Post #619344 by TikiTomD on Sat, Dec 31, 2011 7:01 AM

MDM, that article is rich throughout. It clearly underscores that the missionaries were, unwitting or not, sort of the special forces of the colonial nations, landing on remote beach heads in what could be a suicide mission to collect intel and “civilize” the indigenous peoples, preparing them for later settlement and exploitation by the colonial powers and their merchants. This is clearly a sensitive subject all around. There were many selfless clerics who, in addition to fulfilling their holy calling, gave their all in trying to serve and protect the native peoples from the colonial tidal wave that inevitably followed them.

Komohana, only TC Moderators have the power to move threads among forums. This thread could go either way, up to General Tiki or downward to Bilge, depending on the responses and desires of the Ohana. I tried to strike a balance, as the subject is serious and clearly plays in Poly pop iconography. But in dealing with its serious nature, folks will naturally lighten the topic up a bit. I’m not immune to that myself.

So, VampiressRN, you’re wondering if there is a cannibal’s version of Louis Spievak’s Barbecue Chef, perhaps a Bobby Flay recipe for grilling puaka `enata, literally Marquesan for “pig people” but roughly translated as long pig... with parental controls alarming, the search engine did come up with this recipe for Kalua Long Pig. Don’t overlook the oiling and massaging :)

In the following article, Lord Shackleton insists that cannibals are discerning, even health conscious eaters...

The Age March 22, 1963 (page 3)

Here’s a 64-year old article from the Google News archives with a little-known story involving Abraham Lincoln and Marquesan cannibals...

Sarasota Herald-Tribune February 12, 1948 (page 13)

-Tom