Kia orana!

I have been searching for family through other websites. I was able to find my uncle that I had never met! Thank you!

The short documentary "Tama Uli" has such a deep connection to me a mixed race Samoan. My Grandmother was considered a "Teine Uli" and faced my prejudices in her life - even my own father and his siblings were bullied for this. Just because my Great Grandfather was stolen (black-birded) from the Solomon Islands. Watching this documentary felt like I was being connected to a large part of my history that is hidden away from me.

I was stationed on a radio base station for Western Geophysical Ltd. in Oct.-Dec. 1987 with another base station operator. WesternGeCo were shooting siesmic in the Gulf of Papua for a British oil exploration company. Radio base stations were used for the precise positioning of the siesmic vessels at that time. Pre-GPS. We with our equipment were flown from Pt. Moresby to Balimo in Twin Otters, and then by Jet Ranges to Korimoro Pt. We were an approx. 2hr walk from Maipani Village.