Testimony from the Past

Sep 15, 2025

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

Feb 17, 2025

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

Jan 3, 2025

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

Nov 29, 2024

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

Oct 31, 2024

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

Aug 9, 2024
María Virginia (Viki) Haoa Cardinali was born in 1955 in Rapa Nui, of Polynesian and European roots. On her mother’s side, she descends from her great-grandfather Rafael Cardinali Lazzarini, an Italian who came on the ship Apoline Emilie, which grounded ashore in Apina in 1896. On her paternal side, she
Dec 31, 2019

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Dec 30, 2019

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Dec 4, 2019

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

Nov 19, 2019

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Oct 25, 2019

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