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Tokelau Language Week 2023

Tokelau Language Week 2023

Tokelau Webtile

Celebrate: Sunday 22 October – Saturday 28 October.

This year's theme for Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week will be revealed soon.

The 2022 theme was ‘Halahala ki vavau kae ke mau ki pale o Tokelau’ - to plan for the future is to understand the past.

The importance of sustaining and maintaining the Tokelau language with care is emphasised by UNESCO's classification of it as severely endangered. Only 23% of the Tokelau population in Aotearoa speak te Gagana Tokelau. Therefore, more than ever, it is important that we plan for future generations and take action to revive and sustain our language.

Activities and events in 2023 will be hosted throughout Aotearoa to embrace Te Vaiaho o te Gagana Tokelau – Tokelau Language Week.

Connect online by visiting the official NZ Tokelau Language Week Facebook page.

Tokelau Language Week resources

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Calendar of Events 2023

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Tokelau Language Week Funding Recipients

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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