E Reo Noku, Episode 3 - Nukuroa-Mitiaro

TITLE: Te ora’anga Tangata I runga I te Enua o Nukuroa-Mitiaro PRESENTERS: Teremoana Tangatapoto, Te Ura I te Āta Wilson Pokoati, Teuraatua Vaine Nooroa Tararo, Noopai Burns, Temeamea Tokorangi. Produced by Oriana TV for E Reo Noku ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ DESCRIPTION Nukuroa is the traditional name and Mitiaro is the modern name for their island. Several events were shared; the first one being Akaokianga-kaka (acknowledgement and gratitude to God for looking after them during the uri’ia season). During January – March this is a quiet time on the island when they observe nature like the mango tree leaves curling indicating to prepare for a cyclone. The first Sunday in April when the weather is back to normal, is a time for celebration. Tuku itiki (eeling fishing) is when the island catches eels from their two lakes, to send to their families in Rarotonga. When stocks of itiki are low, the people will put a ra’ui on the lakes, to stop depletion of itiki. Terevai (jumping into the spring water) this ritual was traditionally for the leaders of the visiting group, and they were required to throw gifts into the water i.e. perfume, soap and money. Ka pe’e te au mama ei akakite te tuatau ka rere. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE LABELS “E Reo Noku” has collaborated with Local Contexts and applied Traditional Knowledge Labels to this film. These are digital markers that define attribution, access, and usage rights for this film. For more information please visit https://localcontexts.org/labels/trad... TK Attribution This label asks for future users to attribute the presenters of this film. TK Verified This label affirms that the presenters are satisfied with the way they represented and presented in this film. TK Non-Commercial This film is available for non-commercial use. It must not be used for economic benefits or used in any way that makes it a commodity for sale or purchase TK Outreach This label is used to indicate that this film can be used for educational purposes. TK Open to Collaboration This label indicates that the community is open to collaboration, future engagement and partnership around research opportunities. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS Cook Islands (NZ) Society Inc http://www.cookislandssociety.org.nz/ Wellington Community Fund https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/ Ministry for Pacific Peoples https://www.mpp.govt.nz/ Porirua College, Wellington https://poriruacollege.school.nz/ D. Hunter Consultancy Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) https://www.spada.co.nz/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ CONTACT For more information or to contact the Producers, please email: [email protected] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ PROJECT SUMMARY E Reo Noku – My Language is a project aimed at capturing the unique stories, history, culture and languages of 10 islands within the Cook Islands. Many of these Islands have their own unique culture, and traditions that many Cook Islanders living abroad are unaware of. It is important to preserve these cultural traditions from the elders before this knowledge is lost. Presenters and representatives were filmed in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand during May 2022, creating a resource for the Te Reo Tupuna language class to learn from, and to capture traditional knowledge for future generations. #EReoNoku #Mitiaro #Nukuroa #cookislands