Samoana Integrated Learning Initiative - SAILI

Our wayfinders spent the morning with the 6th grade voyagers .

With Tuloutele Celeste, students practiced using the star compass, gaining insight into traditional navigation. Tapena Fani guided hands-on lessons in tying knots and identifying the parts of the va‘a (canoe).

Fa‘afetai tele lava to PHA for welcoming us and helping share the knowledge of wayfinding with our youth. It was a beautiful morning of learning, connection, and cultural grounding.

We are so excited for Utah Wayfinding Week!

Journey with Tuloutele Celeste Manuia Haʻo as she shares an ancestral and personal voyage across ocean and identity—weaving together wayfinding, cultural revitalization, and the sacred responsibilities of a taupou living in diaspora into a powerful story of return, resilience, and renewal.

RSVP today at: https://www.saili.org/wayfinding-week/event-three-w9hld

Join us for Utah Roots Oceanic Routes featuring Jake Fitisemanu and Fealofani Bruun. Explore the rich history of Utah’s Samoan communities and the enduring wisdom of ancestral wayfinding.

RSVP today and check out our other Wayfinding Week Events at https://www.saili.org/wayfinding-week