41. New Zealand : The Cook Islands : SYBWorld SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS culture DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES FURTHER READING TerritoriesOverseas SelfGoverning Territories Overseas The cook islands KEY HISTORICAL http://www.sybworld.com/views/entrytext/ck

Today is NEW ZEALAND Capital : Wellington Population estimate, 2000 GDP per capita, 2000: (PPP$) HDI/World Rank New Zealand Territories Overseas Self-Governing Territories Overseas KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS ... The Cook Islands THE COOK ISLANDS KEY HISTORICAL EVENTS TERRITORY AND POPULATION SOCIAL STATISTICS CLIMATE ... Myriad Editions

42. Cook Islands Maori Language And Culture cook islands Maori Language and culture Reo Kuki Airani –. culture – furtherdevelops an understanding of aspects of cook islands Maori culture. http://www.pierc.ac.nz/cook_islands_maori_language_and_.htm

43. INTRODUCTION TO PACIFIC ISLANDS LANGUAGES Theses courses aim to introduce nonnative speakers to the Samoan, Tongan, cook IslandsMaori, Niuean or Fijian language SAMOAN LANGUAGE culture GAGANA SAMOA. http://www.pierc.ac.nz/introduction_to_pacific_islands_2.htm

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45. Cook Islands Visitor Bureau So, welcome to the cook islands, immerse yourself in another culture another time. Kia manuia! May good fortune shine on you! http://www.tourismcookislands.com/

cook islands info accommodation visitors info our other sites ... reef and islands queensland islands great barrier reef port douglas whitsundays city country and coast melbourne brisbane sydney hunter valley ... gold coast south west pacific new zealand cook islands vanuatu fiji on the move australian trains campervans car rentals cruises general info info for travel agents travel insurance special deals home ... contact us Kia Orana and welcome to the Cook Islands! Anyone who has visited our Fiji or Vanuatu We've chosen six quality resorts on the main island of Rarotonga (Raro to the locals) and one on the island of Aitutaki. There are day trips from Raro to Aitutaki but unless time is really short go for longer. If you don't stay at least a night or two on Aitutaki you will miss out on what we believe is one of the most beautiful, rare and magical places in the world - Aitutaki's spectacular lagoon. A great bonus with the Cook Islands over neighboring French Polynesia is the local currency, the New Zealand dollar, which has a most attractive exchange rate against the US dollar, UK pound or Australian Dollar. (

46. 1Up Travel > History And Culture Of Cook Islands. HISTORY culture. History The islands were named in honour of CaptainJames cook, who in 1733 became the first European to sight them. http://www.1uptravel.com/international/oceaniapacific/cook-islands/history-cultu

Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Search 1Up Travel You are here 1Up Travel Countries of the World Cook Islands ADVERTISEMENT Country At a Glance Introduction Topography History-Culture Local Life ... Newstand Worth a Visit !! Cities Sight Seeing Maps Shopping ... Travel Links Country Facts Introduction Geography People Government ... Transnational issues Related Country Guide Detailed Maps Country Flag More Flags ... Geography History The islands were named in honour of Captain James Cook, who in 1733 became the first European to sight them. However, credit for the first discovery of these islands must go to the Polynesians who discovered them during their great migratory journeys of the 7th and 8th centuries. The main island, Rarotonga, was rediscovered by the Bounty Mutineers in 1789. In 1888 they became a British protectorate, and in 1901 became part of New Zealand. In 1965 the islands achieved self-government as a New Zealand Dependency. There are no plans and little pressure from anywhere for any change to this status.

47. 1Up Travel > Cook Islands > Travel & Tourism | Tourist Guide To Cook Islands of cook islands. History of cook islands Presents a detailed historicalbackground and culture of cook islands. Local Life People http://www.1uptravel.com/international/oceaniapacific/cook-islands/

Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Search 1Up Travel You are here 1Up Travel Countries of the World Cook Islands ADVERTISEMENT Country At a Glance Introduction Topography History-Culture Local Life ... Newstand Worth a Visit !! Cities Sight Seeing Maps Shopping ... Travel Links Country Facts Introduction Geography People Government ... Transnational issues Related Country Guide Detailed Maps Country Flag More Flags ... Featured in Beachcomber Community Guides INTRODUCTION A Short Background Named after Captain Cook, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand. Residents chose self-government with free association with New Zealand in 1965. The emigration of Cook Islanders to New Zealand in large numbers and resulting loss of skilled labor and government deficits are continuing problems.

48. Cook Islands General Information Nightlife; Where to stay - Where to eat - History culture - Practical Tips Ofall the guidebooks available, by far the best is cook islands Companion. http://www.maui.net/~jbonline/cigen.html

Main Menu Getting There Plan a vacation News ... Vacation Rentals JIM BRUCE - SALES MARKETING A COOK ISLANDS CONNECTION Maps of the Pacific Cook Islands Rarotonga Aitutaki Map of the Pacific Rarotonga is twenty degrees south of the equator. Maui is twenty one degrees north of the equator. Similar, but opposite weather patterns. (Dress for the weather) Cook Islands Map Rarotonga Map Highest point is 653 meters above sea level, 26 square miles, 24 miles around, population - 13,000. The capital is Avarua and the "financial center" is Trader Jacks. Aitutaki Map Highest point is 124 meters above sea level, 7 square miles and 8 miles around. Lagoon is 23 miles around, population - 1,500 . Air Rarotonga has 3 flights a day from Rarotonga, except Sundays. A two or three day stay is great, but a one day tour is essential. Good reading and reference information "How to get lost and found in the Cook Islands" "Rarotonga the Cook Islands" "South Pacific Handbook" by David Stanley "Cook Islands" a guide by Norman Ngaire Douglas "Adventure Guide to the South Pacific" by Thomas Boot "Cook Islands Companion" by Elliot Smith - Pacific Publishing Company "What's on in the Cook Islands" Jasons 2000 Guide "Coconut Wireless" Cook Island Connection "The Cook Islands" The Perfect Coffee table Picture Book Photos by Ewan Smith "PAREU and its many ties" 2001 Calendar - Cook Islands South Pacific Paradise Ordering Reference Material "Cook Island Companion" by Elliot Smith $19 (US)(includes shipping for US + $2 for Canada). I feel it is the best guide book available. Because of its detailed information it is essential for anyone planning a trip.

49. CookIslands Individuality is the hallmark of the culture of the cook islands and reflects theirvaried sources of ancient migration as well as the vast distances between http://www.exploring.nu/cookisla.htm

The Exploring Travelogue There is no written record of early Cook Islands history, but oral narratives in song and dance form passed from generation to generation include such names as TANGIIA and KARIKA, who arrived in the 13th Century and joined forces to conquer the earlier inhabitants of Rarotonga. Download the latest Cook Islands Fact Sheet in PDF format. D ownload here If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can CLick here to find out the history of The Polynesian Settlement Individuality is the hallmark of the culture of the Cook Islands and reflects their varied sources of ancient migration as well as the vast distances between 15 tiny islands scattered over a section of the central South Pacific Ocean as big as the Indian sub-continent. However, there are some common threads. All the islands employed a chiefly system based on traditional legends of migration and settlement. These stories enshrined the power of the chiefs as inheritors of what might be termed an "heroic" culture. From time to time theories have been advanced that Polynesian culture before European contact was similar to that of the heroic period of Greece, that is, pre-dating Homer

50. Cook Islands: XtraMSN Travel cook islands. culture. The cook Islanders are Polynesians, peopleof the 'many' (poly) islands of the South Pacific. They are Maori http://xtramsn.co.nz/travel/0,,8862-1440975-5,00.html

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51. Bits Of Culture - Cook Islands Language Map. Bits of culture. PointTo-Talk Booklets. Additional Resources.BITS OF culture - cook islands. Languages. Geography. Cultural Values. http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/interpreters/b_cook.asp

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52. Culture Individuality between islands is the hallmark of the culture of the cook islandsand reflects their varied sources of ancient migration as well as the vast http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/cook_islands/about_destin/culture.html

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of About the Cook Islands Individuality between islands is the hallmark of the culture of the Cook Islands and reflects their varied sources of ancient migration as well as the vast distances between 15 tiny islands scattered over a section of the central South Pacific Ocean as big as the Indian sub-continent. However, there are some common threads. All the islands employed a chiefly system based on traditional legends of migration and settlement. These stories enshrined the power of the chiefs as inheritors of what might be termed an "heroic" culture. From time to time theories have been advanced that Polynesian culture before European contact was similar to that of the heroic period of Greece, that is, pre-dating Homer around 1200 BC. Some of these parallels include the concept of ' mana ', kinship, feasting and the giving of food, attitudes towards women and the lack of individualism. The Polynesian hero, or free man, acquired

53. Cook Islands Travel Tourism The cook islands Art and culture The cook islands Art and culture - culture,Dance, Music, Visual Art, Crafts and Literature. Business Economy. http://www.escapeartist.com/cook/cook2.htm

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54. Cook Islands And The South Pacific At Beauty Worlds from there to Hawaii, west to the cook islands and then colonized the majority ofthe islands in Melanesia By 1200 BC a protopolynesian culture was beginning http://www.beautyworlds.com/cookislands.htm

External Links Map of the Cook Islands The Cook Islands Pacific World Travel Cook Islands News On-line ... Sitemap Here: Home Search this site: search tips The Cook Islands by Michael Sones "These people sail in those seas from Island to Island for several hundred Leagues, the Sun serving them for a compass by day and the Moon and Stars by night; all the stars of which they distinguished separately by name and they know in what part of the heavens they will appear in their horizons; they also know the time of their annual appearance and disappearing with more precision than will readily be believed by any European astronomers." From the Journals of Captain James Cook Polynesia is one of the three main divisions of Oceania in the east central Pacific Ocean. The Polynesians were both great sailors and great astronomers who navigated the great expanse of the Western Pacific Ocean with both daring and apparent ease. The word 'Polynesia' summons up images of tropical palms, beaches, rolling surf and physically beautiful people. It had an irresistible appeal to Gauguin who left homeland, family, and career to live in Tahiti.

55. PPSEAWA International Bulletin - Current Situation In The Cook Islands On Conven Under Section 37 of the Education Act 1986 87 the curriculum forall schools shall include cook islands language and culture. No http://www.ppseawa.org/Reports/cookislandseducation.html

About PPSEAWA International Bulletin Reports Women, The Family And Health ... Related Sites Current Situation In The Cook Islands on Convention Against Discrimination In Education Report To: UNESCO September 1998 Prepared by Pan Pacific South East Asia Women's Association Cook Islands Introduction The Cook Islands is currently experiencing major economic changes and restructuring of the public service has resulted in large population movements both from the outer islands to the main island of Rarotonga and emigration to New Zealand and Australia. The four population groups which is the focus of this consultation can be identified in the Cook Islands as: Women and Girls Females represent just below 50% of the population (Census 1996) with young girls between 5-25 years making up at least half the number. This is distributed with more than half residing on Rarotonga. In the southern Group 2,800 and a smaller number of 1,318 in the Northern Group. Persons belonging to Minorities Article 27 of the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights does not apply to the Cook Islands. There are no minorities that are not able to use their mother tongue. Minority groups such as Asians are two or three couples each and other European groups are small in number. Their influence and overall impact on Cook Islands society is limited. Their influence and sharing of their culture is seen as a positive aspect of their residence in the Cook Islands and to some extent encouraged. They have equal access in all aspects of society and education and for the most part are able to excel in the environment provided by the Cook Islands

56. PPSEAWA International Bulletin - PPSEAWA Conference, Cook Islands - Ignite The P a panel of speakers who will give their experiences, ideas and thoughts on the newenvironment chaired by the cook islands. How to develop a culture of Peace. http://www.ppseawa.org/Bulletin/00A/cooks.html

About PPSEAWA International Bulletin August 2002 December 2001 ... Obituaries Chapter Reports Australia Hawaii All India Women's Conference Republic of Korea ... Printed Bulletin (664K PDF File) August 1999 December 1998 July 1998 Fall 1997 ... Related Sites International Bulletin - April 2000 PPSEAWA Conference, Cook Islands - Ignite the Power of Peace The following is a preview of the proposed keynote addresses that will be delivered at the Conference. Discussions or workshops will follow the addresses. Opening Ceremony Saturday 11 November - Formal Welcome Dinner The address "Ignite the Power of Peace" will provide an overview of the Conference programme establishing the framework for future speakers to follow. Areas to be covered include: Is there hope for the future? - Provide a vision and a challenge to the Conference - What new agenda can be developed - ways to make peace a reality "Peace is not an abstract idea but rooted firmly in cultural, political, social and economic contexts' (Federico Mayor) Role of Governments, and non-government organisations Monday 13 November The address "The New People" will note the changing world and therefore the changing roles of men and women. This will be as a result of influences such as technology and innovation, spiritual influences, and education. Decision-making roles and conflict resolution will be addressed as well as the issue of equity. Peace-making through changing roles.

57. The Pacific Islands Culture migration was over and the many subsequent navigations throughout the islands throughtrade more about cook Island History and culture more about Fiji http://www.pacific-travel-guides.com/south-pacific-islands/culture.html

Pacific Islands Culture South Pacific Handcrafts There are three main groups in the Pacific - Melanesians, Micronesians and Polynesians. The great migration to the uninhabited Pacific Islands started from South China about 30,000 years ago. Small bands of people with basic crafts crossed the seas to Indonesia and eventually colonized neighbouring Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Solomon Islands. Without navigation skills these Papuan people halted at the gateway to the vast Pacific Ocean. Subsequent migrations from around south-east Asia and Australia reached these islands and the people become collectively known as Melanesians. Back in South China, new experiments had been made and the people had achieved the art of making a distinct pottery type called Lapita (it has fine white dots and other decorations around the tops and rim of the pots). A second great migration left with this new pottery and is known as the Lapita migration. These people brought with them more advanced techniques in farming and warfare. Their boats were larger and more stable and the navigators had greater skills to sail the open waters. This migration reached Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji about 1500BC. Some migrations progressed further east to find the still uninhabited islands of Samoa and Tonga. The Melanesian people of PNG and Solomons followed this Lapita migration and are today dominant on Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji. Meanwhile, the Lapita migration reached Rotuma, Samoa and Tonga and about 200BC set out over the last stretches of open water to colonize Cook Island and eventually reaching Easter Island in the far east, Hawaii in the far north and finally, around 900AD, New Zealand in the far south and all islands in-between. The Polynesian triangle had been completed.

58. Cook Islands - Aitutaki - Generalities concern for others and their old culture lives on to life reflecting the nature ofthe islands in which The current population in the cook islands is estimated http://www.aitutaki.com/generalities.htm

History Language Population Culture ... Temperature Geography The Cook Island are located in the South Pacific, about 1875 miles (3015 km) north east of Auckland. The Cooks' nearest neighbours are Tahiti to the east and American Samoa to the west, each roughly 1500km (930 miles) away. The Cook Islands are spread across some 2 million square km ( 772,200 sq mi) of sea, an aera as large as Western Europe. Aitutaki ranks behind Rarotonga in the visitor contest, and it lacks the sheer physical beauty of its larger neighbour, but it has charms all its own. For a start, it sits at one corner of a triangular lagoon dotted with lovely motu (small islands). And it's historically interesting, with a number of impressive marae (pre-European religious meeting grounds) that are open to visitors. Aitutaki also has one of the best 'island nights' dance and music performances in the Cooks.

59. Cook Islands Travel, Cook Islands Tourism, Rarotonga Travel, Rarotonga Cook Isla com/ This is Full of Great Information but You Will Have to Click Aroud to FindWhat You Want - Headings are cook islands - culture - Visitor Information http://www.budgettravel.com/cook-islands.htm

Search Countries Messages Site Map ... Home Travel Information for Everyone Cook Islands Travel Rarotonga - Aitutaki Island - Atiu Island Cook Islands Travel Information at the top of the page is for Traveler's wanting the most complete Cook Islands Travel Information on the web including Cook Islands Hotels, Cook Islands Accommodation, Cook Islands Map, Cook Islands Vacation, Cook Islands Resorts, Cook Islands Holidays and much more - - Everything you want to know about Traveling to the Cook Islands is here - Rarotonga Cook Islands is the Capital - Located in the south pacific between New Zealand and Tahiti - In the centre of the Polynesia - The main island, Rarotonga - Aitutaki and Rarotonga are the two most frequented islands - Unspoiled by tourism, yet with wonderful beach and water activities - There are 12+ islands total with a very small population - This is a place you only dream about - Enjoy your trip - :) - Related Cook Islands Travel Information: Cook Islands Vacation Rentals Hiking Cycling Diving ... Cook Islands Shopping/Black Pearls Related Destinations: Hawaii Micronesia Palau Fiji ... All South Pacific Islands (Almost All) New Zealand Australia Papua New Guinea All World Countries ... 400+ Worldwide Travel Destinations The order of information on this web page: 1. General Information - List of Cook Islands Web Sites - Huge Amounts of Information -

60. Oceanic Art . Pacific Islands Art And Culture Contemporary Pacific artists, from Tautai Arts Trust. . cook islandsart and culture. . E . Easter islands Easter Island mysteries. . http://www.zeroland.co.nz/art_oceania.html

Film Music Literature Philosophy ... Art Posters Store Oceanic Art and Culture The Arts and Culture of the Pacific Islands . Polynesian Art A Web Directory See also: Art Periods, Art Movements Architecture Art History Artists Index ... Sculpture, Sculptors OCEANIC ARTS . PACIFIC ISLANDS ART AND CULTURE A Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand. Pictures, photographs of the Pacific Islands. Maori, Polynesian art and culture. Archaeology. Polynesian archaeology. Art Pacific. Tribal art from the Pacific.Tribal artefacts and folk art from Melanesia, Indonesia, New Guinea. ... Cook Islands art and culture. E Easter Islands Easter Island mysteries Easter Island internet links Easter Island rock art and statues of Rapa Nui. F Fiji Fijian culture, customs, handicrafts, tapa cloth. Fiji Museum. Includes archaeological material dating back 3,500 years and cultural objects representing both Fiji's indigenous community and other communities that have settled in the island group over the past 100 years. Fiji Museum Glass Plate Negatives Collection. H Hawaii Hawaii Art Web Project. Hawaii performing arts, Hawaii visual arts, Hawaii, Hawaii art resources on the internet.

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