1. Tahiti & French Polynesia History | Lonely Planet World Guide began to arrive in presentday french polynesia around 300 event in the region s recent history was the visitors to make allegiances in regional power struggles http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tahiti_and_french_polynesia/his

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks History Just how the Polynesian peoples came to populate their islands of the Pacific is a subject of some debate. What is clear, however, is that they were great sailors and navigators who traversed vast distances of open ocean to settle as far and wide as present-day French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Zealand, parts of the New Guinea island, Tonga and the Cook Islands. It's thought that they left South-East Asia around 3000 or 4000 years ago and began to arrive in present-day French Polynesia around 300 AD. Islands were originally ruled by chieftains who commanded huge fleets of outrigger canoes; religious practices at this time included human sacrifices. Some of the first European visitors, among them Samuel Wallis (1767), Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (1768) and James Cook (1769), returned with stories of a paradise on earth inhabited by 'noble savages' and Venus-like women whose sexual favours were freely offered to the visitors. Europe was abuzz with stories of a tropical haven of free love when Bougainville returned to Paris and this myth attracted the likes of Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin. The most famous event in the region's recent history was the mutiny on the Bounty . It was on Tahiti and the Austral island of Tubuai that Fletcher Christian and his mutineers sought refuge after setting William Bligh and his faithful crew members adrift in a tiny open boat near the Tongan islands on 28 April 1789. And, ultimately, it was on Tahiti that the long arm of British law rounded up those mutineers who hadn't escaped to Pitcairn Island, and made them face British justice.

2. Tahiti & French Polynesia Further Reading | Lonely Planet World Guide which was inspired by the life of french painter Paul on regional art, culture and natural history, and these JeanLouis Saquet, and Sharks of polynesia by RH http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tahiti_and_french_polynesia/rea

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Further Reading Typee , by Herman Melville, was subtitled for the British market 'Narrative of a Four Months' Residence among the Natives of a Valley of the Marquesas Islands: or, a Peep at Polynesian Life'. The Marriage of Loti , by Pierre Loti (the pen name of French naval officer Louis-Marie-Julian Viaud), did much to reinforce the romantic myth of Tahiti for European readers. In the South Seas was Robert Louis Stevenson's contribution, but the book is not regarded as Stevenson at his best. W Somerset Maugham visited in 1919 to research which was inspired by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. Tales of the South Pacific , by James Michener, is a series of stories of the region set against the backdrop of WWII. He returned years later to write Return to Paradise and again for Rascals in Paradise Paul Theroux must have been feeling very cross when he wrote The Happy Isles of Oceania , and everyone cops it, including the Polynesians. There are some terrific books on regional art, culture and natural history, and these include

3. Te Puna Web Directory > Pacific > Regional > French Polynesia > General And Refe Tcommissariat de la Polynésie française Provides a general overview of french polynesia, with more detailed information on the history and economy. http://webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz/dir/en/pacific/regional/french-polynesia/gene

Web Directory Pacific Regional French Polynesia General and Reference See also: General and Reference@ Annuaire des sites web Directory of sites related to French Polynesia. Bogaty's French Polynesian paradise The site provides information on the islands of French Polynesia; travel information; a journal of a 13 day trip around the islands; a description of the Tahitian language, including some useful phrases; and links to other sites. Bora Bora Island Provides a description of what to see and do; where to stay; cruise lines and tour packages; sailing and boat charters; and transport. Also provides information about Bora Bora and Polynesian business. Gives general information, news, links and travel tips for Tahiti. Finding Tahiti A page from the web site South Pacific Organizer. This page, which gives general information on Tahiti, is abridged from the 5th edition of: Moon handbooks. Tahiti including the Cook Islands by David Stanley. Emeryville, CA, Avalon Travel Pub., 2003. france.net.nz : French culture online in New Zealand A bi-lingual site. A comprehensive suite of French information, culture and resources available in France and those present and accessible in New Zealand. Some of the features are: the French Embassy, gastronomy, scientific cooperation, general knowledge, Alliance Francaise, language dictionaries, working and studying in France, French teachers, libraries and links to French sites on the Net. French Polynesia Provides general information and information on travel (particularly airline travel), weather, individual islands, souvenirs and books. Also includes maps, news and links.

4. DA DPM - Information On French Polynesia communications, transportation, travel, military, history, maps, search results, weather, time Open Directory regional - Asia - french polynesia - Orientation french polynesia http://www.dl.army.mil/portals/dadpm/frenchpolynesia.htm

5. Te Puna Web Directory > Pacific > Regional > French Polynesia > Recreation traveler travel guide of Tahiti her islands Includes background information on the history, geography, culture and society of french polynesia, guides to http://webdirectory.natlib.govt.nz/dir/en/pacific/regional/french-polynesia/recr

Web Directory Pacific Regional French Polynesia Recreation See also: Recreation@ Air Tahiti Nui Services, timetables and tariffs are featured, as well as information on where to stay, tourist destinations and links. Air Tahiti Services and timetables, as well as information on where to stay, tourist destinations and links. Bogaty's French Polynesian paradise The site provides information on the islands of French Polynesia; travel information; a journal of a 13 day trip around the islands; a description of the Tahitian language, including some useful phrases; and links to other sites. Bora Bora Island Provides a description of what to see and do; where to stay; cruise lines and tour packages; sailing and boat charters; and transport. Also provides information about Bora Bora and Polynesian business. Gives general information, news, links and travel tips for Tahiti. About the federation and surfing in Tahiti. In French. French Polynesia Provides general information and information on travel (particularly airline travel), weather, individual islands, souvenirs and books. Also includes maps, news and links. Marquesas Official Tahiti Tourisme web site Provides background information on Tahiti and specific information for tourists: activities, green tourism, accommodation, honeymoon holidays, charter boats, cruising and scuba diving.

6. Open Directory - Regional: Oceania: Society And Culture: History . American Samoa@ (1) Australia@ (184) Cook Islands@ (6) french polynesia dedicated to the history and culture of these...... regional Oceania Society and Culture history. ( 5) http://open.thumbshots.org/Regional/Oceania/Society_and_Culture/History

about dmoz suggest URL update URL become an editor ... help Try thumbshots on CNET Search.com . If you like thumbshots.org, please send your feedback . CNET Search would like to hear from you! :) the entire directory only in Society_and_Culture/History Top Regional Oceania Society and Culture : History Description American Samoa Australia Cook Islands ... Women See also: Recreation: Living History: By Historical Region: Oceania Society: History: By Region: Oceania H-ANZAU: Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Australia - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of these nations. Features subject overview, archives, message threads, journals, search, links to related lists and resources, and subscription details. Pacific Links - Links to pages about individual WW 11 battles in the Pacific Theatre. [Requires cookies and has pop-ups] The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1 - A series of photos and articles by Dennis Kawaharada. The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2 - Second part of a series of photos and articles by Dennis Kawaharada. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Archives - Features scanned photographs from the Marshalls, Carolines, and Marianas, documenting the U.S. administrative period of 1947-1994.

7. Regional, Oceania, French Polynesia: Society And Culture RegionalOceaniaSociety and Culture. along with mythology, culture, history, lifestyle, and com Includes information about french polynesia including maps http://www.combose.com/Regional/Oceania/French_Polynesia/Society_and_Culture/

Top Regional Oceania French Polynesia ... History Related links of interest: Regional:Oceania:Society and Culture Comparative Implementology - A comparative study of mainly surface collected early Polynesian implements, tools and artifacts on the Island of Tubuai in the Austral Islands. Jane's Tahiti - Detailed information on Tahiti and the islands of Moorea, Bora Bora and Marquesas. Includes extensive postcard and picture galleries along with mythology, culture, history, lifestyle, and geography. L A Miller - The home page of Lawrence Miller who lives on Tubuai in the Austral Islands. Polynesie Passion - Includes a variety of Polynesian photos, maps, cultural information and historical details. tahiti-pf.tripod.com - Includes information about French Polynesia including maps and photo galleries. This category includes sites that reflect the make up of the French Polynesia community: its people, its history, resources and institutions that serve the people. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site Open Directory Project Become an Editor The combose.com directory is based on the

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Top Regional Oceania French Polynesia ... Travel Guides Related links of interest: Regional:Oceania:Travel and Tourism:Travel Guides Air Tahiti Magazine - The official Air Tahiti in-flight magazine with information about Polynesian culture, history and natural resources. Chris Davis' French Polynesia - Articles on the islands, images, news, weather, transport, shopping and a message board. DiveAtlas - Includes trip reports, travel tips, and scuba diving information for French Polynesia. Dream Islands - A practical travel guide for the islands of Polynesia. Also provides information on cruises, honeymoon vacation and black pearls. French Polynesia Resorts and Hotels Guide - A polynesian vacation guide features 360º panoramas of resorts, rooms and beaches, with independent reviews and a comparason chart. Maeva i Porinetia - A translated pool of information on French Polynesian tourism supplied by anonymous people. [english/francaise/deutsch/italiano] Papeete Online - A search engine that combines a content related database and a yellow pages business directory. Tahiti 1 - An informative guide to the French Polynesian islands. Including culture, tourism, economy and local interest.

9. French Polynesia --  Encyclopædia Britannica , french polynesia Travel guide to this french territory in the southcentral Pacific Ocean. Provides information on regional attractions, culture, history, http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=127826&tocid=54080&query=french polynesi

10. France (French) Genealogy: Resources For Family History Research french polynesia Country Genealogy and regional Resources Genealogy Plantet Brunett s french Canadian Connection french Canadian Databases history Culture. http://www.kindredtrails.com/france.html

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AFRICA ASIA CARIBBEAN MIDDLE EAST ... CountryGuide : French Polynesia Wikipedia free encyclopedia :: French Polynesia Wikipedia is a communal multilingual project to create a complete, accurate, free encyclopedia. It now contains well over 100 thousand articles in English and is committed to working with language speakers and computing organizations to support as many languages as possible. CountryGuide highly recommends Lonely Planet World Guide :: Destination French Polynesia Tahiti is, in fact, just one island in one of the five island groups that make up French Polynesia. It's the region's biggest, most famous and historically interesting island, but the glossy pictures of aqua-blue seas and palm-fringed beaches that you see in travel agents' windows are almost certainly some other French Polynesian island. LP World Guide is a good general source for: French Polynesia::CIA Factbook Lonely Planet World Guide :: MAP of French Polynesia Map has 'zoom-out' for view of region and surrounding countries and or pop Online Converter pop Currency Calculator pop Bloomberg offers world-wide information on stocks, money management, news, and world markets. It's currency calculator is particularly handy.

13. IllumiRate Directory Regional Local Oceania French You are in Home/regional Local/Oceania/french polynesia (10 3. The Territory of french polynesia Offers an overview of it s history, geography, government http://www.illumirate.com/categories.cfm?Cat_ID=409429

14. Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade: Pacific Division - French Polynesia Polit history. transferring additional responsibilities over to french polynesia (eg territorial the possibility of negotiating specified regional or international http://www.mfat.govt.nz/foreign/regions/pacific/country/frenchpolynesiapaper.htm

Pacific Division pac@mfat.govt.nz Tel: Fax: Economic Update Who's Who 34th Pacific Islands Forum Auckland 12-19 August 2003 French Polynesia Country Paper - December 2002 Key Facts General History French Nuclear Testing Political ... New Zealand Trade Relations with New Zealand Bilateral Linkages Air Services Visits Development Assistance ... Travel Advice General Official Name French Polynesia (la Polynésie Française) Land Area Total: 4,176 sq km (118 islands and atolls in five archipelagos), Land: 3,660 sq km, Water: 507 sq km.

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17. Wauu.DE: Regional: Oceania: French Polynesia: Tahiti: Business And Economy Details of the Bank of Tahiti in french polynesia. com. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Details of the french polynesian branch Includes a short history and a selection http://www.wauu.de/Regional/Oceania/French_Polynesia/Tahiti/Business_and_Economy

Home Regional Oceania French Polynesia ... Tahiti : Business and Economy Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Links: Bank of Tahiti Votre banque en Polyn©sie fran§aise. Details of the Bank of Tahiti in French Polynesia. English/Francais. http://www.banque-tahiti.pf Brasserie de Tahiti A producer of beverages including Hinano beer, Coca-Cola, Schweppes and Orangina soft drinks, Rotui Minute Maid, HI-C, and Tarumba juices, Eau royale spring water and Preium water. http://www.brasseriedetahiti.pf/index_eng.html Pacifique Sud Cosmetique - Products He¯va and Mahire Manufacturing personal care and cosmetic products containing local plant oils and extracts. Includes a distributor list and post card offer. English/Francais. http://www.monoitahiti.com/ Port Authority of Papeete Includes a guided tour of the Port, including activities and services. Also contains a list of contacts and some local news. English/Fran§aise. http://www.portoftahiti.com PriceWaterhouseCoopers Details of the French Polynesian branch of a worldwide auditing and consulting network. English/Francais. http://www.pricewaterhousecoopers-tahiti.pf

18. Wauu.DE: Regional: Oceania: French Polynesia: Society And Culture and picture galleries along with mythology, culture, history, lifestyle, and tahitipf.tripod.com Includes information about french polynesia including maps http://www.wauu.de/Regional/Oceania/French_Polynesia/Society_and_Culture/

Home Regional Oceania French Polynesia : Society and Culture Search DMOZ-Verzeichnis: All Categories Categories Onlye Kategorien: History Links: Comparative Implementology A comparative study of mainly surface collected early Polynesian implements, tools and artifacts on the Island of Tubuai in the Austral Islands. http://www.implementology.org.pf Jane's Tahiti Detailed information on Tahiti and the islands of Moorea, Bora Bora and Marquesas. Includes extensive postcard and picture galleries along with mythology, culture, history, lifestyle, and geography. http://www.janeresture.com/tahitihome/tahiti.htm L A Miller The home page of Lawrence Miller who lives on Tubuai in the Austral Islands. http://chez.mana.pf/~herminet/home.html Polynesie Passion Includes a variety of Polynesian photos, maps, cultural information and historical details. http://www.polynesiepassion.net tahiti-pf.tripod.com Includes information about French Polynesia including maps and photo galleries. http://tahiti-pf.tripod.com © 1998- 2002 Ein Service von Wauu.de

19. Charting The Pacific - Places View regional Statistics View regional Issues Individual Country Profiles history. that form the current territory of french polynesia are believed to http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/french_polynesia.htm

View Regional Statistics :: View Regional Issues :: Individual Country Profiles :: :: Facts and Figures :: Government :: Resources :: History ... :: Links French Polynesia French Polynesia, an external territory of France, was used for thirty years between 1966 and 1996 as the testing ground for the French nuclear arsenal. Since the end of nuclear testing, the territory has built a more self-sufficient and diversified economy and become more politically autonomous. Facts and Figures Total Land Area: a Number of Islands: a a Capital: Main Island: Population: Languages: Political Status: a Head of State: Head of Government: Currency: GDP/capita (A$): 3521 km2 of emerged land scattered over 5 million km2 of ocean 118 in five distinct groups: Society Islands (which includes Tahiti), Tuamotu, Gambier, Austral and Marquesas Papeete Tahiti Tahitian (Maohi) and French French overseas territory with a large degree of self-government French President Jacques Chirac

20. Issues : Colonial History Map of colonial history by English and french as the major regional languages; a the Pacific Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia and french polynesia (the site http://www.abc.net.au/ra/carvingout/issues/colonial.htm

issues resources environment education ... governance colonial history ... case studies By Nic Maclellan Late and incomplete decolonisation The legacies of colonialism ... Map of colonial history While the winds of change swept through European colonies in Asia and Africa after the Second World War, decolonisation came later in the Pacific region. And even as we move to the end of the twentieth century, the age of colonialism is not over in the Pacific In 1990, the United Nations commenced the Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism - but today, there are still outliers of empire in the Pacific region. The United Nations Decolonisation Committee maintains a list of non-self-governing territories, which includes Pacific nations such as New Caledonia, Guam, East Timor, American Samoa and even tiny Pitcairn, the last element of the British empire in the region. Rapanui (Easter Island) remains under Chilean administration. Other Pacific peoples are seeking the right to self-determination: in Bougainville, Ka Pae'aina (Hawai'i), Te Ao Maohi (French Polynesia) and West Papua (Irian Jaya). The Pacific islands live with the legacies of more than a century of colonial rule

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