Rotuma is a self-governing heptarchy, generally designated a dependency of Fiji. Rotuma commonly refers to the Rotuma Island, the only permanently inhabited and by far the largest of all the islands i
Frenchman René Lesson whose sharing of his beliefs in 1824 was recorded as the first such occasion on the island. This act effectively rendered French Catholicism the first religion to reach Rotumans' ears.
Mofmanu beach in Motusa, Rotuma
Participants of the formal tautoga dance sometimes wear the lengthy tailfeathers of the white-tailed tropicbird, called the "täväke" in Rotuman
Local mythology tells of two turtles which live off the coast of Faguta, one red and one white. Green sea turtles, which are known to frequent the islands of Fiji, can actually exhibit reddish and whitish hues on their carapaces and plastrons, respectively.
Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Pol
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…colonies. Although the island has been politically part of Fiji since 1881, Rotumans are Polynesians and their culture more closely resembles that of the Polynesian islands to the east, most noticeably Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa, Futuna, and Uvea. Because of their Polynesian appearance and distinctive language, Rotumans…
Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia
Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii
Moai at Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui
On February 14, 1779, Capt. James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii.