Auckland Council Libraries: History and culture of Tokelau

History and culture of Tokelau

Celebrate the history and culture of Tokelau.

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Alagākupu Tokelau

Tokelauan quotations and maxims.

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The future of Tokelau

Judith Huntsman

The Future of Tokelau follows the history of the small Pacific nation from the 1970s up to the recent referendum in which Tokelauans decisively voted against independence.

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Tokelau

Judith Huntsman

An ethnographic study of Tokelauan poetry, literature, and music. Includes some songs and stories in Tokelauan.

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A way with words

Ingjerd Hoem

Dive into this analysis of language and culture in Tokelauan society.

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An introduction to the Tokelauan language

Ioane Iosua

An introduction to speaking Tokelauan, including greetings, farewells, simple conversation, counting, personal pronouns, colours, days of the week, grammar and more!

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Songs and stories of Tokelau

Enjoy songs and stories in English and Tokelauan.

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Fātuga faka-Tokelau

This book has been designed so that primary school aged students can join in and sing along to Tokelauan songs. Contains a compact disc with ten songs.

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Tokelau

Peter McQuarrie

Having spent two years in Tokelau, Peter McQuarrie candidly shares the rich history and culture of this relatively unknown group of Pacific atolls.

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New song and dance from the Central Pacific

Allan Thomas

On creating and performing the fatele of Tokelau in the Islands and in New Zealand. This book explores Pōkihi and the other drums of Tokelau as well as several dance and musical traditions.

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