Moanan connections - a Cook Island perspective with Mike Tavioni Artwork

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Moanan connections - a Cook Island perspective with Mike Tavioni

October 17, 2024 • The Moanan

EP06 with Mike Tavioni

A master carver, multidisciplinary artist & knowledge holder, Papa Mike shares his knowledge & insight into our ancestral origins, culture, language. He offers wisdom in reminding us of that sometimes change within our cultures & languages signify that they are alive.

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