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In French Polynesian culture, there are two distinct third-gender categories: Māhū and Rae-Rae. Māhū, indigenous to the Islands, with a long cultural history dating back to the pre-contact period, are often described as "half-man, half-woman," engaging in feminine-coded labor and viewed positively as good advisers and caretakers. [1]
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: French: French Polynesian This category exists only as a container for other categories of French Polynesian women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Miss Tahiti is a French Polynesian beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the overseas country of French Polynesia. Despite its name, women from all of French Polynesia are eligible to compete, not solely those from Tahiti. Miss Tahiti has been held annually since 1960.
See baby names inspired by France with these 40 French names and meanings for girls and boys, as well as gender neutral French names for babies.
Pages in category "French feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Say "bonjour" to French names for girls beyond classics like "Marie," "Charlotte" and "Louise.". American parents fell in love with French girl names in the 1960s, according to Laura Wattenberg ...
Women's sport in French Polynesia (4 C) Pages in category "Women in French Polynesia" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
On 9 September 1842 there was a protectorate treaty signed between Tahitians and the French. The agreement was for the "protection of indigenous property and the maintenance of a traditional judicial system". [17] In 1958 the islands in the area including Tahiti were "reconstituted as a French Overseas Territory and renamed French Polynesia". [18]