New Podcast Episode 6 – Alex Hawley:

Alex Hawley, is a Navajo textile artist and proud aunty whose academic journey brought her to Aotearoa on a Fulbright Fellowship. Hit play to hear about the cross-cultural exchanges, creative inspirations, and the treasures Alex now carries in her kete! 🎧💡

Today we reflect on the impact of the Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti, alongside the parliamentary protest haka led by Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

A journey from Maui to Aotearoa that changed everything. Koʻikūokalani shares the importance of moʻolelo (stories) to his community in Hawai’i, and recalls his experience of visiting Ngāruawahia and meeting the Māori queen: Te Atairangikaahu.

This television presenter, event boss, and world traveler 🌏🎤 shares a few hearty tales about growing up in Tokomaru Bay, playing the drums on a Native American reservation as a Māori child, becoming social media famous during the days of Bebo and so much more! 👑👩🏽‍💻😅

Forty years ago, the groundbreaking Te Māori exhibition put Māori culture and taonga on the world stage in a way that had never been done before.