PASIFIKA

WHAT IS PASIFIKA? Pasifika consists of three regions: Polynesia - the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and Easter Island. The rest of Polynesia includes the Samoan islands (American Samoa and Samoa), the Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti and The Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, Austral Islands, and the Tuamotu Archipelago), Niue Island, Tokelau and Tuvalu, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, and Pitcairn Island. Melanesia - the islands of New Guinea, the Admiralty Islands, Bougainville Island, Maluku Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Santa Cruz Islands (part of the Solomon Islands), New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, and Norfolk Island Micronesia - Kiribati, Nauru, the Marianas (Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands), the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau. WHAT IS PASIFIKA?

Make a group of four and choose one of the following Pasifika countries to research:- Hawaiian Islands Vanuatu Easter Island Fiji Samoa Nauru Cook Islands Marshall Islands Tahiti Palau Marquesas Islands Tonga Pitcairn Island Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Norfolk Island RESEARCH TASK

Researching and presenting Choose at least 1 topic per person to research for your chosen country. Ensure that each person has a different topic to focus on for their research:- Location Food Religion & beliefs Social structure Legends Clothing Songs & dances Festivals Culture Traditions/Customs Once you have done your research, work together to present your information in any format you like. Note: Whichever format you decide to use must include images and text and it must give insightful information about your chosen country. This is a group task that requires everyone in the group to do their share of the work. Researching and presenting