Honour and responsibility: What being a matriarch means for Pacific women

Many women across the Pacific would not necessarily call themselves a matriarch.  But their children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or community might.  A matriarch is often the eldest daughter. The person everyone turns to. The one who holds the family together, carries traditions, settles disputes and offers wisdom when it's needed most.  So what does it mean to be seen as a matriarch, what responsibilities come with that role and what does it cost the women who carry it? On Sistas Let's Talk, Natasha Meten talks to three women from across the Pacific and the diaspora about what being a matriarch means to them.  They are Teaote Davies from Kiribati, Mele Sisi Finefeuiaki from Tonga and Papua New Guinean Moale James Proud.  Listen on ABC Radio Australia.