Editing History of Tuvalu (section)

===Heritage===
The&nbsp;''aliki''&nbsp;were the leaders of traditional Tuvaluan society.<ref name="JR-aliki">{{cite web| last =Resture| first =Jane|title=Tuvalu the Traditional Social Structure| publisher= Janeresture.com|date =14 October 2022| url=https://www.janeresture.com/tuvalu-the-traditional-social-structure/| access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> The&nbsp;''aliki''&nbsp;had the&nbsp;''tao aliki'', or assistant chiefs who were the mediators between the islanders and the&nbsp;''aliki'', who were responsible for the administration and supervision of daily activities on the island, such as arranging fishing expeditions and communal works.<ref name="JR-aliki"/> The role of the sisters and daughters of the&nbsp;''aliki''&nbsp;was to ensure that the women were engaged in activities that were traditionally done by the women, such as weaving baskets, mats, baskets, string, clothing and other materials.<ref name="JR-aliki"/> The elders of the community were male heads of each family (''sologa'').<ref name="JR-aliki"/>  Each family would have a task (''pologa'') to perform for the community, such as being a skilled&nbsp;builder of canoes or houses ({{Lang|sm|tofuga}} or {{Lang|sm|tufunga}}), or being skilled at fishing, farming, or as a warrior to defend the island.<ref name="JR-aliki"/> The skills of a family are passed on from parents to children.

An important building is the ''falekaupule'' or [[Maneaba|''maneapa'']], the traditional island [[meeting hall]],<ref name=TKII/> where important matters are discussed and which is also used for wedding celebrations and community activities such as a ''fatele'' involving music, singing and dancing.<ref name="Bennetts"/>  ''[[Falekaupule]]'' is also used as the name of the council of elders – the traditional decision-making body on each island. Under the Falekaupule Act, ''Falekaupule'' means "traditional assembly in each island&nbsp;... composed in accordance with the Aganu of each island". ''Aganu'' means traditional customs and culture.<ref name=TKII/>

Tuvalu does not have any museums, however the creation of a [[Tuvalu National Cultural Centre and Museum]] is part of the government's strategic plan for 2018–24.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tuvalu national culture policy strategic plan, 2018–2024|url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000265528|access-date=15 April 2021|publisher=UNESCO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bennoune|first=Karima|date=24 September 2019|title=Preliminary findings and observations on visit to Tuvalu by UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights|url=https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25035&LangID=E}}</ref>