A Kastom Keeper 🦀🦅🦈🦋 | Emerson Collective Fellow 23 | Obama Scholar 21-22 | Queens Young Leader 18 | ebb & flow | Solomon Islander
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Joined July 2017
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My #TokStori with President @BarackObama —
Sharing #Democracy in the context of #SolomonIslands & #Melanesia - “We’ve reached a generational tipping point. We’ve been struggling to paddle two canoes. To defend, protect and strengthen Democracy, we now must reengineer one canoe”
Proud to be recognized as a Blue Pacific Ambassador - Tagio tumas @ForumSEC 🙏🏽🩵🌊
Check out #mybluepacific2050 vision 👇🏽:
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What’s your vision? Share it for a chance to win a trip to Cook Islands!
More info here: bit.ly/3OvMbYw
A pleasant surprise to see myself featured in our inflight magazine otw back from Vanuatu! 🙏🏽
Always a proud #pikininiblograun
Tagio @flysolomons for bringing me home! 🇸🇧🙏🏽🙌🏽
#SpiritOfSolomons #SolomonsWoman #StrengthToStrength #ShoreToShore – at Solomon Islands
I see now why my #kastomkeeper elder Damilea said; “don’t cry too much for our sinking islands - we will survive it cos our connection (through kastom) is still strong.
Instead, cry for “them”…
Praying for #Canada’s flora & fauna, it’s people (#indigenous and non) & the world – at Solomon Islands
Between NYC in wildfire smoke and this in PR, it bears repeating how unprepared we are for the climate crisis.
We must adapt our food systems, energy grids, infrastructure, healthcare, etc ASAP to prepare for what’s to come and catch up to what is already here. #GreenNewDeal 🌱
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#TokSavve it’s been a minute!
Past 2 weeks, I was privileged to be part of the pilot of #KastomSkul in #Vanuatu. Learning from the pawaful Hilda Lini and working together with fellow guardians to #decolonize and repatriate our #indigenous #Melanesian leadership values and way. – at Vanuatu
Millicent Barty retweeted
How to mourn a forest: a lesson from West Papua –
The Marind people believe that the forest has a living spirit, and when a tree is cut down, its spirit roams until it finds a new home.
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They say you’ve not “been” to #Rennell if you haven’t reached the Lake. They are not lying.
Lake #Tegano [Mugaba] boasts 15,500 hectares of water. It’s the largest insular freshwater #lake in the Pacific.
Truly majestic! Such a privilege to bask in her glory.
#SolomonIslands
Millicent Barty retweeted
As the founder of Kastom Keepers—a name referring to Melanesian traditions—@Millicent_Barty is helping connect the insights of Indigenous elders and practitioners with policymaking in order to promote meaningful climate action. Learn more here: bit.ly/3nMNVmi #EarthMonth
“This is our home, it’s disappearing, and nothing’s been spoken about it.” #ECFellow @Millicent_Barty serves as a guide in the film "A Disappearing World," speaking with her fellow Solomon Islanders who are on the front lines of climate change. Watch here: bit.ly/3zHGMqg
Millicent Barty retweeted
“This is our home, it’s disappearing, and nothing’s been spoken about it.” #ECFellow @Millicent_Barty serves as a guide in the film "A Disappearing World," speaking with her fellow Solomon Islanders who are on the front lines of climate change. Watch here: bit.ly/3zHGMqg
My hapi ples [#happyplace] will always be anywhere I am #unlearning, #relearning and #learning about our traditional narratives/perspectives as people-as-place.
I hope life takes you to your hapi ples often🙏🏽✨
📍National Museum, Port Moresby 🇵🇬
#Melanesia #Research – at Papua New Guinea
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Career Milestone: Today I start as the Editor @RNZPacific. So many people to thank for helping me throughout my career. From my humble beginnings in Solomon Islands to becoming the first Pacific import at RNZ International–now RNZ Pacific. To God be the glory. #PacificProud
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Got gifted a ‘Pariu’ (basket) as a token of appreciation for my personal appeal to support our Makira-Ulawa athletes with 7 passports, shoes and food to compete in QLD. Raised $12,000.
They fly out tomorrow all equipped with shoes too! Tankio rafaera/Tagio those who donated! 🙏🏽
For you will learn of my #ancestors and my #indigenous place through my body, my mind and my #spirit.
My #traditionaltattoo journey began in 2017. Timing is everything in this.
I’m also trypanophobic - but when something is this meaningful, pain and fear must be overcome. 🙏🏽🇸🇧
I don’t believe our indigenous wisdom/knowledge can be “lost”. How can we lose something that is inherent?
The only thing we’ve “lost” is our way to connect with it and practice. We stand to lose further when we lose our physical lands/islands that are necessary for connection. – at Solomon Islands
Every milestone achievement calls for engraving permanent traditional ornaments of my blood line. Continuing my ‘maore-ni-poro’ journey - Owa Raha (Santa Ana, Makira). A painful 6hrs but nothing compared to what my great grandmother would’ve endured.
#KastomKeeping #Traditional
Solomon Islands designer wins American fellowship to preserve indigenous knowledge on climate change abc.net.au/pacific/programs/…
Tagio @ABCaustralia 🙏🏽🇸🇧✨ – at Solomon Islands
My girl, you’re about to walk into the chapter of your life that you’ve been waiting for ✨🙏🏽🇸🇧💫🌪️🌊
#GudNius #ForSafeKeepingsSake #KastomKeepers #KamingSoon
Finally got a proper chance to share my latest achievement!
It was inevitable I’d become a Climate Pivoter. Top of this mountain is the bottom of the next & ‘Kastom Keepers’ is going to be a beautiful but challenging climb. I’m ready.
Tagio @EmCollective for believing 🙏🏽✨🇸🇧
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I can finally share this news!
I am humbled and thrilled to join the #Climate Cohort of @Emcollective. Along with other leaders from across disciplines, we are each pivoting to an environment-focused body of work that illuminates our collective pathway to a healthier planet
🙏🏽🇸🇧 – at Solomon Islands
Meet the Climate Pivoters, our new cohort of #ECFellows, a cross-disciplinary group of leaders, each committed to expanding the coalition of communities working to shape our planet’s green future: emcollec.tv/climatecohort
2023 has been ever so kind thus far!
Still processing how my journey has taken this #Solo🇸🇧 Gele all the way to #TheBayArea & #SiliconValley!
I’m excited to share some wonderful news soon to kickstart a new-ish chapter of #KastomKeeping work. Grateful to my #ancestors! 🙏🏽🇸🇧
Millicent Barty retweeted
This old mother used to give bread to the Gray langurs, also called Hanuman langurs every morning, due to illness, she could not give bread for two days, so the langur himself came to her to know about her condition.
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