It’s a self-governing country with Polynesian heritage and a great seafaring history. So why is it named after British explorer, asks professor of postcolonialism Nalini Mohabir
Fifty-four years after independence, the Cook Islands, is considering a name change. Named after Captain Cook, the Pacific islands, located between New Zealand and Hawaii, comprise 15 Polynesian islands, each with their own pre-colonial names and histories and complicated dynamics in the present. They are not the colonial fantasies of remote island adventures or tropical sexualities, and more than tourist destinations.
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