Those that Credit: public domain The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

Pasifika opera singers say there is a demand for Polynesian talent in the prestigious art form after tear-jerking ...

The answer lies in the deeply-rooted traditions of Polynesian culture. The people of the Pacific are intimately tied to the ocean. They sailed the sea hundreds of years before Europeans ...

(In Polynesian mythology, Hawaiki is the original homeland of all Polynesian people and in Māori culture, it is also the place where the soul of the deceased returns.) Ra'iātea, which in Tahitian ...

The islands scattered along the north shore of New Guinea first drew these canoe people eastwards into the ... of voyages to the far corners of the Polynesian triangle, these oceanic colonizers ...

Ancient Polynesian people didn't have it in words – tattoos were the only way to communicate their status, family ties and even their passions. Unlike the modern fashion of body art, traditional ...

Scientists said on Wednesday an examination of DNA from 807 people - from 14 Polynesian islands and Pacific coastal Native American populations from Mexico to Chile - definitively resolved the matter.

When young athletes embark on their college careers, oftentimes they are moving far away from their family and friends. “Being away from family, that was one of the biggest things I had to adjust to.” ...