[mo-eh-ˈʔi-ʔi-ni]
pronouncing the taofi
Seeking conversations and collaborations with indigenous and diaspora folks
Read more in ABOUT ME
moi @ gatech dot com
moeiini @ moireilly dot com
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[mo-eh-ˈʔi-ʔi-ni]
pronouncing the taofi
Seeking conversations and collaborations with indigenous and diaspora folks
Read more in ABOUT ME
moi @ gatech dot com
moeiini @ moireilly dot com
CV
Selected Projects, Initiatives & Experiences
✧༺EXCITED TO ATTEND WIPCE 2025 IN TĀMAKI MAKARAU, AOTEROA AND PRESENT ON DESIGNING FOR BELONGING IN STEM༻∞
Back in January of this year, I helped to plant the first and only Native American and Indigenous Student Organization at Georgia Tech. We’ve partnered with some incredible student organizations from across the state of Georgia, and throughout the American South.
We’re seeking to grow an indigenous voice at GT, and bring resources, relationality, and responsibile stewardship to our North Ave Tech School.
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SEP—2025
INDIGENOUS STUDENTS @ GT or OTHER ATL AREA SCHOOLS PLEASE REACH OUT :)
Feeling incredibly energized after the Knight Emerging City Champions Fellowship Kickoff in Toronto, exploring how we can build better cities for everyone.
Hosted by the brilliant minds at 8 80 Cities, thanks to support by the Knight Foundation, the central question that guided us was powerful in its simplicity: What if everything we do in our cities was great for an 8-year-old and an 80-year-old?
This question unlocked profound conversations on civic engagement, public space, and the right to the city for all.
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AUG—2025
Co-led my first academic workshop, Designing Sustainable Indigenous Technologies, at ACM COMPASS 2025 in Toronto this past week 🌱⚡
Loved being at University of Toronto (Canada for the first time!), especially with my labmates from Ka Moamoa Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology. Many thanks to Alex Cabral, Julia McKenna, and Josiah Hester for your guidance, support, and leadership through it all!
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AUG—2025
To make space for imagination, we set the table for creation 🌱
Would learners feel more empowered and been more engaged in Arts and STEM classes if they saw reflections of themselves in their classrooms and assignments?
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JUL—2025
GUIDING INTERESTS
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“I am not an individual; I am an integral part of the cosmos. I share divinity with my ancestors, the land, the sea and the skies. I am not an individual because I share a tofi (my inheritance) with my family, my village and my nation. I belong to my family and my family belongs to me. I belong to my village and my village belongs to me. I belong to my nation and my nation belongs to me. This is the essence of my belonging”
-Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Taisi Efi, former Head of State of the then Western Samoa
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