In fact, their descendants are making art and renewing their cultural traditions in an island ... native islanders still don’t own their land. The Chilean government claimed possession of Easter ...

Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is a unique and mysterious place, known for its moai statues and rich biodiversity. Despite its small size, it holds ancient secrets, from lost artifacts to forgotten ...

“This is something produced from my culture. It’s Rapanui ... statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less so.

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the male form from rough hardened volcanic ash. The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ...