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A 3 page paper that examines the Kupuna and Hawaiian culture/history. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
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national control inflicted on the indigenous people of Hawaii. In history they were a people, not unlike the Native Americans on the mainland, who were essentially pushed aside and all
but forced to assimilate into the world of the European descendents. However, as the years have gone by the culture of Hawaii has become more and more pronounced, and even
taught. The kupuna, elders of the Hawaiian culture, are helping to bring the culture back to the people, and to introduce it to other cultures as well. The following paper
examines the kupuna and the Hawaiian culture/history. Kupuna and the Hawaiian Culture As noted the kupuna are elders in the Hawaiian
culture. According to The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, "Hawaiian-speaking elders, living repositories of indigenous culture" (273). The Department of Education in Hawaii is utilizing them to a very great
extent as seen in the following: "The Hawaiian Studies Program, operated in Hawaiian public schools by the State Department of Education, relies heavily on the participation of kupuna...Hawaiian-speaking elders, living
repositories of indigenous culture. Though many students in the schools are not Hawaiian blood and some are recent immigrants, kupuna lead them to understand indigenous culture and how they can
play a role in it" (273). As with many schools, and educational institutions around the nation, the Hawaiian schools need a deeper education and a deeper understanding of cultures,
especially in this diverse age. It is something that is being done in many places around the nation. For example, where this particular writer/researcher lives there is an enormous population
of Navajo individuals and their culture, like the Hawaiian, was all but lost to many. The schools in New Mexico teach about the native cultures as well as traditional educational
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