Topic One: Village Life in Tokelau - Soana Telefoni

The village life in Tokelau is very important to everyone who lives on the island. Everyone on the island, have a job and responsibility that they need to do. There are a council of elders (older men) who make important decisions for the island to keep everyone safe and these elders meet weekly. The ladies can go to work and do their job but they mostly stay at home with the children to look after them. Everyone in Tokelau relies on each other and they share their things with others like food or entertainment, no matter who the person is. People always respect and look after each other because they are all living on a small island together and they only have each other. In Tokelau, there is no jail or crime because everyone is happy and they are kept safe. If there is one person who is acting up or not behaving well, some other people help that person to get better by teaching them the right ways of living in Tokelau and that they shouldn’t be behaving like that because it’s not how people are supposed to act in Tokelau.