2010
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Yves Leloup, « Aspirations identitaires et réécriture du passé en Polynésie. Du des images au travestissement des faits », Outre-Mers. Revue d'histoire, ID : 10.3406/outre.2010.4455
The aim of this study is to highlight the way in which the image of the traditional Polynesian dugout canoë has been instrumentalised since 1975. As the political stakes are high, local politicians have not hesitated to alter the historical facts and popular images concerning the traditional dugout. So, they made them conform to their own views on Polynesian identity.