About the Festival

Overview Exhibits Literary Arts Participants Program of Events

Literary Arts Symposium Schedules and Information

Traditional Knowledge - Arts - Youth

Tenth Pacific Arts Festival
Traditional Knowledge Symposium
Schedule of Events

July 24, 2008                          Day 1

Introductory comments: Tialuga Seloti

09:00 – 09:30

Opening address by Associate Minister for Culture, New     Zealand, Honorable Judith Tizard

09:30 – 11:00              Session 1: Panel Discussion 

“Pacific Model Laws on Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Culture; and on Traditional Biological Knowledge Work  Program”

Facilitator: Elise Huffer

Panel: Gail Olsson (PIFS), Faustina Rehurer-Marugg   (Palau), Ms. Sinahemana Hekau, (Niue), Dr. Jacob Simet (PNG)

11:00 – 11:30                          Break

11:30 – 12:15          Session 2:  Plenary paper

“The Protection of Traditional Knowledge in American Samoa”

Presenter: High Talking Chief Fofo Sunia

12:15 – 01:30          Session 3: Panel - Cultural Mapping/Inventories

Facilitator: Gail Olsson

Panel: Paryse Suddith (NZ MED), Mali Voi (UNESCO Apia), Mr George Paniani (Cook Islands), Mr Tekautu Ioane (Kiribati)

July 25, 2008                          Day 2

09:00 – 09:45           Session 1:

Facilitator: Faustina Rehurer-Marugg

“Moko Kauae: He tohu whakamaumahara " (Maori women chin adornment: A mark of remembrance).

Presenters: Dr. Linda Waimarie Nikora and Hera White.

09:45 – 10:15                          Tea Break

10:15 – 11:15          Session 2:  

Plenary paper on “Education in American Samoa-100 years of Americanization: Its Impact on the Indigenous Language of school children”  

Presenter:   Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau

11:15 – 12:35          Session 3:   Panel Discussion: “Festival management Rights and Cultural Protocols” 

Facilitator: Dr Ngahuia Te Awe Kotuku
Panel:   Terri Janke (WIPO),  Scott Morris- (APRA)   

                     
July 26, 2008                          Day 3

09:00 – 10:00           Session 1: Plenary paper on “The Search For Common Value in American Samoa”

Presenter: Dr. Danny Aga – (Land Grant – Director ASCC)

10:00 – 11:00            Session 2: Panel “Trademarks”

Facilitator: Terri Janke
Panel:   Dr. Ngahuia Te Awe Kotuku (Chair, Te Waka
Toi),  Adi Meretui Ratunabuabua, Department of Culture
and Heritage, (Fiji)  Ms. Letila Mitchell, Director, (Fiji Arts
Council)

11:00 – 11:30                          Tea Break

11:30 – 12:45             Session 3:  Panel Discussion “Communities, IP and heritage institutions”

Panel: Kim Selling (PIMA), Tonga

12:45 – 01:30              Session 4:  Traditional Knowledge work plan in the Region
– Initiatives and Recommendations

Venues for all Symposium Sessions – Samoan Affairs Conference Hall

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PACIFIC ARTS FESTIVAL SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE

Presents

ARTS SYMPOSIUM

Daily Schedule

Central Theme: Stringing the Garland of Arts in the Pacific

Wednesday 23rd
9:00                             Traditional Arts – Carving  Pago Pago Fale,
                                                Presenter – Tootoo Tile Ainuu
Venue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach

2:00 pm                       Healing Arts
Presenter – Elisapeta Fuimaono Leuma
                                                Venue: Museum Fale

4:00 pm                       Fagogo (Storytelling) –
Presenter Milaneta Tinitali
                                                Venue: Leone Fale, Utulei Beach

5:00 – 5:30                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru

Thursday 24th    
9:00 am                       Fashion Design
Facilitator: Fashion Design Committee
Venue: Festival Village Fale - Tokelau

10:00 am                     Traditional Arachitectur
Facilitator: Architecture Committee
Venue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach

10:30 am                     Navigation and Canoeing
Facilitator – Wally Thompson / Aiga Tautai
                                                Venue: Fale Vaa, Utulei Beach

11 am                          Culinary Arts, Indigenous Foods
Facilitator: Feleti Mikaele
                                                Venue: Utulei Beach Umu

11:30 am                     Culinary Arts, Contemporary Cooking
Facilitator: Merina Tunupopo
Venue: Samoana High School Cafeteria

4:00 pm                       Natural History (Optional)
Presenter: Epi Suafo’a
Venue: Fono Guest House

Friday 25th    

9:00 am                       Fashion Design
 Facilitator: Fashion Design Committee
Venue: Festival Village Fale – Tokelau

9:00 am                       Traditional Arts – Carving
Facilitator: American Samoa Carvers
Vanue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach

10:00 am                     Traditional Arts – Elei (Fabric Painting)
                                                Presenter: Rexx Yandall         
Venue: Village Fale – Vanuatu
1:00 pm                       Folk Arts – Quilt
                                                Presenter: Olita Tulifua
Venue: Village Fale – Nauru

1:00 pm                       Literary Arts – Mixed Languages
                                                Facilitator: Tia Seloti
Venue:  Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach

4:45– 5:15                   Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session

5:15 – 6:00                  Session 4: Youth Talanoa – Story telling - All Participants (Calvin, Alan, Rose)

6:00 – 6:15                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru
2:00 – 2:30                  Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session

2:30 – 3:30                  Session 2: Workshop on Abstract and Contemporary painting – Teweiariki Teaero & Ben Fong

3:30 – 4:30                  Session 3: Youth Talanoa – Story telling - All Participants (Facilitators – Teweiariki & Ben)

4:30 – 4:45                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru

Monday 28th
10:00                           Traditional Arts – Tattooing
Facilitator: Suluape Ala’ivaa
Venue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach

10:00 am                     Traditional Arts – Siapo
Presenter: Reggie Meredith
Venue: Convention Center
11:00 am                     Traditional Games
Presenter: Valasi Gaiso
Venue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach           

1pm                             Literary Arts – Writing in Indigenous Languages
Presenter: Tialuga Seloti
Venue: Pago Pago Fale, Utulei Beach
 

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Secretariat of the Pacific Communities (SPC) in collaboration with
The Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture (OCAC), USP and America Samoa Symposium Committee

Present

YOUTH SYMPOSIUM – Pacific Arts Festival – American Samoa, 2008

YOUTH SYMPOSIUM

Pacific Arts Festival – American Samoa, 2008

Central Theme: Youth, Identity and Contemporary Arts

Thursday 24th
2:30 – 2:45                 Introduction and Overview – Rose Maebiru (SPC)

2:45 – 3:30                  Session 1: Plenary paper on Youth, Identity and Contemporary Arts – Ieweiariki, Tebano, Teairo

3:30 – 4:00                  Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session

4:00 – 5:00                  Session 2: Workshop on Traditional and Contemporary dance fusion – Oceania Dance Theatre (USP)

5:00 – 5:30                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru

Friday 25nd    

1:45 – 2:45                  Session 1: Youth Talanoa – Story telling – All Participants (Facilitators – Rose & Alan)

2:45 – 3:45                  Session 2: Seminar on Contemporary Art – Painting - “The young Pandanus tree” – Teweiariki, Tebano, Teairo

3:45 – 4:45                  Session 3: Seminar / Workshop on Contemporary Music Composition and Compilation – Calvin Rore

4:45– 5:15                   Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session

5:15 – 6:00                  Session 4: Youth Talanoa – Story telling - All Participants (Calvin, Alan, Rose)

6:00 – 6:15                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru
Saturday 26th

1:00 – 2:00                  Session 1: Seminar on Dance Youth, New Technology Globalization and Contemporary Arts – Allan Alo

2:00 – 2:30                  Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session

2:30 – 3:30                  Session 2: Workshop on Abstract and Contemporary painting – Teweiariki Teaero & Ben Fong

3:30 – 4:30                  Session 3: Youth Talanoa – Story telling - All Participants (Facilitators – Teweiariki & Ben)

4:30 – 4:45                  Regroup - End – Rose Maebiru

Monday 28th

9:30 – 10:30                Session 1: Workshop “Video Text: Documenting Legends and Folktales in the Native Language for students”
Presenters: Dr. Salu Hunkin-Finau, Patricia Sataua & Venetta Allen

10:30– 11:30               Session 2:  Seminar on Contemporary Sculpture - “The emergence of the Metallic Coconut”
Presenter: Ben Fong

11.30 – 12:00              Afternoon tea: Coconut Wireless – Identify group mixes for Talanoa session           

12:00 – 1:30                Session 3: Presentations on Youth Talanoa Sessions – All Participants (Facilitators – Rose and Allan)
 
1:30 – 2:30                  Session 4: DISCUSSION FORUM
                                    (SPC/OCAC team and Youth Participant)

2:30 – 4:00                  Session 5: Acting Workshop
                                    Presenter:  Rawiri Paratane

4:00 – 4:15                  Closing

Venues for all Youth Symposium Sessions – Samoan Affairs Conference hall

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