Fa’afaletui: A Framework for the Promotion of Renal Health in an Australian Samoan Community

Abstract

The findings suggest that future kidney health promotion initiatives within this Samoan community will be more effective if they are sensitive to Samoan cultural norms, language, and context.

Decolonising Pacific research, building Pacific research communities and developing Pacific research tools: The case of the talanoa and the faafaletui in Samoa

“…As explained by Vaioleti, Halapua and Tamasese et al (and all those who have since extended on them, such as Fletcher, n.d.; Otsuka, 2006;Prescott, 2008;McCarthy et al, 2010;Havea, 2010;Marsh, 2010;Otunuku, 2011;Farrelly and Nabobo-Baba, 2012), the talanoa and faafaletui as methodologies and methods seem to privilege a process of storying that wherever possible is open and face to face. Such storying, whether deep, serious or casual, is carried out using a process that is focused on building culturally appropriate and respectful relationships, not only between researcher and participant, but also between researchers themselves.…”

“…Such storying, whether deep, serious or casual, is carried out using a process that is focused on building culturally appropriate and respectful relationships, not only between researcher and participant, but also between researchers themselves. As methods, the distinction between an interview or focus group and a talanoa or faafaletui session, although not yet sharp, is becoming clearer as more researchers use them, and talk and write explicitly about their experiences doing so -about what worked and what did not (Prescott, 2008;McCarthy et al, 2010). At present, there is a necessity for Pacific researchers to describe their use of talanoa or faafaletui in ways that suggest them to be synonymous with European-termed social research methods, such as the focus group or interview.…”

Tafatolu (three-sides): A Samoan research methodological framework

“…A widely used Samoan research methodology is Fa'afaletui. Various components of this methodology have been used by researchers investigating Pacific people including Samoans and their issues, located within the region (McCarthy, Shaban, & Stone, 2011;Suaalii-Sauni & Fulu-Aiolupotea, 2014). Fa'afaletui uses the metaphor of the traditional practice of weaving.…”

Pacific Youth: Local and Global Futures

“…The focus of much of the nascent health literature on Pasifika communities in Australia has been on individual markers of ill health, such as obesity, diabetes, renal disease and cardiovascular and respiratory conditions; it has also covered the experiences of adult (Polynesian) Pasifika in the Australian health system (McCarthy et al 2010;Rodriguez 2013;Rodriguez & George 2014). The common analytical approach to the Pasifika health issues of these studies is based on a biomedical framework.…”