Lay summary
The project comprises interviews with indigenous Rapa Nui health professionals, a Polynesian island that has experienced the impacts of contact with Europeans over the past 300 years including ongoing colonisation by the Government of Chile in South America. This research is located within a Kaupapa Māori Research (KMR) methodology, applying KMR theory and research methods to explore indigenous health on Rapa Nui. Māori in Aotearoa and Māori in Rapa Nui have a similar culture, values and language and a shared experience of colonisation that has impacted tino rangatiratanga, social and health outcomes for them as indigenous peoples. By locating this research within indigenous worldviews, we will prioritise indigenous ways of knowing and being in Rapa Nui, including language, values, and concepts of health.