polynesian

Nice introductory article to Polynesian navigation, too bad the title is so misleading (dragons?) and the quip at the end is wrong.

Polynesian navigation did almost die out, but the Polynesian Voyaging Society, a child of the Hawaiian Renaissance, has worked hard to keep it alive.

Come to think of it, the polynesian dance group did a lot to invite non-polynesians to join in.

And if you join the Navy, you might get to see the world, and you might marry a beautiful Polynesian girl!

The linked article indeed provides genetic evidence for pre-Colombian Polynesian migrations to S.

If I recall my humsex intro class, there were three main types, greco-roman, Polynesian and modern.

Nope, only the Polynesian rat, kiore, was the foodstuff introduced by Maori.

Compared to Australia, New Zealand has a significant Maori / Polynesian population.

Ah, ok, I believe Oceania also includes Papua New Guinea and Polynesian islands, so Oceania is a bit bigger than Australasia.

Isolated collapses of ancient polynesian peoples have been studied particularly well.

I'm probably wrong, but don't tribal, violence-based political-religious movements possess these same cultural traits wherever they are found, such as Polynesian countries?

Who could have guessed that growing up in a Polynesian culture is a better preparation for such a thing than going to an English boarding school..

"Taboo" derives from the Polynesian (Māori or Tongan) "tabu" systems of social control.

I'm reminded of a story Diamond(?) tells of two Polynesian(?) strangers meeting in the road.

They were common on both islands before Polynesian/Maori hunted many of them, and European ranchers forced them to retreat to high beech forests and alpine zones.