Pacific Islander
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[[Melanesians]] include the [[Fijians]] (Fiji), [[Kanak people|Kanaks]] ([[New Caledonia]]), [[Ni-Vanuatu]] (Vanuatu), [[Indigenous people of New Guinea|Papua New Guineans]] (Papua New Guinea), [[Solomon Islands#Ethnic groups|Solomon Islanders]] (Solomon Islands), [[Western New Guinea#Demographics|West Papuans]] (Indonesia's [[Western New Guinea|West Papua]]) and [[Moluccans]] (Indonesia's [[Maluku Islands]]). |
[[Melanesians]] include the [[Fijians]] (Fiji), [[Kanak people|Kanaks]] ([[New Caledonia]]), [[Ni-Vanuatu]] (Vanuatu), [[Indigenous people of New Guinea|Papua New Guineans]] (Papua New Guinea), [[Solomon Islands#Ethnic groups|Solomon Islanders]] (Solomon Islands), [[Western New Guinea#Demographics|West Papuans]] (Indonesia's [[Western New Guinea|West Papua]]) and [[Moluccans]] (Indonesia's [[Maluku Islands]]). |
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[[Micronesians]] include the [[Carolinian people|Carolinians]] ([[Caroline Islands]]), [[Chamorro people|Chamorros]] ([[Guam]] and [[Northern Mariana Islands]]), [[Chuukese people|Chuukese]] ([[Chuuk State|Chuuk]]), [[Kiribati people|I-Kiribati]] ([[Kiribati]]), [[Kosraeans]] ([[Kosrae]]), [[Marshallese people|Marshallese]] ([[Marshall Islands]]), Nauruans [Nauru] [[Palauans]] ([[Palau]]), [[Pohnpeians]] ([[Pohnpei]]), and [[Yapese people|Yapese]] ([[Yap]]). |
[[Micronesians]] include the [[Carolinian people|Carolinians]] ([[Caroline Islands]]), [[Chamorro people|Chamorros]] ([[Guam]] and [[Northern Mariana Islands]]), [[Chuukese people|Chuukese]] ([[Chuuk State|Chuuk]]), [[Kiribati people|I-Kiribati]] ([[Kiribati]]), [[Kosraeans]] ([[Kosrae]]), [[Marshallese people|Marshallese]] ([[Marshall Islands]]), [[Nauruans]] [[[Nauru]]] [[Palauans]] ([[Palau]]), [[Pohnpeians]] ([[Pohnpei]]), and [[Yapese people|Yapese]] ([[Yap]]). |
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[[Polynesians]] include the [[Māori people|New Zealand Māori]] (New Zealand), [[Native Hawaiians]] ([[Hawaii]]), [[Rapa Nui people|Rapa Nui]] ([[Easter Island]]), [[Samoans]] ([[Samoa]] and [[American Samoa]]), [[Tahitians]] (Tahiti), [[Tokelauan people|Tokelauans]] ([[Tokelau]]), [[Niueans]] ([[Niue]]), [[Cook Islands Māori]] (Cook Islands), [[Ethnic groups in Tonga|Tongans]] (Tonga), Wallisians, and Futunans ([[Wallis and Futuna]]). The term ''Pasifika'' was first used in New Zealand to designate the non-indigenous ethnic groups arriving from the aforementioned Pacific nations, excluding New Zealand itself; this term, when used in New Zealand, does not encompass the indigenous [[Māori people]].{{cite web |title=Pacific and Pasifika Terminology |url=https://tapasa.tki.org.nz/about/tapasa/pacific-and-pasifika-terminology/ |website=tepasa.tki.org |publisher=Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga│Ministry of Education |access-date=31 May 2023}} |
[[Polynesians]] include the [[Māori people|New Zealand Māori]] (New Zealand), [[Native Hawaiians]] ([[Hawaii]]), [[Rapa Nui people|Rapa Nui]] ([[Easter Island]]), [[Samoans]] ([[Samoa]] and [[American Samoa]]), [[Tahitians]] (Tahiti), [[Tokelauan people|Tokelauans]] ([[Tokelau]]), [[Niueans]] ([[Niue]]), [[Cook Islands Māori]] (Cook Islands), [[Ethnic groups in Tonga|Tongans]] (Tonga), Wallisians, and Futunans ([[Wallis and Futuna]]). The term ''Pasifika'' was first used in New Zealand to designate the non-indigenous ethnic groups arriving from the aforementioned Pacific nations, excluding New Zealand itself; this term, when used in New Zealand, does not encompass the indigenous [[Māori people]].{{cite web |title=Pacific and Pasifika Terminology |url=https://tapasa.tki.org.nz/about/tapasa/pacific-and-pasifika-terminology/ |website=tepasa.tki.org |publisher=Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga│Ministry of Education |access-date=31 May 2023}} |
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