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mahina

(17,650 posts) Thu Feb 2, 2012, 07:47 PM Feb 2012

The people of Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) are not gone.

This is a bit of a long vid, but I found it very valuable. Our John Osorio introduces Rapa Nui activist and artist Santi Hirorangi at Moana Nui 2011 here in Honolulu recently http://moananui2011.org/?page_id=745

Chile is really oppressing the people terribly. Rapa Nui people are still here- very much so!

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The people of Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) are not gone. (Original Post) mahina Feb 2012 OP

Maika'i no, E mahina! KamaAina Feb 2012 #1

Kama! mahina Feb 2012 #3

Rapa Nui is a look at the world's future if the Conservatives get their way Zalatix Feb 2012 #2

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

1. Maika'i no, E mahina!

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 08:01 PM

Feb 2012

(Wonder if any of them still speak their Polynesian language, and how close it is to 'olelo Hawai'i, etc.)

mahina

(17,650 posts)

3. Kama!

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 04:00 AM

Feb 2012

I heard some of the 'olelo in 180 Degrees South. It's pretty easy to understand, lots of cognates.

Aloha e Kama'aina!

Zalatix

(8,994 posts)

2. Rapa Nui is a look at the world's future if the Conservatives get their way

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Thu Feb 2, 2012, 08:06 PM

Feb 2012

The islands were devastated by overconsumption. It's literally a living parable of eco-unfriendliness and its consequences.

That said, why can't Chile just leave them alone?

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