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-The Scientific Theory-
I have seen in some genealogy researches that Pacific Islanders seem to be a population that migrated from southern borders of Asia towards the Pacific Ocean. Logically people in that migrating group settled in each point of their travel from South Asia to the group of Pacific Islands.
A good way to track these journeys is to look at a world map and Google images of native people from countries between South Asia (preferably Taiwan) and the Pacific Islands. You will notice similarities in features and culture, I have done this search so I know its easy to spot.
Also within these researches, they have proven this migration theory by matching blood results throughout the Pacific and Asia. Hopefully the next person to post an answer can explain this in more detail.
-Mythological Theory-
Being a pacific islander myself, I have been told of stories of pacific islanders origin is that the god Tangaroa (Tagaloa, Tangaloa, Kanaloa, Ta'aroa, Tana'oa created us to live on this world (kind of replica story to God creating man). Although in the NZ Maori beliefs that Tangaroa was the son of Papatuanuku and Ranginui who created life, in the Pacific there was only one god, Tangaroa who was mainly affiliated with the sea rather than the heavens. From my rusty knowledge Tangaroa created the heavens and the earth, then created the tangata (man), and the tangata communicate with Tangaroa through the sea. Pasific Islanders who die become spirits that travel to Avaiki (Heavens) where they rest in piece and watch over the pacific island people.
Every island has a different view on purpose of the god Tangaroa, but they all believed in the one god.
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What continent did pacific islanders come from?
Pacific Islanders primarily come from the regions of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean. Although these islands are geographically scattered throughout the Pacific, they are collectively referred to as Pacific Islands.
How many pacific islanders live in the Us?
There is 800,000 Pacific Islanders in the United-States, as well as 7,000 in Alaska.
How many pacific islanders in Tucson?
Around 26,000 Pacific Islanders live in Canada, and 98% of them (25,000), live in British-Columbia.
What nationalities are pacific islanders?
If a person is Pacific Islander, that means they are literally from an island in the Pacific Ocean. These include islands in Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.
What is percentage of pacific islanders in Kentucky?
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Are Filipinos pacific islanders?
Filipinos are Asian.
Is a Filipino a Pacific islander?
Yes, Filipinos are considered Pacific Islanders because the Philippines is an archipelago located in the western Pacific Ocean. They share cultural, historical, and geographical ties with other Pacific Islander populations.
Misconception of Asian Americans and pacific islanders belong to a single Asian American culture?
There are misconceptions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders belonging to a single Asian American culture because they look similar. However, their cultures are very different as they come from different parts of the world.
Religion in the Pacific Islands?
Most Pacific islanders are Christians due to the work of missionaries.
Which culture has a long-standing of caring for the land?
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How did Pacific Islanders use sticks and shells to navigate?
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Are their pacific islanders that play in the MLB?
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