Exploring the artistic use of marine mammal resources in Aotearoa & Hawai’i

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Peoples across Te Moananui a Kiwa maintain deep connections with the vast open waters that surround our island homelands and also with the children of Tangaroa who inhabit that environment. Stories abound of magnificent whales who guided, ferried and transferred our many peoples between islands. We sing about them, talk about them, write about them and manifest that connection through artistically transformed bones, teeth and other marine mammal materials. However, these culturally significant practices have been restricted by Euro-centric laws impacting access and knowledge sharing. This research aims to identify, interrogate and challenge these constructs which impinge on our ability as tangata o te Moananui a Kiwa, especially Māori and Māoli, to access and utilize these taonga and to live authentic, artistic, indigenous lives. Lunch provided! Register here: https://go.hawaii.edu/bW4

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Free! Register here: https://go.hawaii.edu/bW4

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Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Department of Asian Studies, AAPI EHEJ, Mānoa Campus

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808-956-0926, msharan@hawaii.edu

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