Mأ¤ori Resources Online:
This site's purpose is to become an extensive resource for research
on the Internet concerning the people and cultures of the Pacific,
beginning with the host culture of the Maori of Aotearoa.
http://www.culture.co.nz/
Lee Kagan's Kava Page:
In the Pacific today, although some Islanders have abandoned its
use, its traditional functions are being maintained and it is being
developed into an important cash crop.
http://www.prairienet.org/~kagan/kavabib.html
Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS):
PVS was founded in 1973 as an organization to research the means by
which Polynesian seafarers discovered and settled nearly every
inhabitable island in the Pacific Ocean before European explorers
found the ocean in the 16th century.
http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/
Long Distance Interaction:
Documenting the scale, frequency and temporal duration of
interaction is fundamental to understanding the evolution and
transformation of prehistoric societies, and recent geochemical
analyses of stone tools in Polynesia are challenging long-held
beliefs that once settled, island cultures evolved in relative
isolation.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/Anthropology/Pacific/interaction/interaction.html
Human Colonisation and Extinction at the Margins of Polynesia:
Most islands of Polynesia were settled by A. D. 1000, and
inter-island voyaging was a vital link sustaining small populations
on isolated landfalls. More than a dozen ecologically-marginal
islands found throughout the eastern Pacific have records of
prehistoric settlement, but were abandoned by the time of European
contact.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/Anthropology/Pacific/marginal/marginframe.html
The Tribal Arts Directory:
An exhaustive list of links related to Tribal Arts. Includes all
major categories including African, Asian, Oceanic, Indonesian,
Himalayan, North American, Northwest Coast, Pre-Columbian.
http://www.TribalArtsDirectory.com
Oceanic Arts and Books:
A gallery of tribal art and artifacts from the South Pacific.
Including a library of over 1000 related rare and out of print
books.
http://www.OceanicArts.com
Tahiti Link to the Art and Artists of Polynesia:
An exposition of the Art and Artists in Polynesia, including
photography, dance, sculpture, painting and creativity of all kinds
http://www4.50megs.com/tahitilink
Mundo Etnico Foundation:
Dutch non-profit organization promotes dance cultures from the South
Pacific islands.
http://www.mundoetnico.nl
