9.00am - 7.00pm | Toi Kiri Day 2 Open
$10.00 Entry | Under 12 Free**
See Ticketing | Door Sales Also Available
For Symposium programming held in Rūnanga: Pikirangi (Max.25)
$10.00 Festival Pass + RSVP to Toi Kiri or on the door at Festival
See the Artists and Market & Food
Symposium, Festival Stage
10.00am | World Indigenous Practices of Women in Tattoo
Julie Paama-Pengelly will chair a conversation with women practitioners from across the world on their work in the skin marking revival space.
Julie Paama-Pengelly (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngai Tūwhiwhia, Ngāti Tauaiti, Ngāti Tapu) in conversation with Heidi Lucero (Acjachemen, Mutsun Ohlone), Natalia Roxas (Tagalog, Kapampangan), Margaret Aull (Fiji, Te Rarawa, Tūwharetoa) and Stormy Kara (Ngāti Kaena, Ngāti Vara, Ngāti Tane, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Koroki Kahukura, Tumutevarovaro (Rarotonga) in a panel discussion on indigenous womens practices.
Festival Stage
11.15am | St Marcus
12.15pm | Light Of The Pacific
12.55pm | MMC Malo Uma Pasifika
1.30pm | Tamariki o te Vaorākau
2.05pm | Jodes Music
3.00pm | Aki
4.00pm | Te Wharekura o Mauao Kura
4.45pm | Nahaan
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1.00pm | Tahitian Tattoo: Present & Ancient
Kōrero with Tihoti Faara about what the Tahitian tattoo means today and in ancient times.
Tihoti says that having tattoos helps connect him to his ancestors, and his favourite piece is part of his arm sleeve, depicting a stone temple, or marae, which are spaces for worship and celebration for French Polynesians. Tihoti also has numerous scenes of nature inked on his body, including ocean waves, birds and trees. “It is not just a design,” he notes. “The meaning of the tattoo is about my connection to these symbols, and my connection to the forces of nature. You don’t just tattoo your skin; you tattoo your spirit.”
Tihoti’s keen interest in drawing led him to explore tattooing, and he gave himself his first tattoo at the age of 14. “At the time {1980}, we didn’t have machines, so we did hand poke tattoos with sewing needles and ink,” he says. By age 22, half of his body was covered in tattoos, over the next fifteen years, he covered his entire body, including half of his face. “I wish I had more space,” he remarks with a smile.
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2.30pm | The Cultural Practices of North West Coast
Join in a presentation with Nahaan Aya who will discuss with us the revival of his cultural practices.
Nahaan’s matrilineal lineage is of the Tlingit, his grandfather is Iñupiaq, his biological father of the Paiute and his actual father is of the Kaigani Haida. He focuses exclusively on working within the spirit and design style of the Northwest Coast practices and customs of ceremonial tattooing, wood carving, copper and abalone jewelry, painting and custom designing of regalia and tattoos.
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4.00pm | Batok, An Ancestral Skin Marking Tradition
Welcome to a journey of cultural resurgence and self-discovery as we delve into the rich tapestry of batok, an ancestral skin marking tradition, within the context of the Philippine Diaspora.
An exploration of batok's history, particularly its reawakening in our diaspora. Moreover, we will navigate the unique perspective of a woman practitioner in a traditionally male-dominated space, shedding light on the dynamic role women play in preserving and evolving this ancient art form.
Natalia Roxas (Tagalog, Kapampngan) is a Filipina American creative based in Oʻahu, Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Natalia is currently a hand tap tattoo practitioner of Katao School of Living Traditions under the tutelage of Lane Wilcken, a manbatek or mambabatok, a cultural tattoo practitioner.
Natalia is joined this year by Thea Roxas and Michael Quintana, students of Natalia, and Kayla Sotomil, an ethnographic film maker.
