21. Culture - Main the earlier inhabitants. The cook islands culture lives on in the vibrantperformance of song and dance. Cook Islanders are considered http://www.cook-islands.com/culture/culture.html

Home Culture History Religion ... A Sporting Nation CULTURE Our culture stems from the Polynesian arrival in the islands around 800AD. This was part of the great Polynesian migration. In the 11th century a famous chief named Toi built the first inland coral road in Rarotonga, called the Ara Metua. Nearly two centuries later the chiefs, Karika, from Samoa, and Tangiia Nui, from Tahiti, joined forces at sea to conquer the earlier inhabitants. The Cook Islands culture lives on in the vibrant performance of song and dance. Cook Islanders are considered among the finest Polynesian singers and dancers and awards come often in international contests. Unlike most Western dancers, Polynesians tell a story with their bodies that matches the words of the song. Cook Islands dancing is fast, frenzied and erotic, with hip swinging and suggestive gestures. The Cook Islands offers a variety of cultural demonstrations and tours. Tour operators are listed in the business directory

22. Arts & Craft Cook Islands Now of course we use roofing iron. Carving was a big thing in ancientcook islands culture, although much of this is lost. Ancient http://www.webcentral.co.ck/arts&crafts.htm

1. Museums, Galleries Tatooing, Weaving Souvenirs Home site sponsored by Cook Islands Television contact us Webcentral To begin your journey into appreciation of Cook Islands art and culture. I suggest you visit the local museum. The museum has collections of ancient Cook Islands and Polynesian stone and wooden artifacts. There are also paintings by Cook Islands artists. Entry to the museum is free. After the museum, drive back onto the main road and you will see the Paradise Inn. The owner of this establishment has put a lot of effort into collecting works of art and setting up a gallery within. After browsing around you can have a drink on the deck or, sit at the bar. Then just outside town is the Kenwall Gallery where there are a number of works on display and for purchase. You will find works in pencil, watercolours and oil paints. Finally, along the backroad in Matavera, you will find Julian Sobieski's gallery. My mother has some of Julian's paintings - one of a hibiscus flower and the other two portraits of the beach. These are placed over shelves of shells. When you walk into her lounge you feel like you are on a remote island. Tatooing occurs on Rarotonga, but you must make sure you are definite about your plans to engage in such action. As it will probably cost you a bit to have it removed in your own country. If it interests you but you don't want a tatoo, talk to the tatooist and get him to explain the ancient Polynesian ritual of tatooing. The best person to talk to about this is Mike Tavioni, who with his team is responsible for all the stone carvings at the National Auditorium and Museum. You will usually find him on the backroad in Avatiu chipping away at his latest wood or, stone creation.

23. Cook Islands Travel - History Of The Islands more about cook islands culture The islanders were experienced sea navigatorsand travelled between islands in large doublehulled catamarans that could http://www.cook.islands-travel.com/history.html

Cook Islands Travel History of the Islands Home The Cook Islands are believed to have been settled about 500AD by a migration that left from western French Polynesia. The ancient Cook Island Maoris believed in ancestral gods and the community was held together by the ruling chief or ariki and the priest or ta'unga both of which were hereditary titles, usually passing through the male lineage. The ariki and ta'unga were reveered as having supernatural powers referred to as mana and this mana could be increased from consuming their enemies in war. Cannibalism and warfare were thus common practice. Sub chiefs were responsible for smaller collections of families within a village. more about Cook Islands culture The islanders were experienced sea navigators and travelled between islands in large double-hulled catamarans that could accommodate up to 60 people. They navigated using the stars, cloud patterns and the swell, temperature and currents of the sea. When looking for new islands they would take frigate birds with them and on their release, follow their direction to find land. Seven such canoes departed from Ngatangiia Harbour on the east coast of Rarotonga and eventually reached New Zealand to colonise the islands. Knowledge of these sea-faring voyages were passed on in the form of chants. There are no written accounts of pre-Christian history, so most of what we know now comes through the words and actions of traditional dances and through examining the archaeological marae (spiritual meeting places) that lay in ruins around the islands. The Maoris practised body tattooing as a form of identity, markings based on the descendency of ones heritage.

24. ZUJI cook islands culture, The Cook Islanders are Polynesians, people ofthe 'many' (poly) islands of the South Pacific. They are Maori http://www.zuji.com.au/dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJIAU|4966|713|1,00.html

About ZUJI Travel Resource Links Travel Resources Home Research a Destination Convert Currency Check Weather Check Visa Requirements Buy Travel Insurance Flight Arrival/Departure Info Book a Flight Find a Hotel Hire a Car Log-in Log-out Become a Member Site Map Travel Resources Home Destination Guides Travel Tools Regional Guide Introduction Fast Facts Best Time to Visit Money ... Maps Useful Travel Tools Check Weather Convert Currency Check Visa Requirements Flight Arrival/Departure Information ... Australia/Pacific : Cook Islands Cook Islands Culture The Cook Islanders are Polynesians, people of the 'many' (poly) islands of the South Pacific. They are Maori people, distantly related to the New Zealand Maori. Over 90% of the population is Polynesian, with small minorities of Europeans, New Zealanders, Fijians, Indians and Chinese. The local tongue is Cook Islands Maori, closely related to New Zealand Maori and to the Polynesian languages of Tahiti and Hawaii, though English is spoken as a second language by virtually everyone. Although each island has its own dialect, islanders can all understand each other when speaking Maori. The islanders are reputed to be the best dancers in Polynesia - even better than the Tahitians, say the connoisseurs. Cook Islands dance is notoriously sexy, traditionally performed in honour of Tangelo, god of fertility and the sea. Any time is dance time, though you're really in for a treat during the frequent 'island nights,' when rotund women get surprisingly spry and unsuspecting

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The sophisticated travelers Cook Islands vacation connection. Cook Islands Vacation Guide: Romantic Cook Islands Vacations TravelWizard.Com Travel And Cruise Consultants: Cook Islands Vacations Click here for our Full Service, Custom Luxury Vacation Planner Click here for Full Service, Custom Luxury Cruise Planner Click here if you'd prefer to book you r ... own discount airline tickets, car rental, hotel or vacation packages with our easy to use real time self booking engine. Note! This is the most highly recommended self booking engine on the Internet. Travel Guides Africa Vacations Asia Vacations Australian Vacations Canada Vacations ... Bookmark this page Cook Islands: Culture Destinations in Cook Islands Aitutaki/Atiu Atiu Island Mangaia Island Manihiki Island ... Suwarrow Island Population: 20,407 (July 2000 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA Population growth rate: 1.6% (2000 est.)

28. Frommers.com : Destinations : Cook Islands : In Depth : The People Although not a matriarchy, cook islands culture places great responsibilityon the wife and mother. The early missionaries divided http://www.frommers.com/destinations/cookislands/3036020416.html

This Island Entire Site Guidebooks Deals M. Boards Destinations Australia and the South Pacific South Pacific Cook Islands ... In Depth The People Cook Islands Aitutaki Rarotonga Overview Planning a Trip In Depth Dateline ... Expanded Index Sponsor Deals Get Great Deals on Hotels from TravelWorm Save up to 40% on ... with HTH Worldwide Community Message Boards The People About half of the 18,000 or so people who live in the Cook Islands reside on Rarotonga, and of these, about half live on the north coast in Avarua, the only town in the country. Some 80% to 85% of the entire population is of pure Polynesian descent. In culture, language, and physical appearance, this great majority is closely akin to both the Tahitians and the Maoris of New Zealand. Only on Pukapuka and Nassau atolls to the far northwest, where the residents are more like the Samoans, is the cultural heritage significantly different. Modern Cook Islanders have maintained much of the old Polynesian way of life, including the warmth, friendliness, and generosity that characterize Polynesians everywhere. Like their ancestors, they put great emphasis on family life. Within the extended family it's share and share alike, and no one ever goes without a meal or a roof over his or her head. In fact, they may be generous to a fault: Many of the small grocery stores they run reputedly stay on the verge of bankruptcy. Although not a matriarchy, Cook Islands culture places great responsibility on the wife and mother. The early missionaries divided all land into rectangular plots (reserving choice parcels for themselves and their church buildings, of course), and women are in charge of the section upon which their families live. They decide which crops and fruit trees to plant, they collect the money for household expenses, and, acting collectively and within the churches, they decide how the village will be run. The land cannot be sold, only leased, and when the mother dies, it passes jointly to her children. Many women prefer to build simple homes so as not to set off squabbles among their offspring when they pass away, so most houses provide basic shelter and are not constructed with an eye to increasing value. In fact, when a woman dies, the house is occasionally left vacant by succeeding generations.

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home about specials free newsletter ... New Zealand - Coromandel Cruising Australia - Sydney All day Dining Guide Pacific Islands - Sunday Best New Zealand - Coromandel Cruising We drove further North to Opito Bay – more isolated and with a scattering of beachfront baches, it has long empty golden beaches. Here the surf was a little more challenging to hone our boogie boarding skills on. From here we traveled onto Whangapoua, another great swimming beach with views out to the Mercury Islands. Our final night was spent at Coromandel Town where we sampled the best fish and chips and took a little retail therapy at the local craft and jewellary stores. Recommended accommodation: The Church, Hahei

30. Cook Islands Destination Guide Although displays of the Cook Islands past are exhibited in the local museum,cook islands culture is not confined to restored sites and museums walls. http://www.4cheaptrips.net/sitemap/HTML/travel_guides/desc/Sx2-2-GeoAreaID-1_CK-

help online - MY PROFILE - Login - CUSTOMER Login - AGENT Register - CUSTOMER Register - AGENT shopping cart RELATED PRODUCTS COOK ISLANDS DESTINATION GUIDE SEARCH - SEARCH TOPICS - Tour packages Hotel accomodation Destination guides All Topics FREE E-NEWS subscribe to our FREE monthly e-newsletter PEOPLE - COOK ISLANDS : : : : : The Cook Islands magical tranquility is matched only by the people themselves. The hospitality is warm and spontaneous, the dancing exuberant, the mood relaxed. Cook Islanders share a genuine care for others and although now Christian, the old culture lives on with song, dance and an easy pace of life uncomplicated by the turmoil of the outside world. Cook Islanders have retained much of their own culture. Although displays of the Cook Islands past are exhibited in the local museum, Cook Islands culture is not confined to restored sites and museums walls. Polynesian identity can be observed in dance and drama, particularly during the Constitution Celebrations. This is a time to renew the warriors' might, the dancers grace... a time when heritage excels. However, it is the songs of the Kaparima and hymns of the Sunday Choir and pride in the traditional crafts that exist in the day-to-day lives of Cook Islanders.

31. Welcome To The Faculty Of Arts At The University Of Auckland, New Zealand. commands, gestures, posture, costumes), discussion of styles, instruments, performercategories, and the place of the performing arts in cook islands culture. http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/cps/cook.html

PACIFIC STUDIES General Info Cooks Is Maori Pacific Studies Staff ... Grad Seminars PACIFIC STUDIES email us Cook Islands Maori Cook Islands Maori is available as a BA minor but not as a BA major. Courses in Cook Islands Maori may form part of a major or minor in Pacific Studies. The Stage I, II and III courses listed below may be counted towards a minor in Cook Islands Maori: Stage I courses: COOKIS 101, 102 Stage II courses: COOKIS 201-203 Stage III courses: COOKIS 301, 302 The minor must be constructed as follows: Minor: At least 12 points, including at least 8 points above Stage I. Cook Islands Maori Courses: COOKIS 101 Cook Islands Maori Structure 1 COOKIS 102 Cook Islands Maori Acquisition 1 COOKIS 201 Cook Islands Maori Structure 2 COOKIS 202 Cook Islands Maori Acquisition 2 COOKIS 203 Cook Islands Maori Literature A COOKIS 210 Cook Islands Maori Music and Dance 1 COOKIS 301 Cook Islands Maori Structure 3 COOKIS 302 Cook Islands Maori Acquisition 3 COOKIS 310 Cook Islands Music and Dance 2 COOKIS 101 Cook Islands Maori Structure 1 First Semester This course introduces students to an understanding of the rules that make up the Cook Islands Maori language. Special emphasis will be made on the structure of the verbal piece or phrase. This course will look at the existing alphabets and the proposed one. Students will be given the opportunity to understand the reason for the use of macron and glottal stop. The course will cover some of the issues: the impact of the media on the language and the like consequences on the language in the future.

32. Cook Islands Maori Personal Webpage Not Available, Information Specialist areas Cook IslandsMaori language, cook islands culture, Room Room 7, 22 Wynyard Street, http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/courses/StaffDetails.cfm?SID=343&depts=18

33. COOK ISLANDS CULTURE. The cook islands culture lives on in the vibrant performanceof song and dance. Cook Islanders are considered among the http://www.travelonline.co.nz/cookisland-main.html

COOK ISLANDS GENERAL INFORMATION Sprinkled over more than 2 million square kilometres of the South Pacific Ocean lie the fifteen tiny Cook Islands. The Cook Islands contain some of the most beautiful and diverse scenery of any group in the South Pacific. The scent of frangipani lingers in the air, clear turquoise waters gently stroke the white sandy shores, and the gentle wind sways the fronds of coconut palms. The welcome and generosity extended to visitors creates a magical atmosphere that invites relaxation. The long-standing belief about friendliness and charm of the Polynesians finds its fullest expression in these islands Map of the Cook Islands CLIMATE CULTURE CURRENCY ... OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST VIDEO WELCOME TO THE COOK ISLANDS CLIMATE Warmth and sunshine can be enjoyed year round in the Cook Islands. The drier months from April to November have an average maximum temperature of about 26 C and an average minimum of about 20 C. The wetter, more humid months from December to March have an average 28 C maximum and 22 C minimum. Severe weather is rare and infrequent. Cook Island Attractions Attractions 2 CULTURE The Cook Islands culture lives on in the vibrant performance of song and dance. Cook Islanders are considered among the finest Polynesian singers and dancers and awards come often in international contests. Unlike most Western dancers, Polynesians tell a story with their bodies that matches the words of the song. Cook Islands dancing is fast, frenzied and erotic, with more hip swinging, suggestive gestures and amorous advances than ever seen at a Honolulu hotel.

34. Lords Of The Dance – Culture Of The Cook Islands Brief information of culture.Category Kids and Teens School Time World cultures Oceania......The cook islands Art and culture. http://www.ck/culture.htm

Contents Location History People ... News The Cook Islands: Art and culture The dance Music Visual arts Crafts Tivaivai Literature Introduction INDIVIDUALITY between islands is the hallmark of the culture of the Cook Islands and reflects their varied sources of ancient migration as well as the vast distances between 15 tiny islands scattered over a section of the central South Pacific Ocean as big as the Indian sub-continent. However, there are some common threads. All the islands employed a chiefly system based on traditional legends of migration and settlement. These stories enshrined the power of the chiefs as inheritors of what might be termed an "heroic" culture. From time to time theories have been advanced that Polynesian culture before European contact was similar to that of the heroic period of Greece, that is, pre-dating Homer around 1200 BC. Some of these parallels include the concept of ' mana ', kinship, feasting and the giving of food, attitudes towards women and the lack of individualism. The Polynesian hero, or free man, acquired

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Contents Location History People ... News The People COOK ISLANDERS When European contact was first made in the late 18th century the southern islands had thriving populations. Rarotonga supported about 8000. However, European diseases virtually wiped out the pure Rarotongans in the mid-19th century and reduced their number to fewer than 2000. Since then, periodic additions of outer islanders have built Rarotonga's population back to about 9000. The total population of all the islands is about 18,000. There are believed to be a further 37,000 Cook Islanders living in New Zealand and Australia. The islanders are of the Maori race, very closely linked in culture and language to the Maori of New Zealand, the Maohi of French Polynesia, the Maori of Easter Island (known as Rapanui) and the Kanaka Maoli of Hawaii. Current thinking posits that the islands of the South Seas were first reached by a series of waves of brown-skinned migrants from South-East Asia between 5000 and 1500 BC. Recent work by DNA researchers indicates that the forebears of the Polynesians reached Papua New Guinea possibly 7000 years ago. This became the jumping-off point for their first advances into the South Pacific Ocean. The genetic evidence is that these people co-existed with the Melanesians before moving on eastwards to what is now Polynesia without taking any Melanesian genetic elements with them. In their sophisticated ocean-going canoes they arrived in Micronesia, then Fiji and later, Tonga. From there they headed north to Samoa, the Tokelaus and then made the huge leap east to the Marquesas. Following a period of consolidation, the Marquesans ventured south and west around 500 AD to Tahiti and Easter Island and north to Hawaii, west to the Cook Islands and then across the vast, empty expanse to New Zealand. About 800 to 1000 AD, Raiatea in the Society Islands, established itself as a centre of culture and religion and sent voyagers to Hawaii, the Cooks and east to the Tuamotu archipelago to rule over those islands. They took with them their religion, cultural traditions, medicine and language which was, of course, Maori.

36. Dynamic Directory - Regional - Oceania - Cook Islands - Society And Culture cook islands Ministry of culture Website of the cook islands national museum and art gallery, library, archives and http://www.maximumedge.com/cgi/dir/index.cgi/Regional/Oceania/Cook_Islands/Socie

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37. The Cook Islands People - Polynesians Of The South Pacific For more information on the unique profile of the cook islands people, see theseweb sites cook islands Government Web Site; cook islands Ministry of culture. http://www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/cook/cook_islandspeople.htm

Volunteer In the Cook Islands Volunteer Abroad Volunteer In The USA How To Apply ... Request Information The Cook Islanders "Wishing You a Long Life" Cook Island society is well-known for friendliness, openness and a gentle, easy-going spirit. Some 90 percent of Cook Islanders are "pure" Polynesians people of the 'many' (poly) islands of the South Pacific, distantly related to the New Zealand Maori. Only 10 percent of Cook Islanders descend from minorities from Europe, New Zealand, Fiji, or China. Individuality between islands is the hallmark of the culture of the Cook Islands, and reflects their varied sources of ancient migration. The local language is Cook Islands Maori closely related to the Polynesian languages spoken in Tahiti and Hawaii although English is widely spoken as a second language. While each island has its own dialect, islanders can all understand each other when speaking Maori. Unabashedly inclusive people, Cook Islanders will happily introduce themselves with their local greeting "kia orana" ("may you live on"). Family lineage is very important to Cook Islanders, most of whom can proudly trace their ancestors back for many generations to the original tribes of the islands.

38. PACIFICNAVIGATOR.COM - The Cook Islands - CULTURE - Internet Travel Specialists, designs. Although made in the northern cook islands, they are foundthroughout the group, particularly in Church on Sundays. The http://www.pacificnavigator.com/cookislands/aboutcooks/culture.html

Destinations Navigator Home Fiji Islands American Samoa Cook Islands New Caledonia Niue Samoa Tahiti Tonga Vanuatu SPECIAL FEATURES ABOUT COOK ISLANDS The People History Culture Places of Interest ... Shopping in Cook Islands COOK ISLANDS INFORMATION Visitor Information Communications Useful Contacts Links ... Cook Islands News Visit Our TOP PICK of Amazon's South Pacific Products TRAVEL HELP DESK Travel Insurance Postcards Message Board Art Gallery In true Polynesian style, Cook Islanders live in small, close knit communities and are extraordinarily proud of their heritage. The extended family and community take precedence over the individual, making for a generous, open people. Family lineage is very important to Cook Islanders, most of whom can proudly trace their ancestors back for many generations to the original tribes of the islands. These tribes own all the land and assign it to families. Interestingly, while the chiefly title and positions of authority are passed through male lineage, land rights are passed through the maternal lineage. Of the traditions that have survived the strict moral teachings of the missionaries, the most obvious - and most compelling - is the vibrant, exotic and erotic dances that are accompanied by a compelling beat on the traditional slit drum. Each island has its own special songs and dances, which tell stories from the past, and children learn and practice these from a very young age and perform regularly.

39. Cook Island Research At Otago Includes information on three projects The Stone Sourcing Project, Ngaputoru culture History, and the cook islands Reef Ecology Project. http://www.otago.ac.nz/Anthropology/Pacific/cooks/cookframe.html

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