Category:Practices

Articles on Daily Life, Craft & Skill, Ceremony & Ritual, Food & Preparation and Navigation & Trade
December 31, 2025

What’s Cooking with Hera Pala

She wasn’t simply good — she was trained, polished, and precise, the kind of home economist whose dishes carried both technique and heart.

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December 21, 2025

Teamwork Makes the Dubu Stand

A Lesson in Teamwork That Still Stands

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December 20, 2025

Black and White in Colour

Black and white photographs don't remove colour They invite patience.

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December 19, 2025

When Craft Becomes Connection

A puse-puse becomes more than a bag. It becomes proof that when women are supported through culture, the impact travels far beyond the village.

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December 13, 2025

Pottery with Purpose

If you asked what a particular pot was for, they didn’t just explain its use, they told you its purpose and where it sat...

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March 23, 2024

2024 Hiri Moale Festival

The 2024 Hiri Moale Festival is currently in progress. Get our live updates here. The Vanagi Race and Lakatoi arrival at Ela Beach.

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March 17, 2024

The First Lakatoi

The idea, the people, the process and the customary and social sacredness involved. The lengths they go through for the sake of survival.

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March 11, 2024

Hiri Karana

A piece written about the Hiri Trade by Pastor Reatau Mea. It was written in 1953 in a newsletter to his congregation.

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February 28, 2024

Kiapa Kulture

A lot has been said about the Bilum and how it has been culturally "misappropriated".

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