Second People

Voyagers and Peoples of the Seas and Oceans


While First Peoples often embody relationship with their Land, Second Peoples may include those who have journeyed and left places ‘far away’. 
In some cases, ‘home’ may be both here and there. 

For some, identity includes being First People in one place and Second People in another. For others, identity involved a weaving together of cultures and heritage.

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1. Navigation of Life

2. Calm in the Storm

3. An Affirmation for Second Peoples

4. Tsunami Confession of Hope

5. Tide turns

6. Caught in the rip

7. Out of the depths

8. Blending in, bringing flavour

9. The waters above and below (A Creation song)

10. Eternity Lovesong

For Friends
A listening reflection (for when you have been given a shell)

11. Under the Mat - Confession Meditation 
Based on Matthew 11:28-30
For my Samoan teacher and Matai, Tongia Wilson.

12. Bringing Ashes Home

When Tuvaluan and other Islander Sailors die away from home, 
often their remains are cremated and sent ‘home’. 
Culturally, the rites and rituals associated with burial 
are disrupted and confused without a body and a coffin.
This prayer is for the many family and friends 
longing to welcome their loved one home.

An offering of root vegetables from the earth or dried coconut 
should be brought for burning to make ashes of welcoming.



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