Pacific Media Network has published a feature story exploring how RootsTech 2026 is helping Pacific peoples preserve their genealogy, oral histories, and cultural identity through emerging digital tools and artificial intelligence.
DOWNLOADThe article, released on 6 March 2026, follows Pacific attendees in Salt Lake City as they learn new ways to safeguard ancestral knowledge and reconnect families across the region and the diaspora.
The piece also shares insights from Sāmoan genealogist Afiona Faumuina, who has spent more than two decades documenting village‑level oral histories, as well as reflections from award‑winning Filipino journalist Jessica Soho on the importance of understanding family heritage.
Read the full Pacific Media Network article here:
“From Oral Legends to Digital Archives: How Technology Could Help Protect Pacific Ancestry”
https://pmn.co.nz/read/pacific-region/from-oral-legends-to-digital-archives-how-technology-could-protect-pacific-ancestry