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A production house based in Guåhan, committed to uplifting indigenous voices and stories. Nihi! Inspire a deep love for our water, land, and people
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is a children's television/internet series and a project of Duk Duk Goose, Inc., a recently formed nonprofit with the following purposes:

1. Preserve and protect our unique language, culture, stories, identity, and resources
2. Instill a confidence and pride in our unique identity and our island community
3. Promote sustainable and healthy ways of living

Nihi! advocates for:

Chamorro language a

nd culture
Character development (respect, kindness, honesty, work ethic, sharing and other culturally based values and traits)
Environmental Stewardship
Health
Learning

25/08/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Tony de Brum from the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 — who as a boy witnessed the nuclear bombing of his home and then went to war against injustice. Who rose like a mountain from the sea to restore the rights of his people, earning him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. When the global north failed their climate pledges and threatened to walk away from environmental action, Tony held back the flood –sued every single one of the nuclear powers, and led the rest of the world to consensus–becoming one of Micronesia’s greatest guardians.
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After Tony de Brum’s passing, Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine may have said it best: “He fought for our independence, he fought against the tyranny of nuclear weapons and for nuclear justice for our people, and he led the international fight against climate change. The very existence of the Paris Agreement owes a lot to Tony de Brum. He was a giant of history, a legend in every meaning of the word, and a custodian of our shared future.”
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 3 features W***y Kostka, Cinta Kaipat, Joakim Peter, and Tony de Brum. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxSmXSIz5o0&t=3s

21/08/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Joakim “Jojo” Peter from Chuuk 🇫🇲— who dreamed beneath the stars and championed the rights of migrants and those with disabilities; who showed an island of marginalized students how to reach for the sky. As his people faced displacement and violent discrimination, Jojo instilled their pride in classrooms and on the air; he founded multiple organizations to uplift Micronesians, providing support systems and increasing access to healthcare, education, and community. He was appointed to the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission as the first COFA citizen commissioner. Dr. Peter left behind a more united Oceania, showing us that smallness is a state of mind and Micronesia is mighty.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 3 features W***y Kostka, Cinta Kaipat, Joakim Peter, and Tony deBrum. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

18/08/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Cinta Matagolai Kaipat from Pågan, in the Northern Marianas 🇲🇵 — whose life was a vibrant reef of protection for our shores, who was the first Refaluwasch woman to become a lawyer. When the U.S. military threatened to turn her home island into weapons testing grounds, Cinta led a grassroots movement to preserve the land and culture of her people, reminding us in song and regalia, of the beauty we are called to defend.
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Cinta was our Chamolinian renaissance woman. From masterful beadwork in her lighatúttúr to composing iconic songs with the Kaipat family and Olomway band, from government campaigns to save Pagan from militarization to islandwide beautification intiatives and working with our youth — she spent her life nurturing and protecting all that makes the Marianas special. In language and love, Cinta left for us a legacy worth continuing.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 3 features W***y Kostka, Cinta Kaipat, Joakim Peter, and Tony deBrum. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

15/08/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is W***y Kostka from Pohnpei 🇫🇲 — who has tended the garden of Micronesia, whose regional conservation work is creating a world in which our islands’ precious environments can truly flourish. As the forces of industry and habitat loss threaten our homes, W***y is building a bridge toward a more verdant and secure future, empowering the next generation of land and ocean protectors.
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He co-founded the Conservation Society of Pohnpei and the Micronesia Conservation Trust, helped launch the Micronesia Challenge initiative, and has spent over twenty years equipping our region to better protect our homelands and the traditional practices of stewardship that have guided our peoples for millenia.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 3 features W***y Kostka, Cinta Kaipat, Joakim Peter, and Tony deBrum. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

25/07/2025

Anticipation. Relief. Joy.

In a landmark decision, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that states have binding legal obligations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, uphold the rights of present and future generations to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, and provide reparations for climate harm. 🌏🔥

This is the most consequential ruling in the ICJ’s 80-year history—and a historic win for climate-vulnerable nations and Indigenous frontline communities around the world.

Chamoru human rights attorney and his firm, —the only Pacific-based international human rights law firm—represented the Republic of Vanuatu and Pacific communities throughout the case. Their legal team played a central role in securing this unprecedented ruling, which recognizes climate change as an “urgent and existential threat” and names climate inaction as an “internationally wrongful act.”

“A new era of climate accountability is upon us,” said Aguon. “This moment affirms with absolute clarity that the law supports climate justice. We move from moral appeal to legal obligation.”

The case—brought forward by Vanuatu and backed by 130+ nations—was sparked by Pacific Island students and built entirely by a grassroots, Indigenous-led coalition. BOL’s approach blended legal strategy with testimony, cultural protocol, and ancestral knowledge—recasting the Court as a space where Indigenous worldviews lead the way forward.

This ruling opens new global pathways for reparations and justice. It’s more than a legal win—it’s a victory for Indigenous leadership and a turning point in the climate justice movement.

Nihi Indigenous Media was on the ground at The Hague to document this historic moment. Our in-progress documentary will center the Indigenous Pacific attorneys, advocates, and island communities whose stories and persistence championed this case to the world stage.

🌀 With gratitude to and for enabling our presence at this pivotal moment, and to for their support.

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20/06/2025

There is Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner from the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 — visionary artist and envoy, whose poetry turns the tides, while leading a new wave of Micronesian climate warriors and storytellers. From rising waters and toxic pollution to the history of nuclear testing, Kathy weaves her people’s past into a vibrant future, her basket of stories large enough to carry our islands.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 2 features Teresia Teaiwa, Robert Underwood, Tommy Remengesau, and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

16/06/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Tommy Remengesau from Belau 🇵🇼 — who spent his presidency as one of the greatest defenders of our oceans; who showed the world how to mold a government around traditional systems, how to codify indigenous love for the land into a bulwark of conservation. When overfishing and contamination threatened Belau’s waters, Tommy and his people called for a traditional practice of sanctuary — establishing one of the largest, fully-protected marine areas in the entire world, while elevating Belau and Micronesia as environmental leaders on the international stage.
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The traditional practice of bul and instating moratoriums on fishing is rooted in a cultural posture of respect for the land and ocean. Bul is an acknowledgment of reliance on ecosystems that need protection and a pathway toward restoration that continues to be upheld in Palauan communities today.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 2 features Teresia Teaiwa, Robert Underwood, Tommy Remengesau, and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

12/06/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Robert Underwood from Guåhan 🇬🇺 — who carries the historical torch of Chamoru self-determination, whose passionate activism became a life of public service. When the U.S. federal government ignored the plight of the Chamoru people, Robert passed major legislation to return native lands and fought for our rights to self-government and war reparations. Robert continues to be a crucial thought leader, stoking the flames for the next generation of Guam’s liberators.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 2 features Teresia Teaiwa, Robert Underwood, Tommy Remengesau, and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

09/06/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is Teresia Teaiwa from Kiribati 🇰🇮 — whose teaching and mentorship was a lighthouse for her students, illuminating not only the dark corners of history but also the way forward. Beneath the shadow of violent occupations and militarization across the Pacific, Teresia’s work gave wings to our hope for an empowered Oceania in a more just and joyful world.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode 2 features Teresia Teaiwa, Robert Underwood, Tommy Remengesau, and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

29/05/2025

Meet Our Heroes
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There is Gabriela Ngirmang from Belau 🇵🇼 — who dreamt of her grandchildren’s future as one without war, who gathered the strength of the village and fought for her people’s freedom and a nuclear-free Pacific. When political violence swept over the island, Gabriela and the brave women who joined her rooted their people during an impossible storm. Together, they led a resistance against the most powerful nation in the world and inspired peace movements across the Pacific.
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Gabriela Ngirmang was the leader of Otil A Beluad (the Anchor of the Land), a women’s organisation for 50 years. In 1979, 92% of Palauan people voted for their nuclear-free constitution, which included a clause requiring 75% of voters to agree before nuclear weapons could be brought into Palau.
This was the first time a clause banning and/or restricting nuclear activities had been included in any nation’s constitution anywhere in the world. This achievement has not been repeated since.
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Gabriela, her family, and the nuclear-free movement in Belau faced violence, intimidation, and coercion. But their strength is a testament to the land protectors who uphold Micronesia and our collective dreams for a peaceful, thriving future.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode One features Mau Piailug, Hilda Heine, Gabriela Ngirmang, and Julian Aguon. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

23/05/2025

Meet Our Heroes
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There is Julian Aguon from Guåhan 🇬🇺 — who founded the first regional law firm of its kind and is clearing a path toward environmental justice at the world’s highest court. As climate change threatens the survival of our region and the entire globe, Julian, author and attorney, writes to cultivate indigenous imagination while emboldening a new generation of attorneys all across the Pacific to fight for our homelands.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode One features Mau Piailug, Hilda Heine, Gabriela Ngirmang, and Julian Aguon. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.
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19/05/2025

Meet our Heroes
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There is President Hilda Heine from the Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 — who was the first Marshallese person to earn a PhD, the first woman Minister of Education, and the first woman President of any independent Pacific nation, who led an island of students until she led a nation. When extreme droughts and floods devastated her home, President Hilda led a global coalition of 58 countries ensuring that the most vulnerable climate change stories were visible to the whole world.
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Heroes of Micronesia: Episode One features Mau Piailug, Hilda Heine, Gabriela Ngirmang, and Julian Aguon. Watch the full video at the link in our bio.

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