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A Case Study of Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin Tehaavi, including her research process. | A Case Study of Gisele Maeva Takanga Buchin Tehaavi, including her research process. | ||
Historical background of French Polynesia from 1827 to 1957, taken from Gisele's own family history, | Historical background of French Polynesia from 1827 to 1957, taken from Gisele's own family history, | ||
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'''Historical background''' | '''Historical background''' | ||
A powerful sect which combined Tahitian traditions with Christian ideas called the ''''' | A powerful sect which combined Tahitian traditions with Christian ideas called the '''''Mamaia'' '''rose up in the island of ''Tahiti'' in about 1827. They were rebelling against the teachings and power of the Christian missionaries. They had ''Mana, or power''. This sect did not keep the ways of ''Mana ''according to the ''Tup`una,'' who are our ancestors. ''Mana'' is like the priesthood, and they did not keep the rules of it. To gain more power, the ''Mamaia'' told people they had to join them or be killed. The other choice was to flee. This sect and others, along with drought and over-population and seeking for freedom caused many of the people to migrate to other islands. | ||
“''The Sacred Land of Hawaiki” ''which some ''Maoris ''refer to as the place where their ancestors came from is ''Raiatea,'' in the ''Leeward Islands''. They call it ''“Hawaiki Nui”'' and it has a place on it called ''“Taputaputea,” ''which is a holy place. It is a small triangle of land and it contains a wooden platform which is built high and has three levels. The levels represent to the islanders what we think of as Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial glories. (There is a picture of one of these “prayer platforms” in Cole and Jensen’s ''Israel in the Pacific,'' Page 146.) | “''The Sacred Land of Hawaiki” ''which some ''Maoris ''refer to as the place where their ancestors came from is ''Raiatea,'' in the ''Leeward Islands''. They call it ''“Hawaiki Nui”'' and it has a place on it called ''“Taputaputea,” ''which is a holy place. It is a small triangle of land and it contains a wooden platform which is built high and has three levels. The levels represent to the islanders what we think of as Celestial, Terrestrial, and Telestial glories. (There is a picture of one of these “prayer platforms” in Cole and Jensen’s ''Israel in the Pacific,'' Page 146.) | ||
Each island had a'' | 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. | ||
''Queen Pomare ''fought against the '' | ''Queen Pomare ''fought against the ''Mamaia'' chiefs. They finally all died out. | ||
My mother’s father’s family lived on the island of '''''Anaa'''''in the '''''Tuamotos''.''' '''In 1845, the Mormon missionaries Benjamin Grouard and Addison Pratt were having great success on the island of ''Anaa'''''<i>.</i> They baptized almost every inhabitant of the island, and there were 3,500 members and 7 branches of the Church in the late 1840's. The members were strong and faithful, and by '''1852, the Church had spread, scattered on 20 islands.''' | My mother’s father’s family lived on the island of '''''Anaa'''''in the '''''Tuamotos''.''' '''In 1845, the Mormon missionaries Benjamin Grouard and Addison Pratt were having great success on the island of ''Anaa'''''<i>.</i> They baptized almost every inhabitant of the island, and there were 3,500 members and 7 branches of the Church in the late 1840's. The members were strong and faithful, and by '''1852, the Church had spread, scattered on 20 islands.''' | ||