Rapa Nui Culture
The true story of the palms of Anakena
In the month of February of 1960, my family and I arrived on the Chilean naval transport AKA “Pinto” to take the position of Governor of Easter Island. During my excursions to get to know the Island, I arrived at the beach of Anakena, which I must recognize, at that time, was a sandy desert with a shepherd’s hut on the southeastern side surrounded by a bit of green and some bushes which made it look like an oasis.
CREMATION IN RAPA NUI
CREMATION IN RAPA NUIby Cristian Moreno Pakarati - Historiador / HistorianCremation is a funerary or post-funerary ritual which allows a cadaver to be disposed of cleanly. The practice dates back at least 20 thousand years among the Australian aborigines and was also...
Ana Hue Neru
Ana Hue NeruThe Caverns to whiten the YoungLas Cavernas para blanquear a Jóvenes As far back as the late 19th Century, various expeditions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of the Rapanui culture through archaeological research and the oral traditions of the...
Rapa Nui Soldiers in the War of the Pacific
Rapa Nui Soldiers in the War of the Pacificby Cristián Moreno PakaratiHistoriador / HistorianIt was a point of pride for the Rapanui families of the past when one of their members would join the Chilean Armed Forces. To see them in uniform with their proud bearing was...
Ngaru’a or Neck Pillow
Ngaru’aor Neck PillowAntiguamente los isleños no buscaban mayores comodidades en sus Hare Paenga (casas bote), en los Hare Mauku (habitaciones de piedra techada con pasto) o en la caverna que eligieron para vivir; para ellos estos espacios eran solamente lugares donde...
The Origin of the Polynesian Peoples
The Origin of the Polynesian Peoples La Cultura Lapita · The Lapita CultureAmong the rare archaeological certainties that we have on the ancient Polynesian peoples, one undisputed fact stands out: The Polynesian people descend from the creators of a complex culture,...
The rebirth of ancestral medicine
The rebirth of ancestral medicineThe Rapanui community of today is in the process of reclaiming many different aspects of their social and political life. One of them is the rebirth of ancestral medicine. Currently on the Island is an old field hospital, built in the...
Ancestral Medicine on Rapa Nui
Nga RongoaAncestral Medicine on Rapa NuiWithin the philosophical world view of the Rapanui, good health is based on the union of man and nature, between life and death, in the present, the past and the future.Any mishap or disease has its origin in supernatural forces...
Mokomae
Mokomaethe Word Made FleshMokomae is the name of an ancestral warrior of the Ure or Mokomae clan which used to live in the area of Poike. It is from the Araki tribe. One of their descendants is the Chilean - Rapanui Luis “Tito” Hormazábal Araki, today a Tohunga ta...
The Society of Friends of Easter Island
The Society of Friends of Easter Island by Roberto Rojas P. - Antropólogo / AnthropologistThe anthropologist and investigator Rolf Foerster, who was a professor of the University of Chile, has dedicated his research and writing to the native communities of La...
Te Ara o te Ao
The rapanui denominates Ao to a special oar that is used like badge of the control. This trail follows the same route that was used more or less 150 years ago to reach the ceremonial village in Orongo.
Kai Kai y Pata’uta’u
Games with string, forming figures full of fantasy, are a pastime found throughout the world and within almost all cultures.
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