Island Observer

How do you say the alphabet in Ulithian? Could you name one traditional skill or aspect of the environment that corresponds with each letter? Join our ISLET members in exploring the richness of our languages and environments! (2018)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuYahu0AHeg...

/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} This poster features several medicinal plants on Ulithi atoll. Kammagar to the GEM Island Observer ISLET members and citizens of Ulithi for sharing this knowledge. (2017) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Yap Island Explorer ISLET members created a Kahoot! game to share some of the significant knowledge they learned about breadfruit phenology through their research. This game was played with participants at the GEM 2020 webinar...

How do you say the alphabet in Pohnpeian? Could you name one traditional skill or aspect of the environment that corresponds with each letter? Join our ISLET members in exploring the richness of our languages and environments! (2019)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piRnG8_Mzh4...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} As part of the work of the Geoscience in Conservation ISLET, Conservation Society of Pohnpei and PREL created a survey about the roles and responsibilities in the community meeting house (nahs). This survey can be...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} This photo essay by Conservation Society of Pohnpei features the capstone event with Nanpei Memorial High School students. In May 2019, students spent 10 days with CSP, a local expert, and their Pohnpei Studies teachers...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} In Kosrae, the Island Observer ISLET created and posted 75 place name signs in Malem village. Signs denote significant land and water features in the village. Creating the signs involved interviewing elders about place names...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} In August 2018, GEM ISLET members in Kosrae coordinated a fafa pounding event with youth. Both young men and women took the lead on preparing the pounded taro and pounded taro and banana delicacies, with...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Tamatam ISLET members led community outreach events on respect, acknowledging that respect binds every living and non-living thing. (2018) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Pollap ISLET developed and utilized a questionnaire about “apwpwóro,” a practice of stooping to show respect. The ISLET was interested in the current use of apwpwóro and the history of the practice. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Unanu ISLET members diligently documented the processes of weaving several types of baskets and carvings. Many of the basket designs had not been used in many years. ISLET members held community events to teach others...

/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Piherarh ISLET worked together to document the steps of different forms of carving and basket weaving. (2019) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} The Kosrae Island Observer ISLET wanted to raise awareness of endangered species in Kosrae to encourage community members to learn about these species and ways to protect them. To raise awareness, the ISLET created a...

Nikul’s Journey is an original video created by seniors at Kosrae High School as part of their English classes. The story is a retelling of the traditional story of how breadfruit came to Kosrae. Students were inspired by traditional Kosraean stories and created the costumes...

/*! elementor - v3.7.6 - 15-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} Kosrae Island Observer ISLET members created a poster featuring 30 en fong (moon phases) from Kosrae. Each en fong has a slightly different visual characteristics and meaning. The main purpose of the poster is to...

This song was composed by the Kosrae Island Observer ISLET to accompany the place name land markers in Malem village. Teachers at Malem Elementary created this song for their students to help them remember local place names and to encourage them to share the song...

/*! elementor - v3.7.5 - 14-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} This highly visual poster displays information about mangroves in Pacific islands. Posters can be printed on letter size (8.5 x 11) or tabloid size (11 x 17) paper. (2017) Download ...

/*! elementor - v3.7.5 - 14-09-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} This highly visual poster displays information about agroforests in the Pacific. Posters can be printed on letter size (8.5 x 11) or tabloid size (11 x 17) paper. (2017) Download ...

How do you say the alphabet in Kosraean? Could you name one traditional skill or aspect of the environment that corresponds with each letter? Join our ISLET members in exploring the richness of our languages and environments! (2018)https://youtu.be/7nF1h48qEQw...

What is fáiro (respect) and why is fáiro important to a Chuukese way of life? These posters summarize insights from elders and cultural experts in the Chuuk ISLET that illustrate fáiro and its role in Chuukese living. (2020) Download /*! elementor - v3.7.1 - 14-08-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image...