11 - A Melanesian indigenous Tok Stori approach to research - Dignity Pasifik

11 - A Melanesian indigenous Tok Stori approach to research - Dignity Pasifik

As we celebrate the international women’s day on the 8th of March of 2021, MWT would like to celebrate three Pacific Island women for their work as leaders in research. We would like to recognize and highlight the work of these three scholars who have been quietly working in the background as researchers and writers in their own respective fields and their contributions to the field of knowledge as research academics, as well holders and protectors of their indigenous knowledge.

In this first episode of the three part series, we will talk to Mrs. Ruth Maetala, co-founder and CEO of Dignity Pasifik, a research firm in the Solomon Islands. Ruth spoke about how coming to terms with her own indigenous identity as a Gwailao woman from the Solomon Islands has given her the passion to look at her work as a researcher differently.

Next Episode will be a Talanoa with Dr. Tarisi from Fiji at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Tarisi is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, where she teaches courses on Indigenous museology and heritage management.