'The Story of a Polynesian People Today'

[@williampercival7662]

Arrival of European's to the Cook Islands came civilisation not so we were civilise in our own way absolutely 💯🎸

[@mamakoringomarsters5929]

There is a part in this documentry that said, in the arrival of the Europeans came civilisation to the people of the islands. This is so hogwash talk, the Islands already have their own way of living, it's not the europeans BUT the islands. We have to tell these people that our people were civilised in their way of life. In this movie you can tell that the islanders were made to wear ei's and act accordingly just to make this movie. BEWARE of false statements!

[@adamward2817]

So true apart from making the islanders wear ei's and dancing, that is what the islanders do in common day life, such a beautiful way of life. I spent my early childhood living on Rarotonga

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Cook Islanders love to dance and wear flowers all the time so nobody is making them do that

[@silifaivamusic188]

Yup just like the old film moana

[@mindyourown351]

Perfect point you have right here!!!

[@faanengaaw7357]

proud to be a Pacific islander!!!

[@julesandhalo7566]

So cool seeing footage from a time when my Nana was young and been able to see what the island looked like during her time before the family migrated to NZ

[@jacobeksor6088]

I’m Montagnards indigenous Central highland of Vietnam border to Laos and Cambodia we are Polynesian Austronesian roots .

[@tamarutepotangotangomakea5108]

@SAMOAN SOLJAH Samoan.. what has this video got to do with Samoans.

[@apusos4170]

Ta maru te po tango tango Makea fr uso just being dumb

[@ryankanton]

Time when CookIslanders were lean and healthy.

[@martywarner1779]

karyn Henric... We still are, we'll I am...

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Lovely, I didn't realise there were still so many kikau huts in mid 20th century

[@rahuimaru8983]

Wow this was digitized 😎 well it's from a journalist's /documentary so that's how white people saw us still do.. and now our culture is dying out cause no one wants to pass it on. You know how hard it is to find kuki airani language class

[@Vahinemoena]

No one obese those days - big problem today!

[@martywarner1779]

Vahinemoena ... not 1 obese person in my Rarotongan family line, be it here in NZ , Oz or the Cooks, you read and see into how alot of Polys are overweight but in my experience i put it down to laziness & overeating as with any other culture.

[@Vahinemoena]

Please don't see this as an offense. I've been traveling through South Pacific Islands for the past 6 years and seen the same problems everywhere. Yes, it's the change of food and less physical activities, but according to some scientists there might even be a genetic reason. Anyway, I'm pleased to hear that your family is doing good and I always enjoy seeing slender girls and muscular men dancing and moving graciously.

[@faanengaaw7357]

Vahinemoena im Micronesian, what he/she sayin is the same with my Family. but i also what your saying. whose to blame? ofcourse westerners!! especially frm my point of view the Americans!! they inrtoduce so many to us without teaching us the outcome or how to get rid of it(wastewise) they introduce so much products/items(like can goods, & all processed food) without tellin us how to get rid of da waste they left behind on an island in the middle of the Ocean.. especially an island in the Pacific so far away frm big landmasses.... smh

[@warrenriwichman9116]

This is from a colonialist perspective which is always racist, as colonialism is racism. For more video and information on Polynesian Maori in the South Pacific, feel welcome to visit facebook.com/groups/202274190527260/