The Revival and Integration of Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Cyclones Into Government Policies and Planning
- Description:
- Cook Island traditional knowledge and practices to prevent, mitigate and respond to disasters has been passed down for generations well before the arrival of missionaries to Cook Island shores. Our forebearers lived in oneness with nature and had a deep spiritual affiliation to the land, the sea and to their Atua (God). They were able to forecast future events by observing the behaviour of bird...
- Display date:
- 2018
- Location:
- Cook Islands
- Format:
- Thesis
- Collections:
- Tuwhera
- Contributors:
- Ka'ai, Tania
- Publisher:
- Auckland University of Technology
- Content partner:
- Auckland University of Technology
- Availability:
- Not specified
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