The climate crisis threatens to rob us not just of our living, but also of our dead | Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

As Pacific nations face the prospect of losing entire islands, the thought of leaving behind the bones of our ancestors is unbearableBefore it is lost is series of essays from the Pacific islandsThe first cyclone I lived through ripped open the graves on our island, pulled coffins from graves and unearthed the bones of my ancestors.My sisters and I found a skull - a woman, we assumed based on the length of white wispy hair still attached. We thought at first it was a coral rock, but we realised quickly that she was once one of us. Continue reading...