Cindy Lekka

Interview with Sendilina Lekka

June 20, 2016 Kolonia, Pohnpei

Senator Sendilina Lekka is interviewed by Johnny Rudolph about traditional knowledge and the school curriculum on Nukuoro.

Muna Nuguolo (Nukuoro version)

JR:   Denei gai de gau i kinei maanadu e hanu alaadeu hagasaale danuaa e bale ai de hegau nei gi kii ange i tanuaa i muli mai i de masoaa e hai ai. Gai au e lodo e gaavange gi senator.

CL: Yes.

JR: Cindy Lekka. Tilo be aahee ana hagasaale, ana maanadu ange gi de hegau nei ide aahee ange e hai muli mai, maanadu e hanu hagasaale e bale ai gi kii ange i ono daha, gidaadeu ga hagalongo i ono daha.

CL: Se aha delaa?

JR: Dehe dau hai e hagasaale ai laa de hegau nei ange gi muli mai?

CL: Oo, de abo donu loo. Iai nei donu go de, go de hau o de moni is in process. Gai, gai, you know, au gu malangilangi, au gu malangilangi donu saunoa go hiidinga denei tahi, mai gi de ngau denei tahi hanonga ne hai ai kaini demonstration benei i omaadeu daha i pohnpei, de gau nukuoro e noho nei i pohnpei gaalava. Au e hagadonu bolo denga mee loo mai i mua e kii ange, kii ange tanuaa kii ange de organize, momme ange i mee adaadeu ga daamada nei i de hai iai nei, so I look forward for more improvement on everything that we do. De abo donu.

JR: Senator, dehe dau hagasaale, gu dahi nei au gidee mee benei mai doo gauligi?

CL: De abo donu, bei dagu hai ne tala age ai laa, denei donu huu tahi hanonga aagu ne gidee ai kaini meenei gai au gu malangilangi.

JR: So great.

CL: Au gu malangilangi donu saunoa i denga, you know, hagatau, oh delaa go de hagatau o tahulinga o de ngadau nei. Gai au e hagadonu bolo e kii ange naa i denga mee loo mai. De abo donu.

JR:   E hanu ange au mee e maanadu age e bale ai denga gauligi i muli mai? Be ni muna aha aau e maanadu age?

CL:   De mee hagamogomogo ange gi denga dama i muli mai, dagu mee e dee lodo ai gilaadeu gi dee bei mai gimaadeu iai nei. Gai gimaadeu e dee ai donu amaadeu mee e iloo i tagodo demaadeu, i mee laanea o de henua. Gai au e hagadonu bolo gimaadeu iai nei e hagatale nei de hai e maua ai i de ago ange gilaadeu momo mee e hanu. Gai au e hagadonu bolo denga maadua, denga daane de henua denga haahine de henua, gilaadeu goi maua ai huu i de ago mai gimaadeu alodahi be ni aha amaadeu e need, especially ange donu gi de denga hegau daane ma denga hegau a denga haahine ange gi de henua go nukuoro. De abo donu.

JR: Senator, koe ga galoange nei gi taadeu suguulu i te ai nei se se aha, se... meenei i lote curriculum, koe ga galo ange laa, se mee ni de government o taadeu henua, o taadeu henua e galo ange e hai gi se mee hagamogomogo i de hai?

CL: E hagamogomogo donu saunoa dagu hai de mee adaadeu e maua insert gi lote curriculum iai nei go de extracurricular activities. Go kinei e maua de fit in ai kaini meenei no te maa leva i lotaadeu. Gai it doesn't hurt, you know, like after schools, denga meenei gi ago ange ina hogi gi adaadeu dama gi dee gi dee disappear ai. Gai se mee from one generation to the other. De abo donu.

JR: De abo donu loo i oo daha i au hagasaale ma au muna ma au maanadu ma doo masoaa. Thank you.

CL: Appreciate it.