E Reo Noku, Episode 1 - Araura-Aitutaki

TITLE: Te papa Tupuna o Aitutaki; Te Vaka o Ru
PRESENTER: James Story

Produced by Oriana TV for E Reo Noku
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DESCRIPTION

A brief history of the origin of Aitutaki as recorded from books/documents written by several Toi Tumu-korero of Aitutaki (period unknown)

Te Papa Tupuna o Aitutaki (Genesis of Aitutaki) talks about the creation of everything such as:
Te rangi (heavens)
Te enua (land)
Te tai (sea/ocean)
Te tangata (human beings)
Te tau (seasons, months, star compass, wind compass, moon cycle etc)
Stones (poaki), streams (ara-vai), trees and fauna (rakau) birds (manu-rere), insects (manu-totoro) worms (iro).
The birth of human beings between Atea-Vai-Takere-kore and Papa-Enua-Uri
The arrival and departure of several/nga vaka to Rarotonga and onwards to Aotearoa or from Aitutaki to Aotearoa and vice-versa.

Te Vaka o Ru (The first voyager/Polynesian explorer to arrive on Aitutaki)
A brief story about Ru, who he was and where he came from, and who he brought with him on his journey of exploration. Also:
Who his brothers were
Who were the Ta’unga/Koromatua?
Who were the Tepaeru Vaine?
The current names of the 8 villages & their traditional names.
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TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE LABELS

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SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Cook Islands (NZ) Society Inc http://www.cookislandssociety.org.nz/
Wellington Community Fund https://wellingtoncommunityfund.org.nz/
Ministry for Pacific Peoples https://www.mpp.govt.nz/
Porirua College, Wellington https://poriruacollege.school.nz/
D. Hunter Consultancy
Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) https://www.spada.co.nz/
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CONTACT

For more information or to contact the Producers, please email: [email protected]
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PROJECT SUMMARY

E Reo Noku – My Language is a project aimed at capturing the unique stories, history, culture and languages of 10 islands within the Cook Islands. Many of these Islands have their own unique culture, and traditions that many Cook Islanders living abroad are unaware of. It is important to preserve these cultural traditions from the elders before this knowledge is lost. Presenters and representatives were filmed in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand during May 2022, creating a resource for the Te Reo Tupuna language class to learn from, and to capture traditional knowledge for future generations.

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