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Jun 10, 2019

A Moai for La Serena Since the beginning of January, four Rapanui sculptors have been carving a moai (statue) for the city of La Serena. This is a work in limestone, more than 3 meters (almost 10 feet) high, sculpted by Pepe Tuki, Pau Hereveri, Jonny Tucki and Tony Hucke.

Jun 9, 2019

ONG Toki, Heritage and Agro-ecological Farm ONG TOKI: The School of Music and the Arts “Toki”, founded by the Rapanui pianist Mahani Teave, has made a name as the first self-sustaining School of Music in Latin America. Today its doors are open for children and young people who can receive

May 11, 2019

December 11 of last year was an historical day for Rapa Nui, when the Chilean Museum of Natural History – MNHN returned three Ivi tupuna (bones and biological remains of ancestors) which traveled back to the Island under the vigilance of the Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community, the Commission for Development

May 11, 2019

Remodeling the installations at Rano Raraku The Rapa Nui National Park advances towards sustainable tourism of world quality. One of the objectives of the Rapa Nui National Park, since it is under the administration of the Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community, has been to improve the Park’s infrastructure through a design

May 10, 2019

Haka Ara Ora A Living Legacy The story of the NGO Toki Rapa Nui begins in 2012 with the dream of 9 young professional Rapanuis who felt the call of their homeland and joined together to create a foundation that would allow them to contribute to their beloved island. The

May 8, 2019
Recently nominated "Illustrious Citizens of Rapa Nui", the American couple Roberto Weber and Nancy Thiesen de Weber, both linguists of the NGO SIL International, gave their lives to the new generation of the Rapanui ethnic group, contributing to the rescue of their ancestral language.
May 8, 2019
«Here your children and grandchildren come to look for you». This was the phrase - in Rapanui - that one of the members of the delegation met with the authorities of the British Museum in London when submitting a request for the repatriation of the Moai Hoa Hakananai'a.
May 8, 2019
The central theme was the progressive growth of tourism in indigenous areas and their problems and challenges. On the occasion, academics, researchers and representatives of indigenous communities from all over Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Rapa Nui participated.
Apr 12, 2019
the Moai (statue) at Ahu Riata, located at Hanga Piko Cove, was lighted up in pink, making it a highlight in the launch of the International Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign 2016

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