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The history of westerners having stupid ideas about Polynesia is entertaining, but we're actually in a place where we know a lot about this. If you want to know
by madhadron 8y ago
The history of westerners having stupid ideas about Polynesia is entertaining, but we're actually in a place where we know a lot about this. If you want to know more about it, the two things I would recommend are:
Andrew Crowe, 'Pathway of the Birds', an excellent summary of what we know about the settling of the islands and how they sailed among them.
The Vaka Tuamako project (http://vaka.org/ http://vaka.org/) is working with a group of islanders who have preserved their voyaging system. The Hawaiian one was rebuilt after being last, but this one is intact.
- abrowne 8y agoThat books looks great, thanks! In case anyone else is interested, I did the research: no cheap used copies yet. U of Hi Press sells it direct for about the same as Amazon w/ tax: https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/pathway-of-the-birds-the-voyaging-achievements-of-maori-and-their-polynesian-ancestors/ https://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/pathway-of-the-birds-th...
- itwasnoaccident 8y agoPathway of the Birds is evidently published in both New Zealand and Hawaii. Available through Amazon too. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-birds https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41112497-pathway-of-the-.... Clear, thoughtful and well illustrated with loads of maps. The full title is Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Māori and their Polynesian Ancestors
- gerbilly 8y agoAlso this is a great resource: https://www.amazon.ca/Vaka-Moana-Voyages-Ancestors-Settlement/dp/0824832132 https://www.amazon.ca/Vaka-Moana-Voyages-Ancestors-Settlemen...