Photo: Jogai Bhatt
The Ministry for Pacific Peoples [MPP] carried out the Pacific Language Weeks Tivaivai Review, which highligted the changes community groups wanted to see in the annual celebrations of the nine Pacific languages.
2021 signalled a year of transition for the Pacific Language Weeks series, MPP would be assessing a themed approach, increase in funding and announcing Language Champion Honours.
Although officially termed Language Weeks , many Pacific communities extended activities throughout the year with language funding support provided by MPP to enable year-long language learning initiatives.
Aupito William Sio said he wanted the Language Champions to be part and parcel of the Pacific Communities response.