Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures (The New Oceania Literary Series)

In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches. Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play—all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: “Creation Stories and Genealogies,” “Ocean and Waterscapes,” “Land and Islands,” “Flowers, Plants, and Trees,” “Animals and More-than-Human Species,” “Climate Change,” and “Environmental Justice.” This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book call us to attention—to action!—at a time of great need. Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction, nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics. __Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures__ reminds us that we are not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans, other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care. With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a precarious yet hopeful future. Contents Map of the Pacific Islands Editors’ Introduction Creation Stories and Genealogies Introduction Maps to the Ancestors Ikurangi At the Centre of Everything Black Stone Grace Mera Molisa Our stories are within us Inside Us the Dead Beginning Offspring of Oceania Notous and Falcons Gata (with a mechanical jaw) Shore Song Tåno I Man Tao Matariki Ars Pasifika Masu Tooth of the Moon Déwé Gorodé Into Our Light I Will Go Forever Ocean and Waterscapes Introduction Ocean Birth Prelude to Lagimalie Rivers in the Sea star language Na Wai Eā, The Freed Waters Mahealani Perez-Wendt Clouds and Water Children of the Shoreline Atlas Ocean Pictures To Hånum-Måmi, i Nanå-ta anatomy of a storm Great World From “The Ocean in Us” Kantan Tåsi (Song of the Sea) Land and Islands Introduction To Island GAFA Migration Story fa’ñague / fuh-nyah-ghee/ Guam’s Place Names Continue to Be Challenged makua smiles back Absorb the maunga Wistful Thinking Wao / Vao Throughout the Islands And. now. LET THE MOUNTAIN SPEAK From The Missing King I-Land-Ness From “The Summer Island” Papa-tu-a-nuku (Earth Mother) Mother’s Chemo Cycles Flowers, Plants, and Trees Introduction And so it is Family Trees Friend In truth, I have gathered you all from the same garden LANGAKALI Native Species Blood in the Kava Bowl DER TRAUM Lele Nā ‘Uhane o Nā ‘Ohi‘a lei-making tala What the bush really wanted Trongkon Nunu Gathered by Plants: Some Decolonial Love Letters Star Pines To Hear the Mornings Make Rope Animals and More-than-Human Species Introduction Taonga Chasing the Sun’s Rays Kuita and the Flame Kāne Kōlea Fish & Crab Fish Tickling Fish Girl Excerpt from Anggadi Tupa: Harvesting the Storm “Pues adios, Paluma! Esta agupa’!” Red and Yellow Fanihi Olik DA LAST SQUID Hawaiians Eat Fish Wayne Kaumualii Westlake Kāhea Before the Approach of Makahiki My Jesus Is a Monk Seal Climate Change Introduction More than Just a Blue Passport Puka-Puka—Taui‘anga reva, climate change Chief Telematua’s Speech to the United Nations Jacinda Adern goes to the Pacific Forum in Tuvalu and my family colonises her house Nice Voice c entangled letters of the alphabet washing the ocean a mix Surely uncertain Homes of Micronesia Pacific Islanders March for Self-Determination The letter of the day The Word of the Day Moa Space Foa Ramble Water Remembers Ewi am lomnak Tāwhaki Unity Dear Matafele Peinam Environmental Justice Introduction The Broken Gourd Meramu Nafkah Meratapi Lahan From Potiki A Letter to My Brother Looking for Signs HANUABADA bilum, for rosa Air Conditioned Minds: The Problem of Climate Control in Guåhan On Being Indigenous in a Global Pandemic Go Home, Stay Home Kū‘oko‘a: Independence A meditation on pain, solidarity and 2020 Muri Lagoon—Te Tai Roto o Muri, Rarotonga O le Pese A So‘ogafai To Pōhakuloa Bombs in Paradise No ordinary sun Poem for March 1st—Commemoration of the U.S. Bombing of Bikini Island Monster Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner We Are Called Afterword Contributors "Dans cette anthologie de l'éco-littérature contemporaine, les éditeurs ont rassemblé un ensemble d'une centaine d'écrivains autochtones émergents, à mi-carrière et établis de Polynésie, de Mélanésie, de Micronésie et de la diaspora mondiale du Pacifique. Ce livre lui-même est une forme écologique avec des racines rhizomatiques et des branches fleuries. Dans ces pages, le lecteur rencontrera un jardin sauvage de genres, y compris la poésie, le chant, la fiction courte, des extraits de roman, la non-fiction créative, les textes visuels et même une pièce de théâtre dramatique écrite dans des offres multilingues d'anglais, de langues du Pacifique, de pidgin, et traduction. Sept thèmes principaux émergent : « Récits et généalogies de la création », « Océans et paysages aquatiques », « Terres et îles », « Fleurs, plantes et arbres », « Animaux et espèces plus qu'humaines », « Changement climatique » et "Justice environnementale". Cette diversité esthétique incarne la belle biodiversité du Pacifique lui-même. Les voix urgentes de ce livre nous appellent à l'attention - à l'action ! - à un moment de grand besoin. Les écologies du Pacifique et la vie des habitants des îles du Pacifique sont actuellement menacées en raison de l'héritage de l'impérialisme environnemental et des effets continus du changement climatique. Alors que les écrivains du Pacifique célèbrent la beauté et le symbolisme culturel de l'océan, des îles, des arbres et des fleurs, ils abordent également courageusement les réalités effrayantes de l'élévation du niveau de la mer, de l'extinction des animaux, des radiations nucléaires, de la contamination militaire et des pandémies. Les éco-littératures indigènes des îles du Pacifique nous rappellent que nous ne sommes pas seuls ; nous sommes toujours en relation et toujours écologiques. Les humains, les autres espèces et la nature sont interdépendants ; la terre et l'eau sont des concepts centraux d'identité et de généalogie ; et la Terre est la source sacrée de toute vie, et doit donc être traitée avec amour et soin. Avec ce livre comme compagnon de confiance, nous sommes inspirés et habilités à renouer avec le monde alors que nous naviguons vers un avenir précaire mais plein d'espoir" "In this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and the global Pacific diaspora. This book itself is an ecological form with rhizomatic roots and blossoming branches. Within these pages, the reader will encounter a wild garden of genres, including poetry, chant, short fiction, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, visual texts, and even a dramatic play-all written in multilingual offerings of English, Pacific languages, pidgin, and translation. Seven main themes emerge: "Creation Stories and Genealogies," "Ocean and Waterscapes," "Land and Islands," "Flowers, Plants, and Trees," "Animals and More-than-Human Species," "Climate Change," and "Environmental Justice." This aesthetic diversity embodies the beautiful bio-diversity of the Pacific itself. The urgent voices in this book call us to attention-to action!-at a time of great need. Pacific ecologies and the lives of Pacific Islanders are currently under existential threat due to the legacy of environmental imperialism and the ongoing impacts of climate change. While Pacific writers celebrate the beauty and cultural symbolism of the ocean, islands, trees, and flowers, they also bravely address the frightening realities of rising sea levels, animal extinction, nuclear radiation, military contamination, and pandemics. Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures reminds us that we are not alone; we are always in relation and always ecological. Humans, other species, and nature are interrelated; land and water are central concepts of identity and genealogy; and Earth is the sacred source of all life, and thus should be treated with love and care. With this book as a trusted companion, we are inspired and empowered to reconnect with the world as we navigate towards a precarious yet hopeful future"-- Provided by publisher

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