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The history of Bora Bora is marked by the rivalry of two clans: one based near Faanui, consisting of families attached to the marae Farerua, and the other consisting of the families of Nunue and Anau around the marae Vaiotaha, which was long among the most important marae of Polynesia.
Ari'i of Bora Bora: Tefa'aora Ari'i of Bora Bora: Tapoa I King of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a: Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti: Tamatoa Dynasty of Ra'iatea: Ahu'ura: Tefa'aora a Mai Descendant of Puni: Tehapa'i or Maheanu'u a Mai: Tapoa Vahine: Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a: Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti and Moʻorea: Ari'ifa'aite: Teri ...
His example was followed by most of the other chiefs and by a large majority of the population across the four Society Islands: Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa, and Bora Bora. A war had recently broken out on Raiatea, one of the main causes being that Tapa and others had rejected and destroyed the idols. The idolaters had decided to seek revenge and ...
Bora Bora (French: Bora-Bora; Tahitian: Pora Pora) is an island group in the Leeward Islands in the South Pacific. The Leeward Islands comprise the western part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, which is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. Bora Bora has a total land area of 30.55 km 2 (12 sq mi).
Ari'i of Bora Bora: Tefa'aora Ari'i of Bora Bora: Tapoa I King of Bora Bora, Ra'iatea and Taha'a: Pōmare Dynasty of Tahiti: Tamatoa Dynasty of Ra'iatea: Ahu'ura: Tefa'aora a Mai Descendant of Puni: Tehapa'i or Maheanu'u a Mai: Tapoa Vahine: Tapoa II King of Bora Bora and Taha'a: Pōmare IV Queen of Tahiti and Moʻorea: Ari'ifa'aite: Teri ...
King of Bora Bora of the Tapoa Dynasty of Bora Bora: Teuhe Queen of Huahine of the Teurura'i Dynasty of Huahine: Pōmare V King of Tahiti and Moʻorea: Marau: Ari'iaue: Teri'itua Tuavira "Prince Joinville" Ariʻi of Hitiaʻa: Isabelle Vahinetua Shaw: Tamatoa V King of Raiatea and Tahaʻa: Moe a Mai: Teri'imaevarua II Queen of Bora Bora ...
The Bora have an elaborate knowledge of the plant life of the surrounding rainforest. Like other indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon, such as the Urarina, [2] plants, especially trees, hold a complex and important interest for the Bora. [citation needed] Bows and arrows are the main weapons of the Bora culture used in person to person ...
The annexation of the Leeward Islands (French: Annexion des îles Sous-le-vent) or the Leewards War (French: Guerre des îles Sous-le-vent) was a series of diplomatic and armed conflicts between the French Third Republic and the native kingdoms of Raiatea-Tahaa, Huahine and Bora Bora, which resulted in the conquest of the Leeward Islands, in the South Pacific archipelago of the Society Islands ...