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Culture region is a geographical area that encompasses a definite, specific culture or ethnic group. Norfolk Island lies in the Australian and Oceanic cultural region. Australia and Oceania have populations with diverse ancestries-indigenous, European, and Asian. Both physical geography and the migration patterns of people have shaped the region’s cultures. Tahitian (Polynesian) migrated to Norfolk Island, during the 14th and 15th century (In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2016). This indigenous group is Norfolk’s ethnographic group, and have indigenous beliefs and practices (In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2016). The Tahitian influence is clear in the Norfolk culture (mapsofworld.com 2016). For instance, the hula dance is the Polynesian
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