[EP#10: DECOLONIZATION SERIES #4] What do Pacific Islanders think about religion in the Pacific? Six Indigenous Pacific Islanders share personal thoughts on organized religion and how to decolonize—if they think it can be done at all. Kalani then goes into a summary on a paper about media coverage and the framing of the Pacific in the media with regards to climate change. You will hear from: To’a, our Fijian poet, iTaukei brother, and man of God Tēatuahere, our favorite diasporic Tahitian Ma’ohi poet RT, our God-loving che’lu ginen Guahan with roots in Chuuk Temiti, our Samoan Tahitian Ma’ohi educator with roots in France Symone, our Guahan Chamorrita neni girl reconnecting with her Indigeneity Kawena, our favorite angry angry Hawaiian Nationalist and Kānaka Māoli Citations: 'A calling from God': Politicians and religiosity in the Pacific Islands. October 2013. Global Change Peace & Security 25(3) DOI: 10.1080/14781158.2013.810616 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263250982_%27A_calling_from_God%27_Politicians_and_religiosity_in_the_Pacific_Islands      Maldonado‐Torres, N. (2014), Race, Religion, and Ethics in the Modern/Colonial World. J Relig Ethics, 42: 691-711. https://doi.org/10.1111/jore.12078 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jore.12078  “Decolonizing Religion: The Future of Comparative Religious Ethics”, Irene Oh. May 29, 2020. Accessed 13 December 2020. Link: https://contendingmodernities.nd.edu/decoloniality/decolonizing-cre/  Links to Resources: Follow our list of Deep Pasifika on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1296009348313804800?s=09 Purchase ‘Kiki: Ten Thousand Years in a Lifetime” by Sir Albert Maori Kiki: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/kiki-ten-thousand-years-lifetime/author/maori-kiki-albert/ Carolann Carl’s “Tuna for FSM” beautiful spoken word video: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CIqvjFNBvdI/?igshid=1l2agoy0jghv3  The video series “Fighting for Our Survival”: https://350.org/survivalfilm/ Prutehi Ritidian (Guåhan): https://twitter.com/PrutehiLitekyan  Protect Mauna Kea (Hawai'i): https://www.protectmaunakea.net/  Ihumātao (Aotearoa): https://www.protectihumatao.com/faq.html  About West Papua: https://www.freewestpapua.org/info/about-west-papua/  More about West Papua Conflict: https://thediplomat.com/2019/09/why-is-west-papua-in-constant-turmoil/ Support Deep Pacific Podcast by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/deeppacific Find out more at http://deeppacific.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast.