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Tau’a Rapa Nui: The Most Remote Triathlon on Earth
Beyond the physical tests, the Tau’a Rapa Nui triathlon warms the heart as a celebration of community and heritage. Indeed, ...
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Rapa Nui’s Extinct Toromiro Tree Might Not Be Gone Forever
In the heart of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island, a species long thought lost is taking root once again. The toromiro tree (Sophora toromiro), once a vital part of the island’s landscape and ...
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IU completes its first international repatriation of human remains to Easter Island
Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter ...
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IU repatriates human remains to people of Easter Island
A university spokesperson said the remains had not been used for research in several decades, before which it isn’t ...
Steve Buscemi Joins Sam Rockwell in Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine’ (Exclusive)
Buscemi is also a director, with his last movie, The Listener , starring Tessa Thompson, premiering at the 2022 Venice Film ...
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How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere
Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as ...
Steve Buscemi replaces Mark Ruffalo in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine
After Parker Posey and John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi becomes the latest to join Sam Rockwell in Wild Horse Nine. He replaces ...
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Steve Buscemi Joins Starry Cast in Martin McDonagh’s 'Wild Horse Nine'
Hollywood veteran Steve Buscemi is set to join the ensemble cast of Martin McDonagh's 'Wild Horse Nine', which is expected to ...
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First Inhabitants
Te-Pito-te-Henua, "end of the land," or "land's end," is an early name for the island. On Rapa Nui, the more modern, and local, name for Easter Island, large palm forests flourished. Upon arrival ...