Amazing how cultures are so interwoven. Here in New Zealand we have a stream named Taputapuatea which is just north of Whitianga on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula. I must find out why our early Maori named it so.
For Tahitians, Hawaiki was the name of the island where all Polynesians came from. For them, Raiatea was called Hawaiki and was considered the most sacred island. Historians and archaeologists have proven that Raiatea was once the center of Eastern Polynesia. The island held political and religious dominance in a vast region including the Society Islands, Tuamotu islands, Austral Islands, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Rotuma and possibly Hawaii. Every year, representatives of these islands would come to the Taputapuatea temple (or marae) in Raiatea to share their knowledge and skills. As the cradle of Eastern Polynesian civilization the island was highly respected and had a higher social status than any other island.
@@jimreece8686 Raiatea was the center of an alliance stretching from Hawaii to Aotearoa, which is far larger than the Tonga Empire! That’s not a competition😑
I'm Tahitian. I believe the early migration came from the west (fiji, samoa (lapita), tonga) before our Tupunas reached our islands. So we descend from these islands. We have a common history. It all goes back to "Hawaiki Nui," (the island of the Creation where we "Te Ao Maohi" shall all return). From there, Hawaii, Maori (nz) came to be. You'll have to consult your oral history to see what your Tupunas say. Due to colonization we were separated, our old beliefs were replaced with Christianity. Due to isolation, clans started to interpret our common legends their own way. We see that with the Maori. We have almost the same stories but twisted differently due to family traditions. One day we shall regain our cultural identity.
Also the Tahitian cosmogony started with the cult of Oro (the god of war), a cult from Rai'atea revered by the Tamatoa dynasty. 1500-1700AD. This is where this tradition comes from probably a later development that never reached your region (tonga, Samoa). There was a guild that was maintaining this cult inter regionally called the "Ari'oi" society. If your Tupunas never heard of them they've probably never reached your islands. It's important to know where we come from.
Amazing how cultures are so interwoven. Here in New Zealand we have a stream named Taputapuatea which is just north of Whitianga on the eastern side of the Coromandel Peninsula. I must find out why our early Maori named it so.
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@Haast's Eagle so was it a women's marae ??? Wahine ???
Awesome story, the culture just amazing Kia orana, aroanui.
Wow!...amazing ...
Wish i could go there one day from aotearoa
Gracias por compartir más sobre este Marae tan importante
So much that needs to be done to protect Papatuanuku or Mother Earth
Amazing!
Savaii is the birth place of polynesia
Te kohatu nga tangata e tu.
Why did they change the island names of Uporu and Havai'i to Taha'a and Raiatea?
yeah we are still wandering why?
It happens over time. Named after even older settlements Upolu & Savai'i
Rarotonga use to be called Tumutevarovaro to Avaiki Raro and now Rarotonga.
Aotearoa is also known as Hawaiki tahutahu
And why is it that Pora Pora was changed fromnits original name Vava'u. Many of those islands have original Tongan or Samoan names
KO HUIARAU, KO HUIARAU, HE TANGATA, HE TANGATA, HE TANGATA!!!
Miharo!
what is social value that influenced the perceptions of Tahitians
I was about to ask the same question. Lol.
For Tahitians, Hawaiki was the name of the island where all Polynesians came from. For them, Raiatea was called Hawaiki and was considered the most sacred island. Historians and archaeologists have proven that Raiatea was once the center of Eastern Polynesia. The island held political and religious dominance in a vast region including the Society Islands, Tuamotu islands, Austral Islands, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Rotuma and possibly Hawaii. Every year, representatives of these islands would come to the Taputapuatea temple (or marae) in Raiatea to share their knowledge and skills. As the cradle of Eastern Polynesian civilization the island was highly respected and had a higher social status than any other island.
I'm comming home
Lets talk about Tonga if we are gonna make claims where that all begin...certainly not Raiatea
ask the Tongans about everything, who else had an empire in the pacific?
@@jimreece8686 Raiatea was the center of an alliance stretching from Hawaii to Aotearoa, which is far larger than the Tonga Empire! That’s not a competition😑
I'm Tahitian.
I believe the early migration came from the west (fiji, samoa (lapita), tonga) before our Tupunas reached our islands. So we descend from these islands. We have a common history. It all goes back to "Hawaiki Nui," (the island of the Creation where we "Te Ao Maohi" shall all return). From there, Hawaii, Maori (nz) came to be.
You'll have to consult your oral history to see what your Tupunas say. Due to colonization we were separated, our old beliefs were replaced with Christianity. Due to isolation, clans started to interpret our common legends their own way. We see that with the Maori. We have almost the same stories but twisted differently due to family traditions.
One day we shall regain our cultural identity.
Also the Tahitian cosmogony started with the cult of Oro (the god of war), a cult from Rai'atea revered by the Tamatoa dynasty. 1500-1700AD. This is where this tradition comes from probably a later development that never reached your region (tonga, Samoa). There was a guild that was maintaining this cult inter regionally called the "Ari'oi" society. If your Tupunas never heard of them they've probably never reached your islands.
It's important to know where we come from.
Hawaiki is where it began and thats not tonga.