Cook Islands

Chiras melsior
4th Period
March 8,2016

Cook Islands: A
Polynesian Island
4463 miles

7182 km

Facts:
Population:

10, 900(June 2011)

Climate: The Cook Islands weather is typically tropical to

sub-tropical with just two seasons...dry and wet.
Languages: - English/ Rarotongan

Currency:

Attractions:
Titikaveka Beach

Cross Island Walk

(The Needle)

Phrases:
English:
Cook Islands:
Hello
orana
Goodbye
ra
Thank you
meitaki
Food
Ocean

kia
Aere

Kai

History of the Cook

Islands:

Cook islands are named after

captain james cook, who
visited the islands in 1773 and
1777. Cook Islands became a
British protectorate in 1888.
By 1900, the islands were
annexed as British territory.

slands and names them the Hervey

I1596 - Spaniard Alvaro de Mendana
is the first European to sight the
islands.

1773 - Captain James Cook explores

the islands. Fifty years later they are

1821 - English
Tahitian
renamed
in his and
honour.
missionaries arrive, become the first
non-native settlers.

1888 - Cook Islands are proclaimed a

British protectorate and a single
federal parliament is established.

1901 - Islands are annexed to New

Zealand.

Leaders
The House of Ariki- Cook Islands high
chief(Ariki),is appointed by the Queens
Representatives. There are twenty four
members, representing different islands of the
cooks.
The members are:
The four ariki of the islands of Aitutaki and
Manuae;
The three ariki of the island of Atiu;
The ariki of the island of Mangaia;
The ariki of the island of Manihiki;
The ariki of the island of Rakahanga;
The three ariki of the island of Mauke;
The three ariki of the island of Mitiaro;

Icons/Symbol
Tribal Tattoo
Pacific Arts
Coat of Arms

Cook Islands Issues

Global Change
Sanitation and Hygiene
Desertification
Drift-net fishing

Cultural Dancing:

http://cleanvideosearch.com/media/actio
n/yt/watch?videoId=IQin3x3XHJI

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