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Asetoa Sam Pilisi is a community leader and current PhD Candidate of Niuean and Samoan descent. He has done youth work and community work for many years in Auckland, New Zealand and Western Sydney, Australia - particularly with Pacific youth. He currently is completing a PhD in Public Health at the University of Auckland focussing on wellbeing, burnout, duty, service and collectivism in the local Oceanian community. He also is an active community leader in local Niue communities. Niue is one of the smaller islands of Oceania located in "West Polynesia" near Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Rotuma, Uvea and Futuna. With only 1564 living in Niue and 34,944 Niue peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand, the language is at risk of being lost.The Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We'd love to connect!Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.Email hello@themoanan.comSend us a textThe Moanan is not just an educational platform but an online community — connecting diasporas all over the world. We'd love to connect!Find us on all podcast streaming and social media platforms — including Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.Email hello@themoanan.com

On this episode, Ann and Tarik interview Chef Alex Hanesakda of Sapsap about his upcoming event, "Rivers Run Deep," happening at Cactus Club at 3 p.m. this Saturday, April 12. The event commemorates five decades since Oceanian refugees arrived in the United States after the Vietnam War, focusing on the often-overlooked history of the war in Laos and the genocide in Cambodia.Chef Alex discusses the symbolism of the Mekong River in his family's escape from Laos, and highlights how breakdancing connected Southeast Asian immigrants with Black and Brown communities in Milwaukee. The conversation also touches on the hypocrisy of anti-immigrant sentiments alongside the popularity of immigrant food.Alex explains that Lao Oceanian cuisine at events like "Rivers Run Deep" aims to share the stories and struggles behind the food and preserve cultural memory. He also shares a few of the meaningful ingredients from the culture, like lemongrass and fish sauce.In addition to the chat with Chef Alex, Ann and Tarik also touch on budget-friendly Monday night bites in Milwaukee from Paloma Taco & Tequila, Lucky Joe's and The Vanguard.

Good news, nice talk with Hanna Lundberg , Oceanian champs, Antalya o-meeting and looking forward to Portugal O-meeting

News, races in Big Weekend Edinburgh and Oceanian champs and A nice talk with Kris Jones!

Chris Johnstone is a senior advisor at The Asia Group and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he served in government for 25 years in a variety of senior positions with a focus on U.S. policy toward Japan and the Indo-Pacific region. He served twice on the National Security Council, as director for East Asia under President Joe Biden and director for Japan and Oceanian affairs under President Barack Obama. In the Office of the Secretary of Defense, he led offices with responsibility for South and Southeast Asia and East Asia. He began his career as an intelligence officer in the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ata and I have just published a paper on Tongan Coloniality which this episode provides a brief introduction to as well as a bit of background behind this research project.  Prior to successfully publishing this paper we were getting blocked within academia when making attempts to discuss Indigenous issues from a Tonga context in relation to global perspectives. Questions of Tongan Indigeneity have regularly been raised due to the dominant idea and definition of Indigeneity based on minoritized people within ancestral homelands, predominantly in settler-colonial nations. Tonga also has a popular narrative of ‘never being colonised' so this project initially confronted the scholarly audience in Pacific Studies, Pacific Anthropology, and Indigenous Studies in order to be able to eventually do the work we want to and have the conversations we'd like to in that arena. However, this episode is aimed at a broader and more public audience in mind. We explain why we are challenging popular assumptions and ideas directly by drawing from Tongan scholars and scholars of Tonga and the Oceanian region, while making links to ‘Global South Third World' perspectives. Topics include coercion into British protectorate status, the role of Christianity, capitalism, and nation-state formation. We end with a teaser on Tongan Indigeneity from Ata's current doctoral research and insights of how critical consciousness is a long-standing tradition in Tonga. Terms: ASAO (Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania), Cognitive Dissonance (a concept from the field of psychology to identify the mental stress of paradox or contradictions, by altering how one processes information to make a contradiction fit within the consistency or belief one is socialised or accustomed to already, despite evidence from new information that is contrary to it), TRA (Tongan Research Association, formerly the Tonga History Association), Bad Faith (Lewis Gordon draws from Sartre's concept of ‘bad faith' and applies it to anti-blackness such as the bad faith practiced in the modern fears of Black consciousness; we apply it in this podcast in the principle of avoiding personal torment by ignoring evidence that reveals a reality contrary to a cherished belief; related to cognitive dissonance), Wansolwara (Tok Pisin, Bislama, Pijin for the Salt Water Continent of Oceania), Tåsi (Sea or Ocean in Chamorro, the Indigenous language of Guåhan/Guam), Moana (Big or Deep Ocean, Oceania in eastern Oceanic languages from the ‘Polynesian' region), ‘Uta (plantation or commonly interpreted as ‘the bush' in lea faka-Tonga), Kolo (town, city, or dense settlement in lea faka-Tonga), Motu (island, at times in reference to ‘outer island(s)' in lea faka-Tonga), tu‘a (later in time, periphery, outer/outside/marginal, or else in reference to lower ranking people currently also conflated with 17th century British notions of class and interpreted as ‘commoner').

This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Christopher B. Johnstone, former National Security Council director for Asia under President Biden and director for Japan and Oceanian affairs under President Obama who now serves as senior adviser and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They begin with a look at what Japan's new national security strategy means for its role in the region and the U.S.-Japan alliance. Next, they turn to China-Japan relations, examining how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration is navigating declining Japanese public sentiment toward his country's largest trading partner. They then discuss how conversations in Tokyo are unfolding about what type of role Japan might play in a potential conflict in and around Taiwan. The conversation concludes by examining how crisis management and crisis communications mechanisms between Taiwan, Japan, and China are evolving. 

In Hawaiian mythology, the malevolent spirit known as Kaupe is known to call out to people at night to scare them into committing suicide. According to legend, he once ruled the Nu'uanu Valley and devoured people on both Oahu and Maui. When he went back to Hawaii, he abducted the son of a high chief and brought him back to Oahu so that he could be sacrificed.After they reached Oahu, the High chief learned about a Kahuna who taught him about incantations and a prayer he could use against Kaupe, who was chasing them. At the heiau in Lihue, the father saved his son, and when Kaupe chased them with the latter repeating the prayer, causing the pair to run faster. As Kaupe chased them, the father and his son hid behind a rock. On reaching Hawaii, the father and son killed Kaupe. The spirit of Kaupe continues to linger on Oahu.The mythological creature is described as an enormous man with large claws and a muscular build. It has tribal tattoos all over its body, and its sharp teeth are used to scare potential attackers and prey. Its sharp teeth are also used to bite the flesh of its prey.Read more at https://mythlok.com/kaupe/

One of the most common stories in Hawaiian folklore is about Lono, who was a fertility and music god who came to Earth to marry Laka. In traditional planting and agricultural traditions, he was regarded as a food and rain god. He was one of the four gods that existed before the world was made, alongside Kane, Kanaloa, and Kane's twin brother. During the annual festival of the Makahiki, which was held from October through February, war and unnecessary work were kapu (forbidden).The winter storms that frequently hit the islands of Hawaii are often associated with Lono. In terms of Hawaiian weather, the storms that bring rain to certain areas are referred to as Lono-makua, which literally means "Lono the Provider." During the various ceremonies held during the Makahiki, the luakini, which was a temple dedicated to Ku, was dedicated to the strict kapus.Following the separation of Papa and Rangi, Lono used a net to catch the moon and sun and send them into orbit. When it came to creating humans, he gave his brother Ku the fertile soil to nourish their bodies. Kane then used his brother's body to breathe life into the humans.Lono loved to surf and rainbow, which is how he met Kaikilani. Their relationship was intense, and he would frequently be jealous of her. He also believed that she was unfaithful once, so he would often strike her down using his divine powers.

In Hawaiian mythology, Kane is regarded as the highest of the deities along with Lono, Kanaloa, and Ku. Although he is closely associated with Kanaloa, he was also worshipped as the ancestor of commoners and chiefs. He is the creator and gives life to the elements, and no human sacrifice was required in his worship.Kane is often depicted as a rare, a tall conical stone often sufficed for altars. The tikis that represent Kane is quite distinct from the ones that are associated with the other major gods as the headdress is unique in the way it sits on his head. The grimace or fearsome look on his face is in line with the usual depiction of all gods.Read more at https://mythlok.com/kane/

In the mythology of Fiji Island, the Serpent God Degei is regarded as the first and only living god that created humans. He is also the supreme God and is believed to be responsible for the creation of the islands itself. When people die, he decides where they should go to the afterlife. The legend states that during the beginning of time, there was only one island, and it was an island that was floating somewhere near the edge of the world. The only living creature that was on the island was a hawk named Turukawa.According to the legend, Degei first established a settlement in Lautoka, which is the location where he named the village of Viseisei. Since Fiji doesn't have any snakes, the concept of the snake God Degei is quite strange. However, his story is similar to that of Hindu mythology and the Kaliya snake. While Degei is regarded as a good God, Kaliya is regarded as a bad one.Despite the strange nature of the story, the Serpent God is regarded as a good God in Fijian mythology. Although it is true that other snake gods are associated with evil the world over, the role of the Serpent God in the mythology of Fiji was never changed.Read more at https://mythlok.com/degei/

This week takes The Unsupervised Learning podcast in a somewhat different direction. In response to a common listener request, Razib takes on his first “one-man-show,” digging into his stores of knowledge of the population genetics of ancient peoples and tribes, delving into the significance of abstrusely labeled clusters like “Ancient North Eurasian” (ANE) over 60 minutes. But as anyone following this substack will anticipate, first a caveat: in these heady days of endless ancient DNA discoveries and attendant revisions to long-standing convention: everything is provisional. Razib notes that his assertions are not written in stone, as new work from researchers like Laurent Excoffier adds fresh nuance and intriguing detail to the broader evolutionary picture every few months. This podcast takes a geographical approach, surveying Eurasian, African, Oceanian and New World populations over the last 20,000 years since the Last Glacial Maximum. Razib covers not just how populations interrelate and how they emerged, but he also touches on unique aspects of physical appearance, adaptations and natural history. Reading:   Spanish hunter-gatherer had blue eyes and dark skin Cheddar Man: Mesolithic Britain's blue-eyed boy Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia: Investigating early postglacial migration routes and high-latitude adaptation Ancient human genome-wide data from a 3000-year interval in the Caucasus corresponds with eco-geographic regions The Formation of Human Populations in South and Central Asia Massive migration from the steppe was a source for Indo-European languages in Europe Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans Mysterious East Asians vanished during the ice age. This group replaced them Earliest Americans Arrived in Waves, DNA Study Finds Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East Divided by DNA: The uneasy relationship between archaeology and ancient genomics Ancient DNA and deep population structure in sub-Saharan African foragers Ancient Admixture in Human History

Brush up your Newspeak with a selection of typical scenes from Oceanian everyday life, with Oldspeak translation.As a bonus mini-episode, we bring you a telescreen programme from the world of Orwell's 1984. Learn about Oceania's official language, Newspeak, maked hardworkwise by Oceania's goodest brainers to plusficient your talkfulness while decriming your think.CAST Robin Johnson as the shopkeeper and policeAlexander Paul Walsh as the Announcer and customersLiselle Nic Giollabháin as Thought Captain RutherfordEve Morris as the Oldspeak interpreterThe lyrics of the Oceanian National Anthem, Oceania, 'Tis For Thee, were extrapolated by Robin from a title by George Orwell. The anthem was sung by several of Robin and two of Eve Morris, and accompanied by an unaccompanied public domain recording of The Internationale.A transcript of this episode is available here.If you've enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you could leave us a rating on iTunes, Spotify, Podchaser or your favourite podcast site/app — and tell your friends! Follow us on twitter: @untrue_storiesfacebook: untruestoriespodcastinstagram: untrue.storiessoundcloud: untrue-storiesIf you would like to help cover our costs, you can tip us at ko-fi.com/untruestories or buy Untrue Stories merch at our zazzle store. Robin can be contacted at robindouglasjohnson@gmail.com. Share and Enjoy!

Pele, also referred to as Madam Pele, is the goddess of Hawaii. She is the main deity of a pre-western contact culture that was centred around a volcano and had priests, temples, and rituals. During this time, Hawaiians lived near the volcano and experienced volcanic activity and the Pele cult was the strongest near the volcano.Today, we barely know what Pele is and how she is related to Hawaiian religion. There are several reasons why this lack of knowledge is so significant, including the lack of a written language, the spread of Christianity, and Europeans who visited the islands often making limited observations. While the volcano goddess was highly regarded, Pele was not at the top of the hierarchy. The four major gods that were considered significant during this period were Kane, Lono, Ku, and Kanaloa. There were also hundreds of gods beneath these four and Pele and her family were among the lesser gods.Although the gods were not as mysterious as the people living in Hawaii, families would often trace their ancestors back to certain gods. Many people in the Big Island consider Pele to be an ancestral relation. There are many myths about Pele, and she is regarded as the most feared goddess in the region. Although the images of Pele are pretty, she is also known for being very cruel.Read more at https://mythlok.com/pele/

In Maori mythology, the land is referred to as Papatuanuku or the Earth Mother, and she is regarded as the source of all things. According to some stories, she came from the water, and after the land rose from the water, it gave birth to all life. In the Maori world view, land provides the basis for life and is a powerful mother figure who gives her blessings to her children.In Maori creation traditions, Papatuanuku emerged from the ocean. This concept is related to the experiences of people who live on the vast Pacific Ocean. In Maori folklore, the legendary trickster Maui would frequently fish on remote islands in the Pacific.As the earth mother, the whole earth is said to be a manifestation of her lying on her back.Read more at https://mythlok.com/papatuanuku/

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Coconut Colonialism: Workers and the Globalization of Samoa (Harvard UP, 2022), Holger Droessler provides a novel history of the impact of globalization on Sāmoa and vice versa. Using a series of case studies, he shows how Samoan workers responded to the rise of capitalism and colonialism in the Pacific in the decades just before and after 1900. Ordinary Samoans -- some on large plantations, others on their own small holdings -- picked and processed coconuts and cocoa, tapped rubber trees, and built roads and ports that brought cash crops to Europe and North America. Samoans also participated in ethnographic shows around the world, turning them into diplomatic missions and making friends with fellow colonized peoples. Droessler examines the 'workspaces' Samoans found constructed as the starting point for what he calls a new "Oceanian globality" through which Samoan used existing colonial structures to advance their own agency and find ways to press their own agendas and regain a degree of independence. Based on research in multiple languages and countries, Coconut Colonialism offers new insights into the global history of labor and empire at the dawn of the twentieth century. In this episode of the podcast, channel host Alex Golub speaks to Holger Droessler about the Pacific roots of the concept of "Oceanian globality", the value of German language sources for the largely-anglophone field of Pacific History, and the way colonialism and globalization but created a space which both limited and empowered Samoan agency. Alex Golub is associate professor of anthropology, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

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This month's episode centers Samoa, including the Pacific islands comprising the present-day independent country of Samoa and American Samoa, examining capitalism, globalization, and coconut colonialism at the turn of the 20th century. In doing so, it pays close attention to the lives of workers, including plantation laborers, ethnographic edutainers, and service workers, revealing how Samoans navigated colonialism and capitalism, contesting exploitative labor conditions, while, at the same time, articulating their own forms of Oceanian globality.

In Hawaiian mythology, the god of war was Ku, who was also regarded as the god of prosperity. Unlike other gods, humans were sacrificed to Ku as part of the worship rituals. He was also the guardian of King Kamehameha I, who built various statues of him at various locations, including his home at Kamakahonu. Ku is revered as a living god by many Native Hawaiians and place a lot of importance to Ku in their daily lives. He is also among the 4 primary gods of Hawaiian mythology who is responsible for the well being of all believers and the Hawaiian islands.In the animal kingdom, Ku is believed to have the forms of Kanaka or man, Lo (Hawk), Niuhi & Mano (Shark) and Moa (Chicken). In the plant kingdom, he is also known to have the forms of Lele, a type of vine, Ohia Lehua, a flower, Ulu which is the breadfruit, Niu, a coconut tree trunk, and Noni, a fruit. In traditional depictions, he is represented as having a wide grimace with rows of teeth, bent legs ready to pounce, strong arms and thighs and a long headdress that is meant to incite fear. Some feathered god images or akua hulu manu are considered to represent Ku.Read the full article at https://mythlok.com/ku/

In Fijian mythology, the deity of the sea known as Dakuwaqa is regarded as a shark-god. He was very popular with the fishermen because he would protect them from sharks and other dangerous creatures at sea. When Dakuwaqa was going to Kadavu Island to conquer it, he was attacked by an octopus. After a great battle, the octopus managed to pull out its teeth and restraining him with its 8 arms to prevent the massive attack by the demon.He was a helper during sea disasters but  was also a killer. Today, many parts of Fiji claim to have remnants of his former home and that he once lived among them. The village of Rukua in Beqa for instance has a cave where Dakuwaqa once lived with his two daughters.He is often described as a muscular man with an upper torso that's usually associated with a great white shark but he can also alter his appearance due to his abilities of shape shifting. According to other legends, he can grow to 60 feet long and has the head and tail of a whale with a brown spotted or mottled back.Read the full article at https://mythlok.com/dakuwaqa/

Join host Juan Carlos Solano for a discussion with Georgetown Professor Alan Tidwell on the geopolitics of Oceanian.

Quito Swan's forthcoming book Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anti-colonialism, and the African World (NYU Press, March 2022) beautifully encompasses the type of internationalist solidarity our 39th issue The Ocean… From the Black Atlantic to the Sea of Islands would like to convey. As such, this interview about the struggles of liberation in Melanesia (in particular West Papua, Kanaky, and Vanuatu) constitutes a cornerstone of the issue, for which we are deeply grateful to Quito. Hailing from the island of Bermuda, Quito Swan is Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. An award-winning historian of Black internationalism, he is the author of Pauulu's Diaspora: Black Internationalism and Environmental Justice (University Press of Florida, 2020), Black Power in Bermuda: The Struggle for Decolonization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), and Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anticolonialism, and the African World (New York University Press, 2022). Pauulu's Diaspora was awarded the African American Intellectual History Association's (AAIHS) 2021 Pauli Murray Book Prize and a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2021 Fellowship Book Award Prize.

IntroductionBaiame is the ancient sky god of the Kamilaroi peoples of New South Wales. He is known for inventing the stone fish trap and for answering prayers for rain. He is also considered to be the creator god for several Aboriginal tribes of south eastern Australia like the Wonnarua, Kamilaroi, Eora, Darkinjung, and Wiradjuri.Physical TraitsBaiame is often depicted as wearing a large head-dress with various internal decorations. The images available are from numerous cave paintings and stone carvings available, so more detailed descriptions are unavailable. These include vertical lines running down his body and bands and dots. It is believed that he is an older person who is wise and takes an interest in helping the humans who worship him.FamilyHe is believed to have two wives, Birrangulu and Ganhanbili. Birrangulu is commonly identified and represented as an emu which is one of the birds that is native to the region. He is also believed to have fathered Dharramalan with Birrangulu according to some tribes while others believe Dharramalan to be his brother.Other NamesBaiame is usually not known by any other names but there have been many variations to the way the name is spelt depending on the person who is writing about the god. The most common representations are Biame, Baayami, Baayama or Byamee. He is also referred as Sky Hero or All Father or Sky Father among most of the tribes from the Australian mainland.Powers and AbilitiesComing down from the sky, Baiame created forests, rivers, and mountains. He then gave people their laws of life, their songs, culture and the traditions that are followed even today. He created the first initiation site known as a bora which is a place where boys were initiated into manhood. He returned to the sky once he was finished giving him the name Sky Father.It was forbidden to mention or talk about the name of Baiame publicly. Women were not allowed to see drawings of Baiame nor approach Baiame sites—which are often male initiation sites.Modern Day InfluenceBaiame sites like the Baiame Caves are popular tourist spots in Australia due to the many cave paintings that still exist. The native tribes still hold Baiame in very high regard and fiercely protect other sacred sites that are associated with the creator god. Many tribes also ensure that the male initiation ceremonies are still conducted according to the traditions of the tribe and dedicate it to Baiame. 

Intro: Serene Ailment Incantation Praxis from cold_storage   Oceanian PhoNographic Mornings by Each Morning of the World twenty soundscapes recorded in the mornings at various locations throughout Oceania.Camilla HANNAN - «Pot Mosbi »Julia DROUHIN - «Décalage-Oreille»Philip SAMARTZIS - «Peninsula» Gail PRIEST  - «Morning Caucus»Jessica HAMILTON - «A Morning in Sydney»  Samin Son A.Q.Q.A.F.M. (2020)self recorded one-take improvised in March 2020 at Bödi 9 Berlinreleased via soundcloud 17th December 2020released via bandcamp 13th January 2021

Dr Anne Pattel-Gray, author of the Great White Flood, joins Rev. Tau'alofa Anga'aelangi, Rev Dr Katalina Tahaafe-Williams, and myself in a discussion on Black Lives Matter, the church's call to confront racist injustice, the relationship between Indigenous sovereignty and multiculturalism, where the UCA has become too timid, the ongoing lack of Indigenous theology and teaching in theological education, how her book was banned from sales in physical bookstores in Australia, the importance of being able to worship in one's own language, and much more. This episode is a re-post of most recent of the monthly Black Lives Matter and the Church in Australia panels hosted by the Uniting Church Chaplaincy at Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie and the Social Justice Pilgrim Presbytery NT. These panels happen on the final Sunday of the month at 3pm EST. To find out more contact Rev. Tau'alofa Anga'aelangi at ucc.csu[@]gmail.com Dr. Anne Pattel-Gray is an Aboriginal woman who is a descendant of the Bidjara/ Kari Kari people in Queensland and she is a recognised Aboriginal leader within Australia – nationally and internationally. She has dedicated her life to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and she is a strong campaigner and lobbyist and deeply committed to seeking justice, equity and equal representation for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people. She is very proud of her Aboriginal culture and heritage and is a strong advocate for Aboriginal women, children, families and community regarding our Cultural and basic Human Rights. She has developed a leadership quality that promotes and builds a deeper sense of community and participation that brings a greater Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and cultural identity and cohesion with the broader community that leads to beneficial partnerships, engagement and reconciliation. Dr. Anne Pattel-Gray has an earned Ph.D. from the University of Sydney awarded in 1995 in the Studies of Religion with the major focus on Aboriginal Religion and Spirituality (she was the first Aboriginal person to graduate with a Ph.D. from the University of Sydney). And a Doctor of Divinity from India awarded in 1997 (the first Aboriginal person to be awarded the D.D.). Dr. Pattel-Gray has achieved many firsts in her prestigious life and she is known as a trail blazer and she has opened many doors for her people. She is a recognised scholar, theologian, activist and prolific writer with several publications – chapters, articles, edited works and authored books. Dr. Anne Pattel-Gray is deeply committed to the advancement of Aboriginal people and to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. She has over thirty years in senior management as a CEO and she possesses a wealth of experience and she has developed enormous expertise. Buy The Great White Flood Rev. Dr. Katalina Tahaafe-Williams is an Oceanian theologian educated in Australia and the United Kingdom with extensive involvement in the world church and ecumenical movement. She brings years of experience in social justice to our BLM webinar conversations and is a global expert in the field of racial justice and multicultural relations. She is an ordained minister of the UCA currently serving at Nightcliff UC, NT. Rev. Tau'alofa Anga'aelangi is an ordained Deacon in the Uniting Church in Australia and currently serving as a Tertiary Chaplain at Charles Sturt University in Port Macquarie, Lofa has a strong interest in studies of the Hebrew Bible and contextual Theology. As a young contemporary Theologian from Oceania, her hope is to see more Theological work from those at the grassroots of Pasifika. With strong beliefs that the church is accountable in creating space for truth-telling and active listening. She sees this webinar on Black Lives Matter, as a response and collaboration for bringing faith, injustice and academia together. Find more episodes: www.loverinserepeat.com/podcast Follow the Show on Twitter: @RinseRepeatPod // Follow me: @liammiller87 Love Rinse Repeat is supported by Uniting Mission and Education, part of the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW/ACT

Shane catches up with 2 former Australian athletes, Patrick Johnson and John Steffensen. As you probably know Patrick is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, he also seems like a pretty smart guy. John Steffensen known for his success in the 400m sprint, is not just quick on his feet, he has a very quick wit and that means this show is hilarious. Please enjoy another awesome episode of Lunch with Lee. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode introduces songwoman and orator Seini Taumoepeau who is also known by her Hip Hop alias SistaNative. She shares some of her background, history, and philosophy as an orator, songwoman, lyricist, poet, rapper, and journalist. Seini also shares some of her experience learning from and with the local Indigenous Australian knowledge system of songlines. The meaning of song and sound is explored in relation to a hohoko consciousness and to its role in shaping the world one lives in. Seini shares stories of navigating and embracing different Indigenous contexts and networks of knowledge, while asking the questions: what is next and what is my contribution? She broadens and ruptures ideas of identity as a Tongan woman creative with a fluid adaptability that is based in fakafonua, which she utilises to fulfill her responsibility as a knowledge keeper and maker. Voyaging through shifting contexts of time and space SistaNative thrives in the state of transformation, responding to multiple relationships that are held in the present. Topics: Indigenous spirituality, music, performance, Tonga, Oceania.Terms: Bundjalung country (Indigenous peoples and place in what is currently also known as Byron Bay, Australia; rainbow region), Sorry Day (Australian national day of healing that has occurred annually since 1998 to commemorate the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples), Moanan (of the Moana, Oceanian). Tongan terms: hohoko (genealogical, genealogy, making connection), ma‘ulu‘ulu (Tongan sitting dance), fakafonua (of the land, people, heritage, custom), fakasiasi (of the church, Christian, religious), siasi (church, Christian), fonua (land, people, culture, placenta…), kāinga (village clan, extended family, see episode 10), fahu (chiefly sibling, eldest sister), mehekitanga (one’s father’s fahu, eldest paternal auntie).Bands mentioned: Coloured Stone, Stiff Gins.Songs in order of appearance:-The Fat - The Last Kinection featuring SistaNative (from the Album NUTCHES).-1,2,3, Kids song in Pitjantjatjara.Performed by: SistaNative, Robert Champion, Kirsty Heffernan, Tapaya Edwards. Produced by Morganics.-Old Tree (Fu‘u Heilala ‘o Tapungatata). Languages: English & Tongan. Written by: Seini ‘SistaNative’ Taumoepeau. Tauta‘ehoko Patron: Lavinia ‘Alofaki Finau Tupetaiki. Performed by: SistaNative & Stiff Gins (Nardi Simpson & Kaleena Briggs). Recorded at: ABC Studios - Ultimo, Sydney Australia.-Prophet Blackness Demo – SistaNative (Bounty75) with 'Vee-Jay' Vadim Juste-Constant.Airleke Ingram – Production.-The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art' (APT5) opening.-Me‘etu‘upaki (Tongan voyaging prayer song/paddle dance).Performed by: Seini Taumoepeau.

We sat down with SwimSwam's 2020 Female Swimmer of the Year, Kaylee McKeown. McKeown re-wrote half of the Australian backstroke record book last year, setting new national records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes long course and the 200 backstroke short course. That short course record of 1:58.94 was also the world’s fastest-ever swim in the event, breaking Katinka Hosszu’s 2014 world record of 1:59.23. At the 2020 Queensland Championships (LCM), McKeown threw down a 57.93 to become just the second person to ever dip under the 58-second mark after Regan Smith‘s 57.57 world record from last year. Being the second-fastest ever to an American means that the swim was good enough to set a new Australian, Oceanian, and Commonwealth record. McKeown takes us through her 2020, as well as her training style since the end of 2018, which doesn't go by weeks, but rather by 3-week periods. Within each 21-day cycle, Mckeown says she trains for 17 of those days in a row and then gets 4 days off. Click here to listen and subscribe on Spotify Click here to listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts Click here to listen and subscribe on Podbean Click here to listen and subscribe on Google Click here to listen and subscribe on YouTube Click here to listen and subscribe on Listen Notes Click here to listen and subscribe on Stitcher Click here to listen and subscribe on iHeartRadio Click here to listen and subscribe on Amazon Click here to listen and subscribe on Pandora Music: Otis McDonaldwww.otismacmusic.com

Welcome to the tenth episode of Racing through Life. This is a podcast hosted by OpenRace co-founders Matthew Cianci & Christian Camarata. OpenRace is a real-time virtual running app striving to connect and motivate runners, as well as help event organizers increase revenue, reach a larger audience and provide a more interactive virtual race. We found that not many people are showcasing this great and very connected running community, so OpenRace wants to amplify that exposure and show the lives of different runners and people within the running community both on and off the track. Jessica Hull is an Australian distance runner who won 3 consecutive junior Australian Athletics Championships in 2013–2015. Hull set the Australian and Oceanian indoor 1500 meters records and the Australian 5000 meter record. She graduated from the University of Oregon, where she earned 7 All-American honors and 4 time NCAA Champion. Follow Jessica Here: https://www.instagram.com/jessicaahull Follow OpenRace Here: https://linktr.ee/OpenRace

Renegades' IGL dexter joined the HLTV Confirmed podcast to talk about becoming a high-fragging IGL, the origins of his career, the state of Oceanic CS:GO, and their plans for the future amidst the pandemic. The panel also discussed MIBR's struggles in Europe, Cologne results (Vitality, Heroic, 100 Thieves), and touched on the coaching bug, which ended up leading to the bans of HUNDEN, MechanoGun, and dead after the show was aired. ➡️ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/HLTVconfirmed

Patrick Johnson joins me on the podcast. Patrick is a former Australian sprinter who is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved in Mito, Japan, on 5 May 2003. With the time he became the first person not of African ancestry to break the 10 second barrier. He represented Australia at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004, won a bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the 4 x 100 metres relay and reached the finals in both the 100m and 200 m at 2006 Commonwealth Games.We chat growing up on a boat, learning multiple language, not racing till 24 years of age, being wanted by the Canberra Raiders & Nth Qld Cowboys, rivalry with Matt Shirvington, breaking the magic 10 second barrier and much more.Follow Patrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PJohnson993 or Deadley choices - https://deadlychoices.com.au/ambassadors/patrick-johnson-olympic-sprinter/Connect with the show on social media search Talking with TK on Facebook and TwitterGet in touch via email at tristan@talkingwithtk.com and find the entire back catalogue of podcasts at https://www.talkingwithtk.com/

Seforosa Carroll and Graham Hill discuss addressing climate change, nurturing interfaith relationships, dealing with gender-based violence, amplifying the voices of Oceanian female leaders and theologians, and reimagining home and our relationships with place and land. The Global Church Project podcast episode #125. On https://theglobalchurchproject.comSeforosa is a Fiji born Rotuman. She is passionate about interfaith and cross-cultural relationships, and gender and culture. Having lived in Australia since 1987, Sef has always maintained connections with the Pacific, particularly Pacific Islanders living in the diaspora. This includes work with the Pacific Island Women’s Advocacy Services, and the South Pacific Association of Theological Schools, and the Association of Oceanian Women Theologians. Sef is keen to profile and elevate the voices of Pacific Islanders, and especially the voices of Pacific Island Women.

My guest on the show today needs little introduction. Her name is Dame Valerie Adams, and she's one of the best athletes New Zealand has ever seen. Val's sporting accomplishments are unparalleled. She's a two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth champion and currently holds the New Zealand, Oceanian, Commonwealth and equal World Championship shot put records. […]The post EP 29 – Dame Valerie Adams – The Makings of a Two-Time Olympic Champion appeared first on AUT Millennium News.

My guest on the show today needs little introduction. Her name is Dame Valerie Adams, and she's one of the best athletes New Zealand has ever seen. Val's sporting accomplishments are unparalleled. She's a two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth champion and currently holds the New Zealand, Oceanian, Commonwealth and equal World Championship shot put records. […]The post EP 29 – Dame Valerie Adams – The Makings of a Two-Time Olympic Champion appeared first on AUT Millennium News.

“Nineteen Eighty-Four is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949. It is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party.[1] Life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, and incessant public mind control, accomplished with a political system euphemistically named English Socialism (Ingsoc), which is administered by a privileged Inner Party elite.[2] Yet they too are subordinated to the totalitarian cult of personality of Big Brother, the deified Party leader who rules with a philosophy that decries individuality and reason as thoughtcrimes; thus the people of Oceania are subordinated to a supposed collective greater good.[1] The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a member of the Outer Party who works for the Ministry of Truth (Minitrue), which is responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism. His job is to re-write past newspaper articles so that the historical record is congruent with the current party ideology.[3] Because of the childhood trauma of the destruction of his family – the disappearances of his parents and sister – Winston Smith secretly hates the Party, and dreams of rebellion against Big Brother.” - wikipedia.orgThe Tech: Big Brother, phones, food, torture

Nineteen Eighty-Four (also 1984), by George Orwell, published in 1949, is a dystopian novel about the totalitarian régime of the Party, an oligarchical collectivist society where life in the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is a world of perpetual war, pervasive government surveillance, public mind control, and the voiding of citizens' rights. In the Ministry of Truth (Minitrue), protagonist Winston Smith is a civil servant responsible for perpetuating the Party's propaganda by revising historical records to render the Party omniscient and always correct, yet his meagre existence disillusions him into rebellion against Big Brother, which leads to his arrest, torture, and conversion.As literary science fiction, 1984 is a classic novel of the social science fiction sub-genre, thus, since its publication in 1949, the terms and concepts of Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, et cetera, became contemporary vernacular, including the adjective Orwellian, denoting George Orwell's writings and totalitarianism as exposited in Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm (1945)