The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite ...

His analysis of why Rapa Nui became denuded of its plant life is now out of date, as later studies have revealed the island’s ...

Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter ...

“Conflict between the Rapa Nui natives and the Chilean government has existed since 1888 when Chile signed a disputed treaty with the Rapa Nui people” said US Representative Eni F.H ...

A university spokesperson said the remains had not been used for research in several decades, before which it isn’t ...

The Polynesian islands that span the southern part of the Pacific Ocean—the eastern most of which is Rapa Nui, or Easter Island—were initially settled by a wave of migration from Asia. It’s been less ...

The eponymous island is named for the native people who lived there in isolation, dating to around 1280, until Dutch explorers arrived in 1722. While the Rapa Nui are best known for their Moai ...

Rapa Nui, located 3,700 km west of South America ... in many Polynesian languages - kumara - resembles its name in some native Andes languages.

observing the native residents' culture and way of life and noting the "remarkably tall stone figures they set up." Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa ...

In the quarry at Rano Raraku, ancient matamu'a carved the stone monuments known as moai, which represent ancestors who have ...