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How an atoll spoke to the world

Saturday 10 August 2019 | Published in Weekend

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How an atoll spoke to the world
Boys learn the ways of the ocean, fishing on the reef. 19080936

Amelia Rachel Hokule’a Borofsky’s daughter’s umbilical cord is buried under a coconut tree on Pukapuka. She is working to tell these stories of the atoll, she says, before the seas rise and it’s too late.

Amelia Rachel Hokule’a Borofsky’s daughter’s umbilical cord is buried under a coconut tree on Pukapuka. She is working to tell these stories of the atoll, she says, before the seas rise and it’s too late.


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