Connected Level 3 2024 – Pathways to Niue
This Level 3 Connected resource explores themes of cultural connections and identities, with a focus on stories and art (hiapo) from Niue.
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Series: Connected
Connected Level 3 2024 – Pathways to Niue
The three texts in this Connected resource explore themes of cultural connections and identities, with a focus on stories and art (hiapo) from Niue.
At times, Connected themes require the introduction of concepts that students at this curriculum level may not be able to fully understand. What matters at this stage is that students begin to develop an understanding that they can grow over time.
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Talamea and the Turtle
This graphic text is adapted from a story by Niue writer Zora Feilo from Tales of Niue Nukututaha (Little Island Press, 2015). The story follows Talamea, a gifted young Niue girl, and her efforts to mend the friendship between the moon and the sea turtles and lift a curse from long ago.
1 of 3The Rock of Niue
This infographic describes the geographical features of Niue, including the ways the people who settled there adapted to the challenges of living on a raised coral atoll.
2 of 3Reawakening Hiapo
In this article, Niue-New Zealander Cora-Allan Lafaiki Twiss discusses her motivation for learning about the art of hiapo and the process of making bark cloth.
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