Indigenous

Reflections on the Dynamics of Trust in Maui and Recommendations for an Inclusive and Integrated Disaster Response Model

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The essay examines the role of trust in disaster response following the devastating Maui fires in August 2023. It emphasizes Indigenous leadership and the need for inclusive, trust-centered approaches to enhance collaboration and improve disaster management practices in affected communities.

Navigating New Oceans: Reflecting on the Importance of the Commonwealth Youth Forum in Amplifying Indigenous Pacific Youth Voices in High-Level Decision-Making

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The Independent State of Samoa will host the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October, thus becoming the first Small Island Developing State in the Pacific to do so (The Commonwealth 2023). This means that the country’s youth will have the opportunity to host the Commonwealth Youth Forum, and that the young people of the Pacific Commonwealth member states will have a more direct influence upon its proceedings and outcomes.

Repatriation of Ancestral Remains From Germany to the Pacific

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The Sensitive Provenance-Human Remains from Colonial Contexts (2021-2024) Project at the University of Gottingen in Germany is a research platform that encourages collaborative approach by working together across the museum sector, with other government institutions and local communities. To date, we have successfully undertaken repatriation to Hawaii, Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Republic of Palau, and more will take place in the near future.