of Directors, during the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture.

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Canoe arrival ceremony that kicked off the Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture in June. Photo credit: Dan Lin, Nia Tero

July 11, 2024

Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture Celebrates Unity and Diversity of Cultures

By Nancy Kelsey (Anishinaabe)

Coming from throughout the Pacific Islands, thousands gathered in June for the 2024 Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture held in Hawai’i.

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The Rapa Nui delegation performs on the main stage in front of a packed audience at the 2024 Festival of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Photo by Hill Ossip / Nia Tero.

June 24, 2024

Recent Celebration of Pacific Arts and Culture Is a Call for Indigenous Guardianship

By ‘Aulani Wilhelm and Brenda Toineeta Pipestem*

FestPAC demonstrated the intrinsic relationship between people and place, reminding us that nature and culture are intertwined.

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Researcher Chanel Sam and local village partner Japanesei Lalep help identify tree species recorded during forest surveys in the island of Tanna, Vanuatu.

May 16, 2024

Indigenous Guardianship Contributed to Pacific Island’s Forest Recovery After Cyclone, Study Finds

The remarkable case of Vanuatu serves as a powerful example of the vital role of customary land practices in protecting biodiversity, to be remembered on International Day for Biological Diversity.

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Sepik Peoples rowing on a boat along the Sepik River.

March 4, 2024

Part II: The Fight for Free, Prior and Informed Consent for the Indigenous Peoples along the Sepik River

By Nancy Kelsey (Anishinaabe)

This article is the second in a two-part series about the years-long battle faced by the Sepik Peoples to halt the construction of a gold and copper mine on the Frieda River, an upper tributary of the Sepik River.

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View of a home on the sepik river

March 4, 2024

Part I: The Sepik Peoples' years-long battle to halt mining along the Frieda River in Papua New Guinea

By Nancy Kelsey (Anishinaabe)

This article is the first in a two-part series about the years-long battle faced by the Sepik Peoples to halt the construction of a gold and copper mine on the Frieda River, an upper tributary of the Sepik River.

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