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Ancestral Places Understanding Kanaka Geographies

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ISBN-10: 0870716735

ISBN-13: 9780870716737

Edition: 2014

Authors: Katrina-Ann R. Kapa'anaokalaokeola Nakoa Oliveira

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Ancestral Places explores the deep connections that ancestral Kanaka (Native Hawaiians) enjoyed with their environment. It honors the mo‘olelo (historical accounts) of the ancestral places of our kupuna (ancestors), and reveals how these mo‘olelo and our relationships with the ‘aina (land) inform a Kanaka sense of place. Katrina-Ann R. Kapa‘anaokalaokeola Nakoa Oliveira elucidates a Kanaka geography and provides contemporary scholars with insights regarding traditional culture—including the ways in which Kanaka utilize cartographic performances to map our ancestral places and retain our mo‘olelo, such as reciting creation accounts, utilizing nuances embedded in language, and dancing hula. A…    
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Book details

List price: $28.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.04" wide x 9.00" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English