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[[Image:French polynesia.png|thumb|center|745px]] [[Image:Tahitian girls in mission clothes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tahitian girls in mission clothes, 1860-1879]] | [[Image:French polynesia.png|thumb|center|745px]] [[Image:Tahitian girls in mission clothes.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Tahitian girls in mission clothes, 1860-1879]] | ||
== French Polynesia == | === French Polynesia === | ||
=== Background Information === | ==== Background Information ==== | ||
[[Portal:French Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south they are Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Society Islands, and Austral or Tubuai Islands. Papeete, Tahiti is the capital. The population is about 92,000. About half of the people live on the island of Tahiti.<br> | [[Portal:French Polynesia|French Polynesia]] lies south of Hawaii and east of Tonga and Samoa. It is composed of 118 islands. From north to south they are Marquesas Islands, Tuamotu Islands, Gambier Islands, Society Islands, and Austral or Tubuai Islands. Papeete, Tahiti is the capital. The population is about 92,000. About half of the people live on the island of Tahiti.<br> | ||
=== Customs === | ==== Customs ==== | ||
When we put our family history together, we may not have many dates to work with. Because of this, we need to '''''study the history of the islands where our ancestors lived by starting with the historical background for the island group of our ancestors'''''. Historical dates from these publications and from the Internet can be used to estimate the dates of our ancestors’ lives more accurately. See the Bibliography at the end of this guide for a list of Internet resources with further information. | When we put our family history together, we may not have many dates to work with. Because of this, we need to '''''study the history of the islands where our ancestors lived by starting with the historical background for the island group of our ancestors'''''. Historical dates from these publications and from the Internet can be used to estimate the dates of our ancestors’ lives more accurately. See the Bibliography at the end of this guide for a list of Internet resources with further information. | ||
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Each island had a''taputaputea'', which would face either north, south, east, or west. At the time when the ''Mamaia'' were in power, they destroyed many of these ''Taputaputeas'' in order to bring down the power of the priests. | Each island had a''taputaputea'', which would face either north, south, east, or west. At the time when the ''Mamaia'' were in power, they destroyed many of these ''Taputaputeas'' in order to bring down the power of the priests. | ||
=== Case Study: Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin Tehaavi === | ==== Case Study: Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin Tehaavi ==== | ||
My name is ''Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin ''Tehaavi. My husband is ''Emile Auguste Tehaavi''. We are currently serving as missionaries in the Family History Department (May, 2004) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The following is a description of how I have been gathering and working on my family history. | My name is ''Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin ''Tehaavi. My husband is ''Emile Auguste Tehaavi''. We are currently serving as missionaries in the Family History Department (May, 2004) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The following is a description of how I have been gathering and working on my family history. | ||