*We apologize in advance for all the loud background noise throughout this episode* This episode tackles the many different early encounters as well as experiences Europeans have documented through their art and or journal of the Native people of Oceania. From places like Tahiti, Guåhan, Marquesas Island, and even Hawai’i, many foreigners have looked at our communities as: helpless savages in need of a colonial fixation into civilization. We also talk about the hyper sexualization of our Native women and how it’s crucial to have some understanding of Pacific Islander cultural and religious contexts when looking at these early encounters, especially with the naked artwork we commonly see. As this podcast slowly drew on to getting more heated, we decided to look at some of the positive influences of Western concepts like education and religion. We also looked at other forms of influences such as ‘Iolani Palace.
