Lec 2: Naming the region

Question 1

Who was the Spanish explorer that gave the region its name? and reference.

Answer 1

Fernao de Magalhaes in 1521 “to mark the peaceful nature of his journey in the waters…”
Reference: False divides by Lana Lopesi pg 19

Question 2

How was the pacific mapped by the europeans?

Answer 2

• they are land focused
• Longitude and latitude
• focuses on largest land masses
• islands divided and boundaries introduced for the different island nations

Question 3

What makes up the Pacific region?

Answer 3

1. Biggest place in the world
2. Takes up 1/3rd of the world
3. 22 Island states & territories with a combine population of 10mil
4. 1% of world population by 25% of world cultural and linguistic diversity.

Question 4

How is the Pacific region split and what are their meanings?

Answer 4

Polynesia - Many (includes, NZ, Cook Is, Tahiti)
Melanesia - Dark/Black (includes, PNG, Vanuatu, Fiji)
Micronesia - Small (includes, Guam, Kiribati, Marshal Is)

Question 5

Who was the professor who gave the lecture on Aotearoa in the pacific?

Answer 5

Dr. Alice Te Punga Sommerville

Question 6

What examples were given of pacific representation other than within their own country?

Answer 6

1. PCC @ BYU Hawaii (includes Maori as part of the pacific)

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Question 7

Who is Tupaia and what did he do?

Answer 7

He was the “native representative” on the ship with Captain Cook, who recorded and translated on different voyages. e.g., he recorded in a painting the first contact with Captain Cook and Maori, exchanging resources (Crayfish for Tapa from Rangiatea)

Question 8

What are the main points of the Heritage poem by Vernice Wineera?

Answer 8

1. Forces you to look into our connection to our region.
2. Take responsibility for who we and others are.
3. A legacy that we inherit from our ancestors.

Question 9

Who did NZ colonize?

Answer 9

Cook Islands, Samoa, Tokelau and Niue

Question 10

Are Pasifika people in Aotearoa or NZ? (What is the difference?)

Answer 10

• Pasifika with NZ - a relationship with the settler state.
• Pasifika with Aotearoa - “Whanaungatanga ties us together through Te Moana nui a Kiwa” (Winnie Laban, Family connection)

Question 11

Give an example of the use of medium that was incorrectly portrayed in the wider community of Maori in the pacific?

Answer 11

the OTARA shirt photo that was used by Te Papa museum to show pride of place, but when they found out the person in the photo wearing the shirt was Maori, they replaced the person with a Pacific person to show that it “represents the pacific”

Question 12

Is Maori part of the Pacific? Yes, No, Depends and explain why.

Answer 12

Yes.

1. Geographically grouped on the maps as part of the “polynesian triangle”.
2. The ancestors of the Maori’s came through the same routes as their oceania brothers and sisters.
3. They have similar legends and have the same waka traditions as those in the Pacific e.g., Takitimu waka last port of call was in Cook Islands before landing in NZ.
4. Language is very similar to Cook Island Maori.

Question 13

What is the meaning of Otara?

Answer 13

The name means “the place of Tara” who was the Maori chief of the area. The full name is Te Puke o Tara (the hill of Tara)