What is Rapa Nui people?
{{about|the native inhabitants of Easter Island|information on the island itself|Easter Island}} [[File:Cultura Rapa Nui.jpg|thumb|right|150px|{{Center|Traditional Rapa Nui dance}}]] The '''Rapa Nui''' are the [[Indigenous peoples|native]] [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] people of [[Easter Island]], or Rapa Nui, in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. The [[east]]ernmost Polynesian [[culture]], the Rapa Nui people currently make up 60% of Easter Island's [[population]]. Some live in [[mainland]] [[Chile]]. They speak both the traditional [[Rapa Nui language]] and the primary language of the island, [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://imaginaisladepascua.com/en/easter-islands/rapa-nui-culture/rapa-nui-language/|title=Rapa Nui language|publisher=Imagina Easter Island|access-date=12 September 2015}}</ref> At the 2002 census there were 3,304 island inhabitants. Almost all lived in the [[village]] of [[Hanga Roa]] on the sheltered [[west]] coast. As of 2011, Rapa Nui's main source of income comes from [[tourism]]. Tourists come to see the giant [[sculpture]]s called [[Moai]]. Some [[fruits]] are grown for local use. Rapa Nui [[activist]]s have been fighting for their right of [[self-determination]]. They also want control of the island. Recent protests by the Rapa Nui on Easter Island against Chilean rule has led to clashes with the Chilean [[police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2015/April/04-22-07.htm|title=Indigenous Rapa Nui Shut Down Easter Island’s ‘Tourist Sites’|author=Dr. Forrest Wade Young|date=2015|publisher=Pacific Island Report|access-date=12 September 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714191022/http://pidp.eastwestcenter.org/pireport/2015/April/04-22-07.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commons}} {{stub}} [[Category:Ethnic groups in Oceania]] [[Category:Pacific islands]]