From Port Moresby to Port Vila and beyond – hear even more stories

Culture Compass

From Port Moresby to Port Vila and beyond – hear even more stories of survival, revival and connection across the Pacific

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Across eight new episodes of Culture Compass, host Seiuli Salamasina von Reiche is still unpacking the big questions that keep us up at night. You'll hear stories from all over, like how a group of Rotuman artists unlocked ancestral knowledge held for thousands of years in Fiji, and how young people in Papua New Guinea are keeping their local languages alive on TikTok. Ultimately we're trying to understand how culture is evolving across the islands and we're finding surprising twists – like how did heavy metal become the sound of the Islands? You can check out plenty of stories in the Culture Compass feed, and make sure you're following us on your favourite podcast app for more or listen live on ABC Radio Australia or the ABC Pacific website. Culture Compass was produced by Deadset Studios for ABC Radio Australia.

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Published 04/29/24

Century old Pacific secrets — when's the right time to pass down ancestral knowledge?

Our elders are the keepers of our cultural keys. But what happens when they don't share it? Rotuma, an island of Fiji, is home to an ancient traditional headdress called the Suru. But the knowledge of this artefact only lies with a select few elders. They'd never been asked to share their wisdom...

Published 04/29/24

How Tokelau and Tuvalu are finding hope for the future of their cultures in the face of climate change

Rising sea levels are swallowing up traditional homes. So, how do you preserve a culture, when the land it’s tied to is slipping away? Some of the most affected nations like Tokelau and Tuvalu are taking proactive steps to document and record their sacred sites, their language and their...

Published 04/22/24