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Pasifika Roots: Wansolmoana
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/pasifika-roots-wansolmoana/Students will explore the diverse cultures within the pacific community. Through hands-on activities students examine significant Pasifika Objects and their deep connection to Pasifika Cultures.
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Marshall Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/marshall-islands/The remote Marshall Islands have fostered a variety of traditional fishing methods, involving many people (ekkonaak, alele), groups (kottoor, jabuk, ittuur), or individuals (tuwa, eojjaak, urok).
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I-Kiribati fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/kiribati/Traditional fishing practices in Kiribati, especially on the outer islands, continue to thrive. The ocean, seen as a vital source of sustenance and a connection to culture, has profoundly influenced I-Kiribati people.
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Fijian fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/fiji/Traditional fishing in Fiji is practiced by both men and women who each have specific roles. As with many Pacific islands, the ocean is a life source and deeply tied to spiritual and cultural practices.
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Solomon Islands fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/solomon-islands/The Solomon Islands has many unique and specialised traditional fishing techniques that have been developed and refined over centuries.
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Tahitian fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tahiti/In Tahiti, traditional stone fishing serves as a unifying activity for entire villages and, at times, entire islands.
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Federated States of Micronesia fish hook
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/federated-states-micronesia/The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is comprised of four states, Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap. Each state has its own unique traditional fishing practices.
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Tokelauan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/tokelau/Tokelauans are master Tautai (fishermen). They maintain traditional fishing practices that are deeply connected to their atoll environment, lunar calendar and fish migration patterns.
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Sāmoan fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/samoa/Faʻasāmoa, the Sāmoan way, is central to preserving the cultural identity of fishing across the islands.
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Niuean fish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/fish-hooks/niue/Learn how Niuean's have developed specific methods to fish in sustainable and accessible ways to maintain cultural fishing practices.
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