Henriette Kamia

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
  1. "Henriette Kamia, une autre façon de voir" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  2. "Henriette Kamia, une force au service des personnes porteuses de handicap" (in French). Femmes de Polynésie. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. "Henriette Kamia reçoit la légion d'honneur" (in French). TNTV. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "Henriette Kamia, la voie de l'inclusion" (in French). Femmes de Polynésie. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. "Henriette Kamia élevée au rang de commandeur de l'ordre de Tahiti Nui" (in French). Radio1. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  7. "Distingués pour leur implication en faveur des personnes handicapées" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. "Henriette Kamia, Officier dans l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). Radio1. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. "Huit femmes, huit destins : portraits des Poerava 2023" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.


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