Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Pala'O


"They are of this nature, that they know no other home than their boats... [and] are such enemies of the land, that it does not get from them the slightest labour or industry, nor the profit of any fruit. All of their work is in fishing and by this they barter for what they need.... And as they put down very few roots, they move easily to other parts, having no fixed dwelling but the sea; and this notwithstanding the fact that they acknowledge certain settlements where they are gathered, with a few families in them, disperse along the coves and low beaches, convenient for their fishing"
Combes (1904: 104-5)


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