Umusaga: A Voyage Made Ready

Closing Utah Wayfinding Week with an evening of talanoa, storytelling, and performance celebrating voyaging and history. Na manuia ai le folauga a Lata ona o le fa'atu'au. Lata's voyages were successful because of prayerful preparation. Umusaga closes Utah Wayfinding Week: a celebration of the preparation, learning, and community that carry a voyage, and a people, home. To conclude Utah Wayfinding Week, we invite you to a special evening of talanoa featuring guest wayfinder and educator Tuloutele Celeste Manuia Haʻo and Utah Representative Laufou Jacob Fitisemanu Jr. for a special evening of talanoa. Laufou Jacob will trace the story of how early Sāmoans came to call Utah home in the 19th century, and Tuloutele will share her own voyage across ocean and identity, a story of wayfinding, cultural revitalization, and return. Special performances by Malama Mataitoa.