Kelesoma Saloa
Community Coordinator & Guest Kaiako Auckland Museum
Talofa!
This week is a time for all our Tuvaluan people in Aotearoa and the world over to celebrate and share our culture and language.
The Language Week theme for this year is: “Fakatili te kiloga fou / Navigating the changing environment”. The theme urges everyone to pay close attention to the environment and do the best that we can in order to be positive champions of our fragile environment.
I am excited to be working in partnership with Auckland Museum and the wider community online, and to be sharing more about Tuvalu collections and stories at the Museum. I am particularly excited about our Tuvalu language Zoom discussions based around plant materials and their cultural and customary use and environmental significance.
Ke manuia,
Kelesoma Saloa