Featuring one of Vaitahu’s young beauties and the local elementary school. Bravo, te po’otu U’u!
Featuring one of Vaitahu’s young beauties and the local elementary school. Bravo, te po’otu U’u!
Quote of the Week:
Me: “What does the word heritage mean, to you?”
Marie Barsinas: “Heritage is a possession that has been left to us; now it’s our job to transfer that possession to our children. It’s written in our skin, in our history and everything. We can’t collect it all, but it’s little pieces; and we must save it. That’s our heritage–what our ancestors left us, and now it’s our job to transmit it.”
“Pour moi le patrimoine, c’est un bien qu’on nous a laissé. C’est un bien pour moi. Maintenant c’est a nous de transmettre ces biens aux enfants. C’est encré dans notre peau, dans nos memoires, tout ca on récupère. Ce n’est pas tout qu’on récupère, un compte-goutte–ce n’est pas tout qu’on récupère mais c’est au compte-goutte. Apres c’est à nous à sauver, aussi–c’est ça le patrimoine. C’est ce que les anciens ont laissé. Et aujourd’hui c’est à nous à transmettre.”
Check out the upcoming exhibit on the “Treasures of Eiao”, one of the uninhabited and most fascinating (from a scientific point of view) islands of the Marquesas. The exhibit will focus on the island’s biodiversity and archaeological heritage. November 12 to 17, in front of the Mayor’s office in Papeete.
Visit: http://tahitinui.blog.lemonde.fr/2012/11/07/marquises-tresors-deiao/#xtor=RSS-32280322
A two-day workshop was recently held on Hiva Oa to highlight the unique characteristics of the Marquesas. The meeting was part of a week-long assembly of archaeologists, historians and heritage specialists who met with the goal of discussing and solidifying the Marquesas nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Read more in French here: http://www.ladepeche.pf/iles/marquises