by Richard Sanders. Staff Writer
Honiara, Solomon Islands โ January 3, 2025
The Solomon Islands National Archive (SINA) stands as a cornerstone of the nationโs commitment to preserving its rich cultural heritage and historical records. Established to safeguard the diverse narratives of the Solomon Islands, the archive plays a pivotal role in documenting the islands’ unique history, from pre-colonial times through the colonial era to modern-day developments.
Located in Honiara, the capital city, SINA houses a vast collection of documents, photographs, and artifacts that chronicle the islands’ journey through time. Its establishment reflects a growing recognition of the importance of archival preservation in fostering a sense of national identity and pride among the Solomon Islanders.
Preserving Cultural Heritage
One of the primary missions of SINA is to collect and preserve materials that represent the myriad cultures within the Solomon Islands. This includes not only governmental records but also oral histories, traditional practices, and the stories of local communities. The archive serves as a vital resource for researchers, educators, and the general public, providing insight into the islands’ diverse cultural landscape.
“The archive is a living entity,” says Director of SINA, Dr. Mary Tuhakaraina. “It is not just about storing documents; itโs about connecting people to their past and ensuring that future generations understand and appreciate their heritage.”
Community Engagement and Education
In recent years, SINA has ramped up its community outreach programs, encouraging local schools and organizations to engage with the archive. Workshops, exhibitions, and guided tours have been organized to promote awareness of the importance of historical preservation. These initiatives are designed to foster a sense of ownership and responsibility among the younger generation regarding their cultural heritage.
Dr. Tuhakaraina emphasizes the importance of education in these efforts. “By involving young people in the archival process, we instill a sense of pride in their identity and encourage them to become stewards of their history.”
Challenges and Future Directions
Despite its successes, SINA faces numerous challenges, including limited funding and the need for modern preservation technologies. The tropical climate poses threats to the physical integrity of archival materials, necessitating the urgent implementation of preservation strategies.
To address these issues, SINA is exploring partnerships with international organizations specializing in archival preservation. These collaborations aim to secure funding and technological support to enhance the archive’s facilities and expand its digital offerings.
As the Solomon Islands continue to navigate the complexities of modernity, the National Archive remains a vital institution for the preservation of memory and identity. Through its dedicated efforts, SINA not only safeguards the past but also empowers future generations to appreciate and learn from the rich tapestry of their heritage.
As the new year unfolds, the Solomon Islands National Archive stands ready to embrace new opportunities for growth and engagement, ensuring that the stories of its people endure for years to come.
็ฑ็ๆฅๅพทยทๆกๅพทๆฏๆฐๅ๏ผๅทฅไฝไบบๅ
้ๅฐผไบๆ๏ผๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒโโ2025ๅนด1ๆ3ๆฅ
ๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒๅฝๅฎถๆกฃๆก้ฆ๏ผSINA๏ผๆฏๅฝๅฎถ่ดๅไบไฟๆคๅ ถไธฐๅฏๆๅ้ไบงๅๅๅฒ่ฎฐๅฝ็ๅบ็ณใ่ฏฅๆกฃๆก้ฆ็ๅปบ็ซๆจๅจไฟๆคๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒๅคๆ ท็ๅไบ๏ผๅๆฅ็่ฎฐๅฝๅฒๅฑฟ็ฌ็นๅๅฒ็้่ฆไฝ็จ๏ผไปๅๆฎๆฐๆถไปฃๅฐๆฎๆฐๆถๆ๏ผๅๅฐ็ฐไปฃ็ๅๅฑใ
SINAไฝไบ้ฆ้ฝ้ๅฐผไบๆ๏ผๆถ่ไบๅคง้ๆๆกฃใ็ ง็ๅๆ็ฉ๏ผ่ฎฐๅฝไบๅฒๅฑฟ็ๅๅฒๆ ็จใๅ ถๅปบ็ซๅๆ ไบๅฏนๆกฃๆกไฟๆค้่ฆๆง็ๆฅ็่ฎค่ฏ๏ผไฟ่ฟไบๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒไบบๆฐๅฏนๅฝๅฎถ่ฎคๅๆๅ่ช่ฑชๆ็ๅขๅผบใ
ไฟๆคๆๅ้ไบง
SINA็ไธป่ฆไฝฟๅฝไนไธๆฏๆถ้ๅไฟๅญไปฃ่กจๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒๅ็งๆๅ็ๆๆใ่ฟไธไป ๅ ๆฌๆฟๅบ่ฎฐๅฝ๏ผ่ฟๅ ๆฌๅฃ่ฟฐๅๅฒใไผ ็ปๅฎ่ทตๅๅฝๅฐ็คพๅบ็ๆ ไบใ่ฏฅๆกฃๆก้ฆไธบ็ ็ฉถไบบๅใๆ่ฒๅทฅไฝ่ ๅๅ ฌไผๆไพไบ้่ฆ็่ตๆบ๏ผๆทฑๅ ฅไบ่งฃๅฒๅฑฟๅคๆ ท็ๆๅ้ข่ฒใ
โๆกฃๆก้ฆๆฏไธไธชๆดป็ๅฎไฝ๏ผโSINAไธปไปป็ไธฝยทๅพๅๅก่ฑๅจๅๅฃซ่ฏดใโ่ฟไธไป ไป ๆฏๅญๅจๆๆกฃ๏ผ่ๆฏ่ฎฉไบบไปฌไธไปไปฌ็่ฟๅปๅปบ็ซ่็ณป๏ผ็กฎไฟๆชๆฅ็ไธไปฃ็่งฃๅๆฌฃ่ตไปไปฌ็้ไบงใโ
็คพๅบๅไธๅๆ่ฒ
่ฟๅนดๆฅ๏ผSINAๅ ๅคงไบๅ ถ็คพๅบๆจๅนฟ้กน็ฎ๏ผ้ผๅฑๅฝๅฐๅญฆๆ กๅ็ป็ปไธๆกฃๆก้ฆไบๅจใ็ป็ปไบๅทฅไฝๅใๅฑ่งๅๅธฆๅฏผ่ง็ๅ่งๆดปๅจ๏ผไปฅๆ้ซๅฏนๅๅฒไฟๆค้่ฆๆง็่ฎค่ฏใ่ฟไบไธพๆชๆจๅจๅนๅ ปๅนด่ฝปไธไปฃๅฏนๅ ถๆๅ้ไบง็ๅฝๅฑๆๅ่ดฃไปปๆใ
ๅพๅๅก่ฑๅจๅๅฃซๅผบ่ฐๆ่ฒๅจ่ฟไบๅชๅไธญ็้่ฆๆงใโ้่ฟ่ฎฉๅนด่ฝปไบบๅไธๆกฃๆก่ฟ็จ๏ผๆไปฌๅจไปไปฌ็่บซไปฝไธญๆคๅ ฅ่ช่ฑชๆ๏ผๅนถ้ผๅฑไปไปฌๆไธบ่ชๅทฑๅๅฒ็ๅฎๆค่ ใโ
ๆๆไธๆชๆฅๆนๅ
ๅฐฝ็ฎกๅๅพไบไธไบๆๅ๏ผSINAไป้ขไธด่ฎธๅคๆๆ๏ผๅ ๆฌ่ต้ๆ้ๅ็ฐไปฃไฟๆคๆๆฏ็้ๆฑใ็ญๅธฆๆฐๅๅฏนๆกฃๆกๆๆ็็ฉ็ๅฎๆดๆงๆๆๅจ่๏ผ่ฟซๅ้่ฆๅฎๆฝไฟๆค็ญ็ฅใ
ไธบๅบๅฏน่ฟไบ้ฎ้ข๏ผSINAๆญฃๅจๆข็ดขไธๅฝ้ ๆกฃๆกไฟๆคไธไธ็ป็ป็ๅไฝใ่ฟไบๅไฝๆจๅจ็กฎไฟ่ต้ๅๆๆฏๆฏๆ๏ผไปฅๆนๅๆกฃๆก้ฆ็่ฎพๆฝๅนถๆฉๅคงๅ ถๆฐๅญๅไบงๅใ
้็ๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒ็ปง็ปญๅบๅฏน็ฐไปฃๅ็ๅคๆๆง๏ผๅฝๅฎถๆกฃๆก้ฆไป็ถๆฏไฟๆค่ฎฐๅฟๅ่บซไปฝ็้่ฆๆบๆใ้่ฟๅ ถไธๆ็ๅชๅ๏ผSINAไธไป ไฟๆคไบ่ฟๅป๏ผ่ฟ่ตไบๆชๆฅ็ไธไปฃ็่งฃๅๅญฆไน ๅ ถไธฐๅฏ้ไบง็่ฝๅใ
้็ๆฐๅนด็ๅฑๅผ๏ผๆ็ฝ้จ็พคๅฒๅฝๅฎถๆกฃๆก้ฆๅทฒๅๅคๅฅฝ่ฟๆฅๆฐ็ๆ้ฟๅๅไธๆบไผ๏ผ็กฎไฟๅ ถไบบๆฐ็ๆ ไบๅจๆชๆฅ็ๅฒๆไธญๅปถ็ปญใ
