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Tonga: traditional dance.  Tongan women performing the  tauʿolunga , one of Tonga's traditional dances. Britanica. https://www.britanica.com/place/tonga/economy Tongans The Tongan people occupy a cluster of Polynesian islands. Archeologists believe it is likely early Tongans were horticulturists with a well-organized community because of their impressive chief tombs. Much of their early customs are remembered and practiced but influence and modernization has shaped the culture over time. They have been led by various chiefs and kings as a governmental structure. The Samoa people, Fiji Islands, and foreign visitors have both influenced and disrupted the Tongans with formed relationships and objects such as advanced weapons. Much of their history is recorded based on the line of rulers and civil and external conflicts.    Tongans and Illness Involves holistic methods with physical, mental, and spiritual aspects. Tongans incorporate both traditional medicine and s...

                                                 Golijanin, Alek. “Hadza Man.” The Voice , Athabasca University Student Union, 19 Aug. 2020, https://www.voicemagazine.org/2020/08/19/the-hadza-modern-hunter-gather-people-of-tanzania/. Accessed Oct. 2020. The Hadza The Hadza are a hunter-gatherer society in Tanzania. The area is semi-arid with long dry seasons and rain seasons out in the bush west of a lake. Notable features are the mountain range, the Rift Valley scarp, and water point—important to the dry atmosphere. Interestingly, they love elephant meat but will not hunt it, only take meat from natural deaths. Meat from larger kills such as heart, meat and fat from the breast, and shoulder meat and neck are reserved for initiated men. Plant foods are typically gathered by the women though men will gather berries while out in the bush if hungry. Despite outside p...