Henriette Kamia (born 1955)[1] is a French Polynesian educator and disability activist. She is president of the Te Niu o Te Huma federation.
Kamia was born on the island of Fatu-Hiva in the Marquesas Islands and was educated at école Sainte-Anne on Hiva Oa[1] and Collège La Mennais in Papeete.[2] She trained as a teacher, but went blind in her first year of teaching.[1] After learning Braille in France she returned to Tahiti to teach visually-impaired students at the Center for Hearing and Speech Education in Pirae.[1] In 1987 she became president of the Huma Mero federation.[3] She has since served as president of the Polynesian Federation of Adapted and Disabled Sports, and vice-president of the Olympic Committee of French Polynesia.[4] In 2015 she became president of the Te Niu o Te Huma federation.[5]
In 2001 she was made a knight of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[6] In December 2017 she was elevated to officer.[7] In December 2022 she was elevated to the rank of commander.[8] In 2010 she was made a knight of the Legion of Honour.[3] In 2021 she was promoted to officer.[4] She was awarded her medal in 2022.[9]
In June 2023 she was awarded a Poerava award by the Union of French-speaking Women of Oceania.[2][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Henriette Kamia, une autre façon de voir" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Henriette Kamia, une force au service des personnes porteuses de handicap" (in French). Femmes de Polynésie. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Henriette Kamia reçoit la légion d'honneur" (in French). TNTV. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ a b "ACTUALITÉS: "Henriette Kamia a reçu sa médaille d'officier de la Légion d'honneur"" (in French). Fédération Te Niu O Te Huma. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Henriette Kamia, la voie de l'inclusion" (in French). Femmes de Polynésie. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Henriette Kamia élevée au rang de commandeur de l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (in French). Radio1. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Distingués pour leur implication en faveur des personnes handicapées" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Avant son départ à la retraite, Matahi Brothers devient chevalier de l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Henriette Kamia, Officier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). Radio1. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Huit femmes, huit destins : portraits des Poerava 2023" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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