Almost 30 years after the last French nuclear test conducted in 1996, people in what is today known as French Polynesia still grapple with the consequences of this colonial legacy. In an increasingly polarized landscape where the issues about health, compensation, impacts on the environment and politics are debated, how exactly does this impact the daily lives of the different communities that make up our islands? What do the people have to say about this? Which stories do they remember? Which stories do they choose to tell? How do we make space for their voices? This podcast is a curation of voices and stories told in our own words that remain sensitive and respectful of the diversity of perspectives and lived experiences that exist in our home communities. It is meant to bear witness and showcase the enduring strength, fortitude, resilience and dignity of our home communities.
This creative experiment would not have been possible without our sponsors, including Pacific Islanders on Globalization, Youngsolwara and the Experiment Foundation.
This creative experiment would not have been possible without our sponsors, including Pacific Islanders on Globalization, Youngsolwara and the Experiment Foundation.
Mililani Ganivet
Mililani Ganivet was born in Hawai’i and comes from Taiarapu from the island in Tahiti. She graduated from Paris IV Sorbonne and is about to complete her second MA in Pacific Studies at UH Mānoa with a thesis written that focuses on the private collection of Daniel Palacz housed in Tahiti. She strives to be a steward and an archivist of the living word, whether spoken, written or embodied. She is interested in breathing life to archival materials, at the intersection of different mediums. When she is not in the archives, she spends most of her time in the ocean, which sustains her. |
Marie-Hélène Villierme
Marie-Hélène Villierme was born from a Tahitian father and Italian mother. She grew up on their ancestral family land in Mahina (Tahiti) with the ocean nearby. She is a filmmaker and photographer known for her several books including Faces of Polynesia first published 1996, The Witnesses of the Bomb (2011) co-authored with Arnaud Hudelot and her 2012 award-winning movie ‘‘Pouvana’a Te Metua.’’ In February 2023, she was chosen as the President of the 20th edition of the International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) in Tahiti. |
Podcasts:
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Nu/clear Stories - EPOSPDE #01
This first episode tackles the silences and questions surrounding the official narrative spread by the French state, from the perspective of community members on Mangareva and the people present at the time of the account. You will hear from John Doom, Mama Pino, Jacqueline Golaz, Lydia Tui, Tekura Togakaputa, Teiho Paeamara, Yves Salmon, Bruno Barillot and Dr. Guy Tehio. |