Shannon Morris
The Maori people generally greet others with nose touching, and often small gift giving is a way of showing appreciation for ones hospitality when entering another’s home.
Archive for date: July 12th, 2015
Hayden’s Interesting Cook Islands fact
The Cook Islands were first settled in the 6th century by Polynesian people from Tahiti.
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The Cook Islands are governed by a Prime Minister, similar to that of New Zealand and Great Britain.
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The indigenous people of the Cook Islands is Polynesian in origin; however, other residents are typically New Zealanders.
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The Cook Islands are known for their wood carvings. Many individuals in the younger generations are taught by the elders on how to perfect this skill.
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The Cook Islands are the world’s second largest producer of black pearls. Not to be confused with The Black Pearl (pirate ship NOT made in the Cook Islands), these pearls are formed by the Tahitian black-lipped oyster Pinctada margaritifera when an irritating grain of sand is coated in the same substance (calcium carbonate) that the oyster coats the inside of its shell with. Much more rare than white pearls (about 1 in 10,000), black pearls get their color from soaking up pigment from the black band around the edges of the aptly named Tahitian black-lipped oyster, pictured above. Due to the rare nature of black pearls, they cost (on average) about ten times price of white pearls. So ladies, if you want to buy some rare pearls in the Cook Islands, bring plenty of green to get the black! 
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Rugby is the most popular sport in the Cook Islands.
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Whoooooooo!!!!!! So excited for this trip!!!!!
