O lau malu

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Name: Sonya Van Schaijik

School: Newmarket School

City: Auckland

Role: E-Learning Lead Teacher ESOL Teacher

www.svanschaijik.com

E iloa le tagata lona tulaga i upu e tautala ai

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Selenia Matalaoa Fonoti Thompson - my grandmother O le taimane o le matou aiga.

“You can tell a person by their actions and words.”

I am the little branch on her tree, whatever I do -she will always know.

O au o se uputi o le laau o le gafa o lou aiga

O au matua o mea sina mai le Atua

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My parents

Mum is Samoan Dad is Kiwi

O lou tina tausi

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My Godmother

She got in right behind me

Teu le gafa

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Guardians of family historyFamily Matai Fonoti Kaeoalii

O au mamanu

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1. Fa’avaetuli- cheron motif derived from the footprint of the sand piper.2. Fa’agogo- terns3. Fa’a ‘aveau- Starfish motif4. Aso moelua -double lines sleeping together5. Fa’atalalaupaogo- pandanus leaf barbs6. Fa’a anufe- worm

11. Fa’a fetu

Anthropologist Noel L McGrevy(discussion)

McGrevy, Noel L. O Le Ta Tatau, Traditional Samoan Tattooing. Unpublished manuscript. Auckland: Culture Consultants International, 1989

Le Mata o le Malu

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7. Mata o le laumei- stylised turtle eyes represent both my sons8. Fa’a au’upega- net motif - represent connections9. Fa’a atualoa- centipede motif10. Fa’a ulutao- spearheads

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Tufuga Ta Tatau

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Tui Fa’asisina Tulouena Sua

-apprentice under both tattoo masters and was awarded both Samoan Tattoo Titles.

E le o se mea e tau faaalialia

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Some people say the malu is shown only when it needs to be shown.

I say- Do you have a malu?

Process of tatau

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36 hours 6x days6x hour per day

“A leai se gagana, ua leai se aganu’u. A leai se aganu’u ona po lea o le nu’u.” Aione Fanaafi Le Tagaloa

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A normal malu takes 8 hours.

Malu valavala

Mine took 36 hours.

Malu gigi’i - detailing in the patterns.

O lau Malu o Mea Sina mai Samoa

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with the blessing comes responsibility

Uso ma aiga

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My sisters and family

-support-cooking for the team and visitors-looking out for me

Ta Tatau

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Tools for the tatau and the rhythm.

Le Pea ma le Malu

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Samaga Pea

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Celebrations

Connections to the past

paving the way to the future.

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Taofi mau i au mea sina

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Vaemasenuu Zita MartelSamoa’s First female Fautasi skipper.

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O lo’u malaga

Revisiting with different eyes

Falealupo

Some useful links.

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Sonya @vanschaijik

www.youtube.com/ulimasao08

www.teachmeetnz.wikispaces.com

www.slideshare.net/ulimasao

+SonyaVanSchaijik

www.instagram.com/vanschaijik

www.svanschaijik.blogspot.com