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Mythologies of the Rotuman Tribe

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The Rotumans ( Rotuman : Rotuạm ; Fijian : Ro ) are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Rotuma , an island group forming part of Fiji .  The island itself is a cultural melting pot at the crossroads of the Micronesian , Melanesian and Polynesian divisions of the Pacific Ocean, and due to the seafaring nature of traditional Pacific cultures, the indigenous Rotuman have adopted or share many aspects of its multifaceted culture with its Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian neighbours.  According to records,  Rotuma was first inhabited by people from Tahiti Nui, the Marquesas Islands and Rapa Nui. At that time, it was known as 'Siria'. Little is known about the exact years of migration from these far-flung Eastern kingdoms. The only known information was that these three kingdoms used Rotuma as a royal burial ground for their kings and queens. The indigenous peoples of Tahiti Nui and Rapa Nui knew Rotuma as Siria because it was named after the star that lies directly a...
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Mythologies of the Khoikhoi Tribe

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Khoikhoi or Khoekhoe ( /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ KOY-koy ) [ a ] are the traditionally nomadic pastoralist indigenous population of South Africa . They are often grouped with the hunter-gatherer San (literally "foragers") peoples, the accepted term for the two people being Khoisan . [ 2 ] The designation "Khoikhoi" is actually a kare , or praise address, not an ethnic endonym, but it has been used in the literature as an ethnic term for Khoe -speaking peoples of Southern Africa, particularly pastoralist groups, such as the Inqua , Griqua , Gonaqua , Nama , Attequa . The Khoekhoe were once known as Hottentots , a term now considered offensive.  The Khoekhoe are thought to have diverged from other humans 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.   In the 17th century, the Khoekhoe maintained large herds of Nguni cattle in the Cape region .  The Khoekhoe language is related to certain dialects spoken by foraging San peoples of the Kalahari , such as the Khwe and Tshwa , formi...
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