Zilo is representing Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides), a small Pacific nation of 83 islands located east of Australia, some 6,700 miles from Santa Fe.

The arts of Vanuatu include the impressive carved tam tams, slit drums carved from tree trunks that are planted in the ground to provide rhythm for singing and dancing in traditional rituals.

In late 2005, an entire coastal village in northern Vanuatu was relocated to higher ground because of rising sea levels attributed to climate change. Vanuatu’s people and their culture are highly threatened.