Native Stories

Dr. Michael Little Crow is an esteemed Indigenous Math Educator deeply committed to promoting mathematics education and empowering learners from diverse backgrounds. He is a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa-Cree people. He co-founded OPEN Global Village, Original Peoples Education Network, which supports education abroad initiatives. He actively collaborates with the education agencies of several tribal nations to provide professional development opportunities in mathematics, aiming to enhance teaching methodologies and empower educators within these communities. His doctoral research focused on the development of a podcast titled "Professional Development for Math Educators: Amplifying, Hearing, and Understanding the Voice of Community Educators."  https://www.facebook.com/openglobalvillage https://open-global-village.org https://www.youtube.com/open-global-village

Kori Czuy, ᒥᐦᑯᐱᐦᐁᓯᐤ, is Cree/Métis Polish, and was born in Treaty 8 by the banks of the Peace River. She is the Manager, Indigenous Engagement at the Spark Science Centre, focusing on bringing together multiple ways of knowing science. Kori is on an ongoing journey to reconnect with and learn from the knowings of the land, as well as helping others connect with the complexities of these knowings alongside Western science. Her PhD is in storying mathematics; through her research she worked with children and Treaty 7 Elders to explore the depth of mathematics within Indigenous stories. www.relationalsciencecircle.com Podcast “Ancestral Science” on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0uGuMvlde8aEuntOaeGmhK?si=f356934ff3b6479e) Podcast Merch: https://www.relationalsciencecircle.com/shop

Temaʻuounukuhiva Teʻikitekahioho-Wolff was born in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and raised in the district of Puna. He went to Ke Kula o Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, a Hawaiian language immersion school, where he learned Hawaiian language. He is of ʻEnana (Marquesan), Hawaiian, Chinese, Dutch and American descent. He currently lives in Aotearoa New Zealand with his partner and in 2020 pursued a Masters of Māori and Pacific Development from the University of Waikato while writing his thesis on the ancestral fishing methods of Nukuhiva. He speaks English, Hawaiian and Marquesan and is learning to speak French and Māori. His interests are in Polynesian linguistics and culture, connecting people throughout the Pacific and enjoying the ocean, whether it be through fishing, diving or surfing.

Dr. Bryan Dawson is a University Professor of Mathematics, from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He has a public Canvas course called “Calculus with Infinitesimals”: https://uu.instructure.com/courses/13558

Jodie and Roberta are a mother/daughter duo both from Institute of Education at Massey University in New Zealand with Cook Island roots.Dr. Jodie Hunter is an Associate Professor and teaches papers in the area of Mathematics Education and Pasifika education. She has previously worked in the area of mathematics education at Plymouth University, UK in the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching and Learning. Her research interests include effective mathematics teaching and culturally responsive teaching for Pasifika learners.Dr. Roberta Hunter is a Professor of Pāsifika Education Studies. Her research explores ambitious teaching; mathematical practices; communication and participation; and strength based and culturally sustaining practices in mathematics classrooms. Her most recent research has examined the mathematical practices students use as they work on problems embedded in social justice contexts.

Rowena Ball is of Aboriginal and Irish descent. She is a research Mathematician at The Australian National University and is active in researching Indigenous Science and Mathematics and in STEM outreach with Indigenous students at remote schools and on-campus Summer Schools.

Dr. Edward Doolittle is Kanyenkehake (Flint Nation = Mohawk) from Six Nations in southern Ontario. He earned his PhD in pure mathematics (partial differential equations) from the University of Toronto in 1997. In 2000-2001 he was a member of Onkwewenna Kentsyohkwa (Our Language Group) studying the Mohawk language full time in immersion in his home community. In 2001, he joined the faculty of First Nations University of Canada, a federated college of the University of Regina, where he is now Associate Professor of Mathematics. Dr. Doolittle is interested in probability, particularly in relation to partial differential operators. He is also interested in Indigenous mathematics and related concepts like Indigenizing mathematics, traditional mathematics, and ethnomathematics, and the educational possibilities afforded by those different views of mathematics. He is the recipient of a Governor General's Academic Medal (Gold) and an Honorable Mention in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.

Craig Young is from Tséch'ízhí, Arizona and was nominated recently for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation's highest honor for STEM and computer science teachers. He is Honágháahnii, born for Kinłichíi'nii. His maternal grandfather is Tł'ááshchí'í, and his paternal grandfather is Nát'oh Dine'é Bitáá'chii'nii (Táchii'nii).He is a STEM educator/ethno-mathematician/after-school program staffer at Tuba City Boarding School. He maintains a family and is working on a doctorate in leadership at Fielding Graduate University. He also runs TCBS's Thunderbird Robotics Team, is part of the Alliance of Indigenous Math Circles, runs Tuba City's Arrowhead Math Circles, runs a few math camps across the Nation, and runs Warriors of Hope is character development for boys.Linkshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzeJtfjFjiwMmkhm1cDYuDwhttps://aimathcircles.org/allied-math-circles/Facebook: Arrowhead Math CircleContact info: arrowheadmathcircle@gmail.com

Moeata Galenon, the first female Maohi Navigator on the traditional canoe Faafaite.She shares her journey of becoming a crew member of Faafaite, to becoming the first female navigator on the vaa, after she sailed from Tahiti to Aotearoa/New Zealand with co-navigator Titaua Teipoarii in 2019 without using any instruments. She shares on the importance of indigenous knowledge in navigating and in perpetuating our cultures.

This episode is apart of our treaty series. Jimmy Lee Beason a father and husband, writer, poet and fiction storyteller shares in part 1 about the Osaga Treaty of 1865. He is apart of the People of the Middle Waters, Eagle Clan - Osage. The known area of today as Kansas. Connect with Jimmy:Ig - @osage_native_scholar Learn more at www.nativestories.org You can download us on your mobile phones!

This episode is apart of our treaty series. Jimmy Lee Beason a father and husband, writer, poet and fiction storyteller shares in part 1 about the Osaga Treaty of 1808. He is apart of the People of the Middle Waters, Eagle Clan - Osage. The known area of today as Kansas. Connect with Jimmy: Ig - @osage_native_scholar Learn more at www.nativestories.org You can download us on your mobile phones!

This episode is apart of our treaty series on Norfolks Islanders, The Canberra treaty, What was the understanding that the islanders had when they left Pitcairn Island and settled on Norfolk Island, How has it affected the land and people

The deeds of cession is a treaty between the United States of America and Eastern islands of Sāmoa that Dr. Brian Alofaituli will be discussing on the history.

This episode will be on Masuria on the Masuria people with Dr. Lorenz Gonschor! This is an overview of indigenous minorities in Europe in general, Masurian ancestors and relatives, how the two international agreements affected them, and finally how there is now a cultural resurgence among those Masurians who survived these upheavals and continue to live there today. Connect with Lorenz:Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lorenz.gonschor/ Scholar -https://manoa-hawaii.academia.edu/LorenzGonschor?from_navbar=true Learn more at www.nativestories.org

In this treaty series, we have the Waitangi Treaty of Aotearoa told by Koretotia Williams from Ngāpuhi, Ngātiwai - Aotearoa.The Treaty is a broad statement of principles on which the British and Māori made a political compact to found a nation state and build a government in New Zealand. The document has three articles. In the English version, Māori cede the sovereignty of NZ to Britain, Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights of British subjects. Connect with Korerotia:Instagram - @_prince.williams Facebook - Korero WilliamsLearn more at www.nativestories.orgYou can download us on your mobile phones!

In this treaty series, we have Adrian Alarilla talks about the Philippine history in the 1898 Treaty of Paris. How this treaty was fought against before, during, and after its passing. How important the Phillippines relationship to the other parts of the world were.  Connect with Adrian Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KungSaanManTayoTwitter -https://twitter.com/Adalarilla1Website:www.adrianalarilla.com Learn more at www.nativestories.org You can download us on your mobile phones!

Genomes as Moʻokūʻauhau w/Dr. Keolu Fox Sunday, October 10 7AM HST Keolu Fox is the first Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) to receive a doctorate in genome sciences, and is an assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, affiliated with the Department of Anthropology, the Global Health Program, the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, the Climate Action Lab, the Design Lab, and the Indigenous Futures Institute.  His work focuses on the connection between raw data as a resource and the emerging value of genomic health data from Indigenous communities. He has experience designing and engineering genome sequencing and editing technologies, and a decade of grassroots experience working with Indigenous partners to advance precision medicine.  Currently Keolu serves as a board member for the Native BioData Consortium (NBDC) and as a Global Chair for the Equity for Indigenous Research and Innovation Coordinating Hub (ENRICH). Along with ENRICH and NBDC Keolu and partners are building a library for Indigenous health data in partnership with Indigenous communities.  Through this partnership they will pilot a platform that will enable collecting and protecting Indigenous health data using Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDS) principles, which provides a framework for allowing Indigenous communities themselves to manage and benefit from their own data. Ultimately, they hope to create a replicable standard for Indigenous data sovereignty.  Learn more at www.nativestories.org You can download us on your mobile phones!

October 10 - 7AM HSTThe Treaty Series Featuring Ulamila Monica Cagivanua (@misscaginavanua poetry ig: @afijiandaughter), is an iTaukei (Indigenous Fijian) womxn born and raised in Fiji with village ties to Ekita, Yawe in Kadavu and maternal links to Nasilai in Rewa. In this episode she goes over the Treaty of the Cession as examined by the work ofJoeli Baledrokadroka. Signed on the 10 th of October 1874 at Nasovi. Learn more at www.nativestories.org You can download us on your mobile phones!

Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, a PhD student in American Studies, writing his dissertation on the history of Kaukaha and Hawaiian homesteading discusses his research and experience about Puhi Bay and the founding of the Keaukaha homestead community.

Before there were homes here today, it was farmland, and before that Hawaii Kai or originally named maunalua was known to be one of the largest fishponds and food producing areas on Oahu, sustaining the people. Today we will be discussing the Kalama Valley Protests in the 1970’s. High cost of living was hard on residents, like my grandparents , people had to leave Hawaii to afford a roof over their heads. In 1968, Kalama Valley was Re zoned from agricultural to urban land. The owners, Bishop Estate, gave permission to Kaiser to develop the land. Kaiser was an industrialist that developed along the south east coast of Oahu. Residents were told to leave before July 1970. In July 1970, Some refused to leave, and 3 were arrested. Today we have Mr John Wittek who was one of those 3. Those remaining were evicted and 32 people were arrested on May 11,1971 while standing their ground while bulldozers were standing ready.

Kenneth Gofigan Kuper is Assistant Professor of Political Science (specializing in Security Studies and International Relations) and Chamoru Studies at the University of Guam. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and a M.A. in Pacific Islands Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His dissertation focused on the complexities of military presence and security in Guam through the concept of “sustainable insecurity.” His research interests include the role of islands in global politics, Indo-Pacific geopolitics, militarization of the Pacific Islands, decolonization, and the reconceptualization of security. He can be reached at kennethkuper@gmail.com@minatatnga on Twitter

Matahi was born and lived most of his childhood in Papetoai, Moorea, Tahiti. He did part of his studies in Aotearoa and Hawai'i, which is when he realized how little he knew about his own heritage, and it pushed him to learn te reo, and to be more proactive about anything that has to do with our "nativeness". He’s been a reporter for about 10 years, with RFO and then Tahiti Nui Television. Today he’s launching his own production company named 'ārere media ('ārere means messenger): the idea is to help communities, NGO's or individuals tell their own stories. stories of their ancestors and their land. In 2009 Matahi helped with the foundation of our voyaging society, Fa'afaite i te Ao Mā'ohi, and had the privilege to be its president for 4 years, and to sail and be part of a wonderful family. Email: arere.media@gmail.com Instagram: @arere.media

SundayNovember 22, 20207AM HST Pōkā is a native son of Hawai`i, and like others, was taught to love the U.S., enough to give his life in war. Like his male siblings, he volunteered in the active U.S. military service. While in that service, he came upon “Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen” in 1970. He took a new direction - a commitment to break from U.S. colonization and restore Hawaii’s independence. He returned to the study of law after military service, earning a Juris Doctorate in 1976. He returned to his Wai`anae community which elected him in 1968 to the State Constitutional Convention., opened his law office, and pursued his work for Hawaiian independence. He has been credited as the father of the modern Hawaiian Sovereignty movement, bringing challenges throughout the State and Federal courts in Hawaii, asserting the court’s lack of jurisdiction over Hawaiian nationals as well as over the territory of Hawaii. Using the courts and the criminal system, he introduced the hidden history of U.S. aggression into Hawai’i, the U.S. plotting in a collusion with principally U.S. businessmen, the snatching of Hawai`i and the numerous violations of domestic and international laws in that theft. His use of the courts as a public education platform spread this information throughout Hawaii. Today, many others have joined in this practice, challenging U.S. jurisdiction over Hawaiian nationals. Finding the judges too deeply engrained in protecting U.S. interest rather than principles, he expanded his activities into the political, media and international arena. He was elected O`ahu’s Trustee with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (1982 – 1986), constitutionally established by the people of Hawai`i four years previous. He wrote and lectured across Hawai`i of the history, of international legal principles of self-determination, of the evils of colonization and of Hawaiian nationhood. In 1983, he joined the World Council of Indigenous Peoples, elected its Vice President, and tasked to be the political spokesperson at international forums, including the United Nations various bodies. In the late 1980’s he played an instrumental role in the drafting of the U.N.’s Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, selected as the Indigenous Expert to the International Labor Organization’s writing its Rights of Indigenous Peoples convention (ILO 169), and selected to address the General Assembly of the U.N. in 1991 where he was acknowledged as one of five pioneers in the development of indigenous peoples rights. The principle body of his work can be found at www.hawaiianperspectives.org. While in Hawai’i, Pōkā led his community’s mental health center integrating indigenous knowledge in treatment of mental illness, substance abuse, family services, and psycho-social programs, receiving honors and national recognition. He continues his practice of law, his radio and television shows, his writings and teachings, a bit of farming and Tai Chi Chuan. He is father of 3, g-father of 1, husband of 50 years to Puanani Burgess, and constant advocate of human rights and fundamental freedom for all. Download our mobile app: https://nativestories.org/Website: www.nativestories.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ournativestories/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ournativestories/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZFv2ja8Dn6AreTWcQ7m-gSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39RGYscMKrGHWMD29ZYz9w...Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../native-stories/id1438471629 #ournativestories#hawaiianhistorymonth#kānakamaoli#manawāhine#kūpunaseries#nativepeoples#nativeknowledge#communitywork#communitybuilding#nativelove#nativepodcasts#podcasts#podcastshow#thehawaiiankingdomstillexists#ʻikekūpuna#alohaʻāina

Manuia Maiti from Afareaitu, Mo’orea is a local young entrepreneur who exports Tahitian arts and crafts to counties around the world. She believes in the perpetuation of our Ma’ohi cultural goods and identity for the young and future generations. www.facebook.com/TahitiArtCrafts #TahitiArtCrafts #RimaiForASustainableLiving #artisanat #handicrafts #TheIslandsOfTahiti #OurPeople #UNSDGs #FightPoverty #ReduceInequalities #BringDecentWork #SustainCommunities #RuralCommunities #WeAreYoungPacificLeaders

Micky Huihui is a bandmember for Ookolah the Moc, a Hawaii Roots band. She received her BS in Hawaiian Studies and has worked for Hālau Kū Māna Public Charter School, a kīpuka (safe space) for community and place-based indigenous education and is the Executive Director at Hawaiʻi Peopleʻs Fund in 2016. She firmly believes that social justice in Hawaiʻi BEGINS with indigenous justice, and given Hawaiʻiʻs sordid political past and present, and as Kanaka Maoli are overrepresented in all the ways that typically plague native communities, she finds incredible relevance and passion in the work. Songs playedRevolutionhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/vaults/297966063?i=297966152&ign-gact=3&ls=1 Rearrange Your Positivehttps://music.apple.com/us/album/rearrange-your-positive/304600086 IG @missmixxlove FB: Micky HuihuiFB & IG: @ooklahthemoc, @hawaiipeoplesfund

Daphne Littlebear who is from Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo and is a descendant of the Mvskoke, Yuchi and Shawnee Nations, where she resides. Music and dancing provides so much joy and healing to Daphne, she engages in many of the cultural dances of her communities. Daphne is currently completing her doctoral degree at Arizona State University studying social justice education, education policy and Indigenous education. The current working title of her dissertation is, “Affirming the Educational Sovereignty of Santa Ana Pueblo: The Intersections Community Based Education, Western Schooling and Tribal Citizenship”. Daphne is the research director at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium serving tribal colleges and universities. Daphne has had the opportunity to work in the education field for over ten years with various organizations, she believes, advocates and is a champion of educational sovereignty for Tribal Nations. IG: @daphlilbearTwitter: @daphlilbearContact: dlittlebear@aihec.orgdlittleb@asu.edu

Noerangi Teave is a tour guide on her home island of Rapa Nui, the owner of Kava Rapa Bar - Rapa Nui’s first Kava Bar, and she is proudly a Rapa Nui woman.Instagram- @kavarapabar#ModoKava#TeEstamosEsperando#IslaDePascua #Kava #KavaPolinesia #KavaBar #KavaRapaNui #HangaRoa #ExperienciasNuevas #ViajeMistico #BrebajeAncestral #RapaNui #ChileBar #BarSinAlcohol

Ahilapalapa Rands (Kanaka Maoli, Fijian,Sāmoan, Cook Island, Pākehā) is an independent curator and artist. She holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Auckland University of Technology and a Diploma in Te Reo Māori from Te Wananga o Raukawa in Ōtaki, Aotearoa. Rands is a founding member of New Zealand based art collective D.A.N.C.E. art club alongside Vaimaila Urale, Tuafale Tanoa’i aka Linda T, and Chris Fitzgerald and London based In*ter*is*land Collective alongside Lyall Hakaraia, Jo Walsh and Jessica Palalagi. She currently works as co-director of Moana Fresh art shop in Avondale, Tāmaki Makaurau alongside Vaimaila Urale. Instagram- @ahilapalapa @moanafreshFacebook Page - @moanafresh #moanafresh#aotearoa#hawaii#fiji#samoa#rarotonga

Ena Manuireva, born in Mangareva (Gambier islands) the smallest archipelago in Ma’ohi Nui (French Polynesia), is a language revitalization researcher at Auckland University of Technology and is currently finishing his PHD at AUT on the subject of language revitalization of the Mangarevan language, where his ancestors are traced to. Ena’s main two fights are nuclear reparations justice from France, due to the years of nuclear testing which affected his home island, Mangareva, and also language revitalization of the same island. In December 1967 and left the island due to French nuclear testing that started on July 2, 1966. After growing up on Tahiti island and visiting Mangareva on school holidays, Ena left Tahiti in his 20’s to pursue his studies in France. He’s also lived in England where he met his wife, and the two now live in Aotearoa. Ena consults the Auckland War Memorial Museum on cultural works and is pursuing a PHD on Mangarevan language revitalization at Auckland University of Technology. Linkedln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ena-manuireva-b5658939/ Facebook Page: ena manuireva

Mareikura Whakataka-Brightwell is a child of Tahiti Nui and Aotearoa. A freelance photographer, videographer and artist, Mareikura bases his work on indigenous advancement. He is currently living and working in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa as the Communications Lead for the Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust developing innovative digital communication strategies for Māori and beyond.   FB: www.facebook.com/rongowhakaata.iwiFB: www.facebook.com/poemoanatahitiFB: www.facebook.com/mareikuravisual/IG:  rongowhakaata_iwi__trustIG: poemoana_tahitian_dance_expert

This is another episode that is a part of our COVID-19 Series on community work in the Hawaiian Kingdom. Native Stories introduces Hiʻilani Shibata. Who has been sharing the essence of ALOHA with those who work in the visitor industry of Hawaiʻi for over 20 years. An educator, cultural consultant, practitioner of lomilomi. She also is theco-founded Ka Mahina Project, a startup that connects the stories of the moon to people. https://issuu.com/wpcouncil/docs/hi_lunarcal2019_final/1?e=7174896/64565905

Hawaiʻi is in many ways not just the start of US overseas empire, but also the last time the US seemed to actually pay any real regard to the will of native peoples when looking at expansion.  Essentially the withdrawal of the first treaty of annexation by Cleveland and the defeat of the second one in the Senate signaled a basic failure of the imperialists to push through the isolationist and at least nominally pro-democracy sentiments of 19th century US foreign policy. Spanish-American War The Spanish American war, however, opens up the floodgates.  Though reluctant to get into the war, it getʻs McKinley the chance to grab Hawaiʻi, which he had wanted when he signed the second treaty, and then the massive popularity combined with the expansionist group within his own admin leads him to embrace empire, both in the war itself (Seizing the Philippines, Guam, and PR in the Treaty of Paris and also completing the long stalled negotiations with Germany and the UK over Sāmoa) and in his reelection campaign in 1900. Filipino-American War The Philippine American war is really the conclusion of all this and sets the tone for the US’s foreign wars of occupation up through the present day.  Getting into the war we actually supported Filipino Nationalist like Aguinaldo, we saw them as the same as the Cuban independence fighters we were supposedly helping when we attacked Spain.  But really Quickly it turns, and McKinley grabs it in treaty negotiations and sends out guys like Otis with the express purpose of putting down any nationalist forces and creating a colony.  The atrocities that followed are typical of wars of occupation, which we see in the US plains before that, but also in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.  

This episode highlights the one year anniversary of no construction on Maunakea and the resurrection of @puuhuluhulu@protectmaunakea . Native Stories was blessed to have held space with other kiaʻi and allies last year where we recorded the moʻolelo of front line Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) there. Check them out on our app + podcast! This episode we introduce Terrill James Kānealiʻikeikiokaʻāina Williams on Aloha ʻĀina Warrior and Kiaʻi of Maunakea. Board of Regents Schedule:July 22 - Public Engagement and Development Committeehttps://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/index.html Submit testimony to the Board of Regents for the University of California here: regentsoffice@ucop.edu Follow to stay connected: @unr_now@puuhuluhulu@protectmaunakea

New to Native Stories is Interviewer @_vehia_Miri Vidal lives in Papetoai, Mo'orea. She is a Tifaifai-quilt maker (traditional Tahitian quilt maker), an activist for nuclear reparations and justice, a mother and a grandmother. Miri was living on O'ahu, Hawai'i during the 1990's at the height of the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific (also known as NFIP) era. During this time, France had been conducting nuclear tests on Tahiti, French Polynesia for decades. France started nuclear testing in French Polynesia in 1966 until 1996, conducting between 175-188 nuclear tests on Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls. France was taking part in the world “nuclear arms race” where nuclear tests were being developed by large industrial countries as a means of warfare. Other examples would be the US nuclear tests on Bikini Island in Micronesia during the 1950’s. Miri was a representative of Tahiti and the NFIP activists of Tahiti in Hawai'i. She gave speeches with Mililani Trask during NFIP marches and protests, and frequented Kekuni Blaisdell's house for discussions on Pacific sovereignty. And during the 90's, she brought over a group of Kanaka Maoli activists to Tahiti to bridge the islands and build solidarity during the anti-colonial military movement. Miri Vidal was born in the south of France from Tahitian parents in 1953 during the French Algerian War, a war of Algerian resistance to French nuclear testing on their land. Being in the military, her father was then transferred to Madagascar, and they travelled by a French cruise ship through the Suez Canal to the island of Madagascar, who were at the beginning of their Independence from France in 1962-65. Her travel through the Suez Canal, stopping in the Middle East on different port stops gave her an opportunity to experience and see many different cultures from around the area. She moved to Tahiti in 1966, and lived with her Aunty and Uncle. Her Uncle was a renown photographer for a French magazine among other things. Her experience living in Tahiti brought her into contact with many politicians from Tahiti and France and many others from local bourgeoise class and navy, there to implant the nuclear testing in Moruroa, Hao & Fangataufa.You can contact Miri on her FB pageshttps://www.facebook.com/miritifaifaihttps://www.facebook.com/tifaifaimiriPictured on Top: (L-R): Man with hat is from Rapa Nui (name unknown), Imai Kanahele, Miri Vidal, Soli Niheu, Aunty Terry KekoʻolaniNative Stories previously interviewed Imai and Terrilee.

We introduce Cortney Gusick of Pāhiki Eco-Caskets (@pahikicaskets)! https://www.instagram.com/pahikicaskets/ She informs us on death work, burial rights, advocacy, and education in the Hawaiian Kingdom for our COVID-19 community work series! Tune in for this super interesting and enlightening episode on how we can reconnect to ʻāina. Check out the Funeral Rule here!: https://www.ftc.gov/…/media-…/truth-advertising/funeral-rule

This episode is a part of Native Stories COVID-19 Series highlighting community work within the Hawaiian Kingdom. Kūʻike Kamakea-Ohelo is the son of HULI leader Kalani Ohelo. He shares with us on his work in his community highlighting the health crisis happening in Hawaiʻi and updates with Hūnānāniho (@hunananihouniversity). Learn more at www.nativestories.org

Meala Bishop retired as a community arts specialist role in Ko'olaupoko, O’ahu after spending 23 years in the community, teaching, not just art, but many things impressed upon living in the islands oceans, mountains, and lo'i. From Meala "Art helps create ways of knowing and understanding. It helps us express our internal mo'olelo through external expression. Visual literacy explains through creative processes our visions of how we see the world and our relationship to the environment. The artist by sharing the spiritual essences that surround our environment through visual language & symbolism celebrates their connection to life and place. Through art we can explore Hawaiian culture, history and cultural diversity - culture through art. Kaona, metaphors, 'olelo, and hōʻailona help connect us to language and culture. I feel compelled to express hope, honor the past, immerse myself in my natural surrounding and share its knowledge. My wahi pana are Waiehu, Maui, Koko Head, Kaʻalaea, Waiāhole, and Punaluʻu,Oʻahu." You can find Meala’s art at Kaiser Moanalua, The Dawson Collection, Honolulu, Disney’s Aulani Resort, South Shore Market Ward Stores, for purchase at Na Mea Hawaii, private collections and on Instagram under the hashtag #mealaaloha You can email her at maoliartinspirehawaii@gmail Recording credits Windward Community College @windwardcc Journalism Class Marielle Lewis (Editing) Sangha Webster (Recording) @thewebgem24 Noa Helela (Interviewer) @noa_isagirlsname Kimberlee Bassford (Journalism instructor) Ikaika Bishop (Podcast instructor) @ikaikaflies Mahalo Atherton and Castle Foundations @hkl_castle for the financial support

Wahinehula Kaʻeo is a koʻokua, or birth and postpartum doula from Waiohuli, Maui. A proud graduate of ke Kula Kaiapuni o Maui and a former preschool teacher at Pūnana Leo o Maui. She is a Co-founder and the Development Director of Kalauokekahuli, a nonprofit organization that supports Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families by providing culturally-based prenatal, birth, and postpartum education and services.c

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Delia Parker Ulima has worked over the last decade with non-profit organization, EPIC ‘Ohana, helping to lead the work with child welfare reform, youth engagement and advocacy, public will and policy and communication efforts. She holds a BA in Political Science from Brigham Young University-Hawai‘i, an MA in Pacific Island Studies, a Juris Doctorate from the William S. Richardson School of Law and a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, all from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.She also serves as the current chair of the Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council. Delia is a Kalihi girl, a Kamehameha alum, a local musician, a wife to Fosi and mom to Sonny, Makana and Snoop. IG: hihopes808FB: @hihopesinitiativeFoster Care Resources:www.fostercareresources808.orgwww.epicohana.org and www.hihopes.orgwww.pidf.orgwww.familyprogramshawaii.orgCatholic Charities Hawaiiwww.halekipa.org

ʻOpio ProgramInterviewed by Kailua High (@kailuahigh) School Early College course in Journalism 201.At Ulupō Heiau (@uluponui) in Kailua Oahu, student from Kailua High School interview Kihei de Silva. He shares his families history in taking care of heiau and land, the mele he wrote for Ulupō and those that take care of it, and his journey to becoming a well known storyteller in Kailua.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Kyle Harmon (@xfactorsports22) describes history and his involvement with Nanticoke Nation (www.nanticokeindians.org) He is from Salisbury, Maryland and is a member of the Nanticoke Nation; He currently lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Cat and their three children Dominique, Preston, and Julius. Mr. Harmon was elected to serve as a Tribal Council Member in January 2016. He has taken an active role in strengthening the community through education and wellness programs. His term ended in December 2018. He was chosen to serve on the board of directors of Native American Lifelines Inc. in January 2020. He is a veteran teacher and basketball coach of 14 years. Mr. Harmon has done consultation work and travels to schools, organizations, and communities across Turtle Island or Northern America to teach his traditional Indigenous knowledge and Native culture. He is the author of a book Preston Lee Morris: A Soldier, A Man, A Father. Currently writing his second book which is a timeline of Eastern Shore Natives of the Delmarva Peninsula.

Physical copies can be purchased at hawanerios.com.Happy Motherʻs Day to all the makuahine. Ikaika Bishop (@Ikaikaflies) interviewed Hāwane Rios (@hawanemusic). Mahalo to @puacase mama of Hāwane for setting up this interview. Hāwane is a kanaka ʻōiwi (native Hawaiian), mana wahine, kiaʻi of Mauna o Wākea, singer and songwriter from Waimea, Hawaii. She shars her journey to the mauna, as a songwriter and singer, and she thanks the many people that have come before. Congratulations for the Nā Hōkū Hanohano nominations in 6 categories this year.Her music is available on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer. Physical copies can be purchased at hawanerios.com.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Daryn is Diné (Navajo), N’dé (Mescalero Apache) as well as Ashkenazi Jewish and Spaniard. He is a current student at Arizona State University studying Sustainable Community Development and currently resides in O’odham territory (Phoenix, AZ). His interests are in environmental planning with an emphasis on sustainable ecosystems. He is a native practitioner and does beadwork pieces in which he sells through my Instagram shop @oceansun.bear. He donates 10% of my sales to the Navajo Water Project who provides running water and electricity for Navajo Families.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Steven Hernandez of Detroit, Michigan. Steven is a CRA Compliance Specialist, Philanthropist, and Nonprofit Specialist that works with indigenous, native, and people of color. He shares his work on philanthropy, working in the nonprofit sector, and relationship building with one another, your partner, and yourself.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Owen Oliver of the Quinault Nation grew up on the Salish Sea where he was able to learn traditions inter-tribally through the annual Canoe Journey. He shares his knowledge and experiences living in Washington and Alaska. Once at the University of Washington, he has been focusing on Indigenous education through community engagement and empowerment. He understands the importance of higher education and the skill sets that Native students can bring to every academic setting, ensuring new ways that success is achieved and determined. He’s been able to achieve a few of these goals through the American Indian Studies program and the undergraduate Native Organization First Nations where he works as the Outreach chair. As a Champion for Change for the Aspen Institute, Owen will be able to look outside the Coast Salish region and develop relationships that will lead to a better understanding of visibility, community work, and successes of Native students across North America.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Tremayne Nez from the Navajo Nation talks about his community and his experience in Washington D.C. for the Native American Political Leadership Program.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo Shavaughna Underwood is a part of the Quinault Nation in Washington. She is a Champion for Change for the Center of Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute in the 2020 cohort. She currently is a human services professional who practices within her community.

Interviewed by Nanea Lo (@eananealo) via @SkypePeter C Brooks (https://www.facebook.com/peter.c.brooks) describes how his native people on the east parts of north america had merged with other cultures. He talks about his grandfather Cab Callow as black/African American but was also native. You can find Peter on Facebook or Youtube. He provides guided meditations online and other interesting services.

ʻOpio ProgramInterviewed by Kailua High School Early College course in Journalism 201.At Ulupō Heiau in Kailua Oahu, student from Kailua High School interview Kaleo Wong. He shares that every second Saturday the community is invited to participate in the restoration project, which began over twenty years ago. Kaleo shares his perspectives on Kawainui #Fishpond, and reflects upon his voyages as a #Navigator for the Hokulea. Their non-profit Kauluakalana.org accepts charitable donations to help grow, and develop activities for educational, cultural and social benefits. For more information you can email them at kaleo@kauluakalana.org