Talofa
Raised up in the Moana and inspired by the courageous women that have come before me. E au le ina'ilau a tama'ita'i translates in Samoan to the women's row of thatch reached the top first while the gentleman's row of thatch was incomplete. This proverb is rooted in the fa'asinomaga of the Samoan woman, the wisdom is that they can achieve anything they set their mind to and will hard work until the task is completed. This is a universal digital space to share this strength.
My research areas are Indigenous theory, critical theory applied to Indigenous land tenure and law, relational communal ontologies in gender, ecological knowledges, law, Indigenous gender studies, Moana migration and transnationalism, global citizenship and empire, territorial federalism, equity and comparative international law, Indigenous land use, climate adaptation resilience, o le alofi sa.