Indigenous wisdom for mental wellbeing | Sione Vaka | TEDxUniversity of Waikato

In 2022 on the 15th of January, a volcano erupted in the kingdom of Toma. So powerful it echoed AC across the globe. It triggered tsunami waves impacting countries like Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and the United States of America. The most profound waves were not in the ocean. They were in the hearts of the people. I was part of a mental health team that traveled to Tonga. What we encountered was not just physical devastation, but emotional trauma. Children ran and hit, terrified that the er ...