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The navigators : pathfinders of the Pacific / managing editor, Sam Low ; editor, Linda Spaulding.

[Hawaii] : Sam Low ; Watertown, Massachusetts : Documentary Educational Resources [distributor], [1983]

Prehistoric peoples -- Polynesia.

Navigation -- Polynesia -- History.

Canoes and canoeing -- Polynesia.

Boats, Prehistoric -- Polynesia.

Polynesia -- Antiquities.

20 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Introduction: a storm-tossed night reveals the genius of Mau Piailug / by Sam Low, Ph.D. -- The Polynesians: a Pacific Odyssesy / by Patrick V. Kirch, Ph.D. -- Voyaging -- Canoes -- Wind, wave, and stars: a sea of natural signs / by Stephen Thomas -- Kon Tiki -- Hokule'a -- Canoe house tales: the poetry of discovery / by Marjorie Sinclair -- Teacher's guide: a guide to discussion topics, projects, and resources for further exploration of the themes presented in "The Navigators" -- Museums -- The Navigators: a continuing project

Film follows archaeologists as they seek clues to the origins and achievements of ancient Polynesian seafarers. It shows the excavation of a powerful voyaging canoe on the Tahitian island of Huahine, early sailing routes in Fii, and traces of Hawaii's first settlers on Mokai. Film also travels with Mau Piailug as he and his crew sail a replica of an original Polynesian canoe from Hawaii to Tahiti--2500 miles across the ocean with benefit of sextant, compass, or any other Western navigational instrument

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