Dec 11, 2015 · deep-sea fish. The inati was performed during the meeting of the fatupaepaefrom all the islands in Tokelau. In Fakaofo, the target species was a species in season at the time. The inati was per-formed during our stay there and one of the rea-sons was to catch fish for the visitors to take back to Samoa. In Nukunou, the inati targeted tuna.

It was woven by Meaalofa Faleasiu using coconut and pandanus leaves. It was collected by Te Papa as part of a co-collecting project about how people in Tokelau are living with climate change (2017).

A view of the solar volatic panels for a renewable energy project in Fakaofo. 23/Oct/2007. Fakaofo, Tokelau. Credit: UN/Ariane Rummery. www.un.org/av/photo/

Oct 28, 2013 · Tokelau people have developed a unique system of sharing out food among all members of the community. This is called inati. Inati ceremony – Food division, Nukunonu Atoll, Tokelau Islands, 1981, Nukunonu, by Glenn Jowitt. Gift …

Oct 29, 2012 · Tokelau people have developed a unique system of sharing out food among all members of the community. This is called inati. The only ‘rock’ in Tokelau is coral, so the people used shell and bone for tools. Occasionally they obtained stone …

Peki Teata Lepaio lives on the smallest of three islands that make up one of the remotest countries in the world - Tokelau. There is one hospital and one doctor on each of the three atolls:...

Mar 17, 2016 · Inati happens constantly at all levels of Tokelau society, but specifically refers to a semi regular event where all the village men head out, often well before dawn, to bring in a large catch of fish – enough to share around every person on the atoll.

May 1, 2023 · The inati system is a fishing ritual that involves the distribution of fish to all households on all three atolls of the Tokelau islands. After the men return home from their fishing expedition, they sort the fish by size and species.

Feb 4, 2025 · Fakaofo, the “chiefly island,” held some dominance over Atafu and Nukunonu after the dispersal of Atafu. Life on the atolls was subsistence-based, with reliance on fish and coconut. Commodore John Byron arrived in Atafu in 1765 and named it “Duke of York’s Island.”

Jul 11, 2019 · Inati Atule Report - Lakena Kovati Fakaofo Tokelau Day 4