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Polynesian culture, the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of the ethnogeographic group of Pacific islands known as Polynesia, which encompasses a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. In the early 2000s, about 70 percent of the total population of Polynesia resided in Hawaii.
Polynesian culture is the culture of the indigenous peoples of Polynesia who share common traits in language, customs and society. The development of Polynesian culture is typically divided into four different historical eras: Exploration and settlement (c. 1800 BC – c. AD 700) Development in isolation (c. 700 – 1595)
kinship. Subjects. Indigenous Religions. Origins and Cosmogony. Nearly two thousand years ago during a series of migrations, a group of seafaring Polynesians left their homeland and navigated the ocean until they reached the islands known since the 20th century as Hawaiʻi.
In the ninth generation, Pili, a lizard, mates with a tropical bird, and their three sons and daughter are the first human beings. In the mythology of the Maori of New Zealand, the progenitor is the god Tane. Unable to create alone, he sought an uha, or female partner.
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Culture. Polynesian culture can be described by five major issues: hierarchy, obedience, family, land, and spirituality (1) [1]. Due to geographic isolation and island living, Polynesians developed a culture of community living that enveloped every part of their lives.
