Aline Titiehu Heitaa-Archier (born 28 June 1961)[1] is a French Polynesian educator and advocate of the Marquesan language.

Heitaa-Archier is from the village of Puamau, on Hiva Oa in the Marquesas Islands.[1] She was educated at Saint-Anne de Atuona school, and then at Collège La Mennais in Tahiti.[1] After working for the Banque de Tahiti, she trained as a teacher, then returned to the Marquesas to teach, then became an education inspector.[1] In August 2018 she was appointed as the national education inspector in charge of the Marquesas.[2] In that role she has worked with the Marquesan Academy to boost the teaching of the Marquesan language.[3]

In 2010 she was made a knight of the Ordre des Palmes académiques. In 2015 she was promoted to officer.[1] In September 2023 she was made a knight of the Ordre national du Mérite.[1][4][5]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Aline Heitaa-Archier reçoit la médaille de l'ordre du Mérite" (in French). Tahiti Infos. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Le Tavana Hau des Marquises reçoit la nouvelle inspectrice de l'Education nationale" (in French). Présidence de la Polynésie française. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "15/10/2020 - Octobre 2020 : l'Académie marquisienne et le Circonscription pédagogique travaillent main dans la main" (in French). Académie marquisienne. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Aline Heitaa-Archier distinguée de l'ordre national du mérite" (in French). Polynesie 1. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Décret du 2 juin 2023 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national du Mérite" (in French). LegiFrance. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.