Polynesia/Pasifika Unit

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Across
  1. 2. the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand)
  2. 5. a Polynesian nation known for strong cultural traditions and communal land systems
  3. 8. the right of a people or nation to govern themselves
  4. 11. spiritual power, authority, or prestige connected to people and place
  5. 12. Indigenous navigation using stars, winds, waves, and ocean knowledge
  6. 13. irrigated agricultural terraces used to grow kalo
  7. 14. toward the ocean; seaward
  8. 15. freshwater in the Hawaiian language; essential for life and farming
  9. 17. toward the mountains; inland
Down
  1. 1. a resource manager responsible for overseeing land and water use
  2. 3. a term describing people and cultures from Pacific Island nations
  3. 4. the process of one country taking control over another land and its people
  4. 6. the Māori name for New Zealand meaning “land of the long white cloud”
  5. 7. a Polynesian island nation that maintained independence from full European colonization
  6. 9. passing knowledge and history through spoken stories
  7. 10. a staple root crop central to Hawaiian culture and food systems
  8. 15. land in Māori culture; also connected to identity and ancestry
  9. 16. sacred or restricted rules that protect people and important places
  10. 18. ocean or saltwater in the Hawaiian language