🎥 Preserving Tuvalu’s Heritage: Lupematagi Manoa and the Story of the Fale Tuvalu

🎥 Preserving Tuvalu’s Heritage: Lupematagi Manoa and the Story of the Fale Tuvalu Join us for an inspiring conversation with Lupematagi Manoa, one of the participants in the Digital Ark Youth Scanning Workshop. In this interview, Lupe reflects on the fale Tuvalu — a local Tuvaluan house and a cherished symbol of Tuvaluan culture and identity. 🌴 As part of the Digital Nation project, Lupe created a 3D digital model of a fale Tuvalu, ensuring that this important cultural object can be preserved and shared online through Tuvalu’s Digital Ark. 🌊 Her 3D model, along with others created during the May 2025 Digital Ark Youth Scanning Workshop, has been uploaded to a trial version of the platform and will appear in the official Digital Ark when it launches. 🌀 In this video, you’ll learn: The deep cultural meaning of the fale Tuvalu The Tuvaluan values it represents How digital preservation is helping safeguard Tuvalu’s heritage for the future 🌺 About the Project The Digital Nation project supports people in Tuvalu to use digital tools to document, preserve, and celebrate their cultural heritage. Through 3D scanning, storytelling, and collaboration, participants are helping to build Tuvalu’s Digital Ark — a living digital archive of Tuvaluan culture. #DigitalArk #tuvalu #digitalnation #culturalheritage #youthvoices #3dscanning #culturalpreservation #digitalheritage #pacificislands