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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Polynesians"”.
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No hea te kiore : MtDNA variation in Rattus exulans : a model for human colonisation and contact in prehistoric Polynesia
… transported through the Pacific by the ancestral Polynesians. I argue that analyses of genetic variation of the Polynesian rat (Ratus exulans) are appropriate for a phylogenetic model of human colonisation and mobility. DNA phylogenies derived from 132 mitochondria1 control region sequences of …
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The Commodification of Polynesian Tattooing: Perrsistence, Change and Reinvention of a Cultural Tradition.
… of cultural renaissance, reflecting the way Polynesians are fighting to maintain their culture in the face of globalization. French Polynesia has had a tumultuous political experience beginning in the 18th century when explorers first discovered the shores of Tahiti. While many former …
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An exploration of different outlooks on science: towards an understanding of the under-representation of girls, and of Maori and Pacific Island students, in science
… in order that the current imbalance of girls and Polynesians in the sciences be redressed.
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The heritage language acquisition and education of an indigenous group in Taiwan: An ethnographic study of Atayals in an elementary school
… could have been part of the origin of other Polynesians in the Pacific Islands. Furthermore, as an Atayal member I was interested in knowing the current status of Atayal language among the Atayal students in school. I also wanted to know the attitudes of Atayal learning of the participants as …
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Palaeoecology and population demographics of the extinct New Zealand moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes).
… in the late colonisation of New Zealand by Polynesians in about 1280 AD. The subsequent extinction of New Zealand’s megafauna, including the moa (Aves: Dinornithiformes), took place at a time of relative climatic stability, and is thought to be due to over-hunting and habitat destruction. …
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A Compilation of Songs of Polynesia for Use in the Teaching of Music to Elementary School Students
The purposes of this study are (1) to provide information about the vital part that music has played in the Polynesian cultures of Hawaii, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, and New Zealand, (2) to present in written form heretofore unpublished children's songs and dances from the five principal cultures of …