Category: Culture
Two new traditional chiefs were officially installed in Wallis and Futuna
by Ted Wood | Jan 12, 2022 | Area, Culture, Politics, Wallis and Futuna
Tuihoua for the village of Tepa in the South district of Wallis and Folaufakate for the village of Ahoa in the central district. Two new traditional chiefs of the King Takumasiva Aisake chiefdom were installed on Saturday 8...
Read MoreCustomary Senators want “Kanak” to respect mourning.
by Ted Wood | Dec 9, 2021 | Area, Breaking News, Culture, New Caledonia, Politics
With three days to go before the referendum, the Customary Senate reiterates its call to respect the dead linked to Covid-19. At a press conference on Thursday 9 December, the Customary Senate of New Caledonia asked “the...
Read MoreNew letters of Queen Pomaré found in Tahiti
There are about fifty handwritten letters from the one that ruled in Tahiti for fifty years in the...
Read MoreNo more vacancies in Wallis and Futuna cemeteries
by Ted Wood | Nov 7, 2020 | Culture, Religion, Wallis and Futuna
Wallisians and Futunians are very attached to the cult of the dead. The cemeteries hold an...
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