I am going to show you around my place It is part of a big country called Papua New Guinea Our houses are built right up to the edge of the sea The sea is good to us It gives us fish to eat ID: 814680
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Slide1
Welcome to Kapo Island
Slide2I am going to show you around my place. It is part of a big country called Papua New Guinea.
Slide3Our houses are built right up to the edge of the sea. The sea is good to us. It gives us fish to eat.
Slide4Welcome
Do you know any stories about Jesus being made welcome in a town?
Slide5We bathe in the sea every morning.We are good at paddling our dugout canoes.
Slide6We sail our canoes to school
Slide7Our school
We are getting a new classroom because more children are coming to school.
Slide8Fishing
Fish is important food for us. We fish using nets, lines or spears.
Slide9Fish for breakfast
Slide10Fresh water
We need to bring fresh water from the mainland to the island. A trip by canoe takes about 15 minutes when the sea is calm.
Slide11Coconut trees
Coconut trees grow all over our island.We collect the coconuts for our families. Coconuts are useful for many things. We use coconuts for food and drink.
Slide12Could you do this?
Slide13Could you balance these?
The knife is to help split open the hard coconut shells.
Slide14Food on our island
We grow ourown food.
We eat banana,
taro, and sweet potato – all
flavoured
with coconut milk.
Slide15The pigs are very important for us.
Slide16Count to Five
Listen to John count the shell money to five.
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Hua
Tolu
Pange
Lima
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Watch video on YouTube at:
http://youtu.be/2LK9mG2sBH8
)
Slide17Our Catholic church
Our church has special carved posts that represent our ancestors.We pray here together as a community every day.
Slide18Totems
There are five clans or family groups who live on our island. Each clan has their own special totem. These are shown as a fish, a bird, a woman, a snake and a woman with a seahorse in a basket.
Slide19Close up of a carved totem.
This is a sea bird eating a fish.
Slide20Games
We play many games. Emma is skipping.
Slide21Two videos of games
Kuruke - Rat game(Watch video on YouTube at:
http://youtu.be/-gE1ypScJN0
)
Dokta
- Hand slapping game
(
Watch video on YouTube at:
http://youtu.be/6AGd3UO41MY
)
Slide22Family meal time
At night we gather and eat together.We cook our food over the fire.
Slide23Thanks for visiting
our village.
Slide24Goodbye! Gutbai!
Slide25How do we welcome new people to our place?
Slide26Acknowledgements
Thanks to the people of Kapo Island for allowing us to spend a few days with them.
Thank you to Fr Edward Mali, Diocese of
Kimbe
& Matthias Ire, Caritas Papua New Guinea – Diocese of
Kimbe
.
Photos by Fr Philip Gibbs
Visit September 2012.
Slide27www.caritas.org.nz
2013