Educator, musician, and guardian of the ancestral language by Consuelo Martinez In Rapa Nui, everyone knows him as Oso “When I was a child, on a trip to the mainland, they brought me a teddy bear that was bigger than me. That didn’t exist on the island, so they started
Testimony From The Past – by Javiera Alarcón Ossa Irma Inés Riroroko Paoa, better known by her middle name Ines, was born on August 20th, 1961 in Rapa Nui. Her parents, Roberto Riroroko Teao and Magdalena Paoa Avaka, were fundamental figures in her life. Roberto worked as a sheepherder from
Testimony from the Past by Josefina Arriagada Ana María Arredondo’s history on Rapa Nui spans almost five decades, a period marked by her deep love for the island, its people and culture, her dedication to teaching and research, and her immersion in Rapa Nui daily life. Her story is a
Testimony of Life Francisco Haoa was born on May 28th, 1960 in Rapa Nui. He is the son of Timoteo Haoa and Liria Pakomio. “Timoteo is the son of Antonio Haoa Koropa and Parapina Araki Bornier. My mother Liria, is the daughter of Nicholas Pakomio Angata and Maria Aifiti Tekena
by Javiera Alarcón María Irma Paoa Tuki, affectionately known as “Irma”, was born on November 3rd 1963 in Hanga Roa. She is the daughter of Sergio Enrique Paoa Pate and Flora Tuki Pakarati. Irma is one of seven children of the Paoa Tuki family, who lived in the Tu’u Koihu
Manuel Tuki At almost one hundred years of age, the sculptor Manuel A. Tuki is a shining example for the young people of today. He lives on his farm and, since he retired, he hasn’t stopped carving in stone and wood. Major works with his signature are to be found
María Angata ……… y la Rebelión de & the Rebellion of 1914 Maria Angata Veri Tahi, daughter of Hare Kohou (of the Miru tribe) and Veri Tahi a Kau (of the Haumoana tribe) was born in 1854. During her childhood, when she was barely 8 years old, she witnessed the
In the past, it was customary to raise children from other families when they couldn’t have their own, couldn’t raise them, or simply wanted more children, as was the case with Niso Tuki: “I didn’t live with my biological parents, Eduardo Tuki Hey and Magdalena Tepano Ika, but with my
Patricia Lillo Chinchilla Patricia Lillo, daughter of Eusebio Lillo, thus a descendant of the composer of the Chilean national anthem, and Elba Chinchilla, has lived for more than 50 years on Easter Island, as a result of her older sister Elvira marring Marcelo Pont-Hill, a Rapanui, in Santiago in 1960.
