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Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week

Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau - Tokelau Language Week

Celebrate: 27 October – 2 November

The 2024 theme for Tokelau Language Week is ‘Tokelau, tāofi mau tau aganuku, ko tō pale tēnā - Tokelau, holdfast to your culture, that is your crown.’  

The theme will derive from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'. 

More resources for Tolekau Language Week, including social media graphics and posters will be uploaded before the language week takes place, so check back for more soon!

Tokelau Webtile

Tokelau Language Week Funding Recipients

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2023:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Fakaofo Community Rotorua Bay of Plenty $3,400

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, and music

Auckland Tokelau Society incorporated Auckland $11,150

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through dance and music

Tokelau Wellington Leadership Group Wellington $8,600

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through traditional dance, community awareness events, oratory, and music

Nukunonu Tokelau Wellington Society Incorporated Wellington $12,600

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, and community awareness events

Matua Tokelau Hutt Valley Wellington $2,200

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts, oratory, community awareness events, and music

Te Kaiga o Fakaofo i Ueligitone Incorporated Wellington $1,500

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through oratory, and traditional dance

Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu (MTiM) Manawatu $3,020

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through geneology, traditional costume making, story telling and learning traditonal song and dance

Tokelau Community Dunedin Society Otago $5,250

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through traditional dance, oratory and music

Atafu Tokelau Community Group Inc Wellington $2,000

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through Fatele workshops, traditional performances and storytelling.

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2022:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Tokelau Wellington Leadership Group

Wellington

12,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through oratory, community awareness events, digital/online learning and traditional dance

Auckland Tokelau Society incorporated

Auckland

11,750.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through arts and craft, traditional dance, digital/online learning, music and oratory

Nukunonu Tokelau Society Wellington Incorporated

Wellington

10,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through oratory, digital/online learning, arts and crafts, community awareness events, traditional dance, music and history and culture

Tokelau Community Dunedin Society

Dunedin

5,600.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through oratory, traditional dance, music, arts and crafts and community awareness events

Fakaofo Rotorua Community

Bay of Plenty

5,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through music, digital/online learning, traditional dance, arts and crafts and cooking traditional food

Tokelau Hawkes Bay

Hawkes Bay

4,775.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through traditional dance, music, oratory, arts and crafts and community awareness events

Te Kaiga Fakaofo I Ueligitone Incorporated

Wellington

3,540.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through traditional costume making and arts and crafts

Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu

Manawatu

2,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through traditional dance, music, community awareness events, oratory, arts and crafts and digital/online learning

Below are recipients of funding for community contributions towards Tokelau Language Week preparations in 2021:

Organisation/Group Name

Location

 Approved Amount

Language

Initiative focus

Auckland Tokelau Society Incorporated (ATSI)

Auckland

10,950.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, dance and music

Mafutaga a te Kaifenua Tokelau i Rotorua

Rotorua

5,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Mafutaga Tokelau i Manawatu (MTiM)

Palmerston North

6,500.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, cooking, arts and craft, dance and music

Matiti Tokelau Akoga Kamata

Wellington

5,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, and poems

Nukunonu Tokelau Wellington Society Incorporated

Wellington

5,720.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

PACIFICA Inc. Wellington Central Branch

Wellington

3,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Taupo Tokelau Community

Taupo

9,469.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, intergenerational passing knowledge from Elders to young people, dance and music

Te Kaiga Fakaofo I Ueligitone Inc

Wellington

3,500.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, dance and music

Tokelau Community Christchurch

Christchurch

500.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through events

Tokelau Hawkes Bay

Napier

2,000.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Victoria University Tokelau Student Association

Wellington

3,050.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, storytelling, arts and craft, dance and music

Whaitu A Tokelau Dunedin

Dunedin

4,950.00

Te Gagana Tokelau

Language learning through cultural practices, oratory, and storytelling