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vakataumako
Apr 10, 20201 min read
“We, the Voyagers: Our Vaka” is online
We are the crew of Lata, the Polynesian culture-hero who built the first voyaging canoe and navigated across the Pacific. We use only...
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Iwan Santoso
Mar 10, 20208 min read
Canoe Sailing in the Solomon Islands
You haven’t seen me on the river since the end of August. The reason is that I’ve been on Taumako, a remote island in the Solomon...
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Iwan Santoso
Feb 22, 20201 min read
VTP at the World Conservation Congress
Date: september 1, 2020 Location: unknown A few fresh pics of Drs. Salopuka and George presenting at the International Union for...
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Iwan Santoso
Feb 22, 20201 min read
Summit of Voyagers in Honolulu
Date: February 20, 2020 Location: Address, Honolulu Mimi and Meph helped welcome Hokule`a home on 17 June, and then exhibited at the...
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Iwan Santoso
Dec 30, 20191 min read
Vaka Taumako Project at UC Irvine
Dr Mimi George of the Vaka Taumako Project will give the keynote presentation “Lata’s Wayfinding System and Climate Science”. Date:...
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Iwan Santoso
Dec 30, 20191 min read
Doc Simon interviewed in The Island Sun
Vaka Taumako Project’s Dr. Simon Salopuka was recently interviewed by The Island Sun newspaper of Solomon Islands. You can read this...
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vakataumako
Mar 8, 20191 min read
The Voyagers Film
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vakataumako
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Experiencing mana as ancestral wind-work
In this paper, I relate how I was taught about and experienced mana in the forms of wind and weather behaviors. I highlight the role of...
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vakataumako
Feb 7, 20195 min read
Time and Mind The Journal of Archaeology
Editorial Anthropologists, folklorists, and those in some social and behavioural sciences will be long familiar with the terms ‘emic’...
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vakataumako
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Foe VAKA and Foe MANU
Today the tepuke paddle called foe VAKA and foe MANU were collected in the forest in preparation for the MACFEST event. Preparation of...
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vakataumako
Jun 28, 20180 min read
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vakataumako
Jun 28, 20180 min read
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vakataumako
Jun 27, 20181 min read
MACFEST~Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival
Taumako Voyagers Are Coming to MACFEST - (Melanesian Arts and Culture Festival) in Honiara July 1-10. A voyaging leader, 2 youths, and...
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vakataumako
Jan 1, 20182 min read
How does Lata’s sail work?
Te Laa o Lata VTP’s Mimi George just had an article published in the Journal of the Polynesian Society, about measuring performance of an...
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vakataumako
Dec 14, 201720 min read
Ancient Searoads and Commitments to Sustainability in Eastern Polynesia
by Mimi George Part One: Malama Honua, Gershon II and Rapanui I am a cultural anthropologist and sailor, focused on voyaging traditions....
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vakataumako
Dec 3, 20179 min read
Holau Vanuatu, Eruptions, and the Next Voyages
In 2005, ninety-six year old Paramount Chief Koloso Kaveia announced his plan to sail (holau) to Vanuatu on a TePuke. He had taught his...
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vakataumako
Sep 23, 20171 min read
Vaka Taumako Project at UC Irvine
Dr Mimi George of the Vaka Taumako Project will give the keynote presentation “Lata’s Wayfinding System and Climate Science” followed by...
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vakataumako
Aug 27, 20171 min read
Holau Vanuatu – Voyage to Vanuatu
Aims: Voyagers of Taumako, SE Solomon Islands will sail their ancient vessel to North Vanuatu because they want to: re-connect long...
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vakataumako
Aug 25, 20171 min read
Vaka Taumako in Pacific Paddler Magazine
We’re in Pacific Paddler Magazine this month. Mahalo! #paddler #canoe #Vaka #solomon #tepuke #Taumako #pacific #Polynesian #SolomonIslands
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