Collapse, by Jared Diamond, which details the historic deforestation of Easter Island along with other accounts of how societies collapse or succeed.

See also Easter Island's section on the name. The name Rapa Nui, commonly used, may not have been the original native name that may have been Te Pito te Henua, the Navel of the World, though there are alternatives. If the conflict between the Long Ears and the Short Ears was real, then it was over long before the Birdman Cult began. At age 30, on the brink of international success, Teave gives up her career to pursue a new dream a free music school for the islands children. Review by Naughty aka Juli Norwood 2 Film 16 of the 'Scavenger Hunt 2' Challenge Task 15 : A film featuring a place/landmark you want to visit.

107 mins More at IMDb TMDb Report this film. The myths surrounding the famous stone statues. 'Song of Rapa Nui' tells the story of Mahani Teave, who left Rapa Nui (Easter Island) at age 9 to pursue her dream of becoming a classical pianist. Rapa Nui - La isla de pascua, Rapa Nui - Pupek svta, Rapa Nui - jordens mittpunkt Genre. The plot mixes elements of two periods - the era of huge statues (Moai) and the later Birdman Cult. The history of the Rapa Nui, Easter Islands native population, is one of the worlds most fascinating mysteries. In the end Noro and Ramana attempt to flee the island in the last canoe. Rapa Nui is available to watch, stream, download and buy on demand at Apple TV, Amazon, Google Play, YouTube VOD and Vudu. It has received poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.4. The film can be considered a condensed history of the collapse of the Easter Island civilisation, for example the tribe cut down all of the remaining trees to move the Moai to its site. Rapa Nui is a 1994 adventure movie with a runtime of 1 hour and 47 minutes.

The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year. Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a Moai in record time before Noro can take part in the race to retrieve the egg.

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