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Journal articles on the topic "Polynesian navigation"

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Finney, Ben. "Rediscovering Polynesian Navigation through Experimental Voyaging." Journal of Navigation 46, no. 3 (September 1993): 383–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300011838.

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Over the last two decades, my colleagues and I have sailed a modern reconstruction of a Polynesian voyaging canoe some 40 000 nautical miles through Polynesian waters. This programme has been driven by two intertwined goals: one experimental – to test the sailing technology and navigational methods of the ancient Polynesians in order to resolve issues in Polynesian prehistory; and the other cultural – to enable contemporary Polynesians to relearn the means by which their ancestors found and settled their islands, and thereby gain a better sense of their uniquely maritime heritage and, ultimately, themselves. This paper focuses on the effort to rediscover how to navigate without instruments, and how that rediscovery is helping both to change scientific thinking about the colonization of Polynesia and to transform the selfimage of contemporary Polynesians.
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Jones, Terry L., and Kathryn A. Klar. "Diffusionism Reconsidered: Linguistic and Archaeological Evidence for Prehistoric Polynesian Contact with Southern California." American Antiquity 70, no. 3 (July 2005): 457–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40035309.

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While the prevailing theoretical orthodoxy of North American archaeology overwhelmingly discourages consideration of transoceanic cultural diffusion, linguistic and archaeological evidence appear to indicate at least one instance of direct cultural contact between Polynesia and southern California during the prehistoric era. Three words used to refer to boats - including the distinctive sewn-plank canoe used by Chumashan and Gabrielino speakers of the southern California coast - are odd by the phonotactic and morphological standards of their languages and appear to correlate with Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian terms associated with woodworking and canoe construction. Chumashan and Gabrielino speakers seem to have borrowed this complex of words along with the sewn-plank construction technique itself sometime between ca. A.D. 400 and 800, at which time there is also evidence for punctuated adaptive change (e.g., increased exploitation of pelagic fish) and appearance of a Polynesian style two-piece bone fishhook in the Santa Barbara Channel. These developments were coeval with a period of major exploratory seafaring by the Polynesians that resulted in the discovery and settlement of Hawaii - the nearest Polynesian outpost to southern California. Archaeological and ethnographic information from the Pacific indicates that the Polynesians had the capabilities of navigation, boat construction, and sailing, as well as the cultural incentives to complete a one-way passage from Hawaii to the mainland of southern California. These findings suggest that diffusion and other forms of historical contingency still need to be considered in constructions of North American prehistory.
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George, Marianne. "Polynesian Navigation and Te Lapa— “The Flashing”." Time and Mind 5, no. 2 (January 2012): 135–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175169712x13294910382900.

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Walker, M. "Navigating oceans and cultures: Polynesian and European navigation systems in the late eighteenth century." Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 42, no. 2 (June 2012): 93–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03036758.2012.673494.

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Ruggles, Clive, Rubellite Kawena Johnson, and John Kaipo Mahelona. "Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Polynesian star names." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 11, A29A (August 2015): 140–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921316002623.

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AbstractIn this paper we report on a 15-year project to construct a comprehensive catalogue of Hawaiian starnames documented in historical sources, published during the IAU General Assembly. Hawaiian star knowledge represents incomparable intangible heritage relating to Polynesian navigation in the Pacific. It both informs and motivates living cultural traditions aiming to reconstruct and build upon such knowledge.
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Cranstone, B. A. L., and Richard Feinberg. "Polynesian Seafaring and Navigation: Ocean Travel in Anutan Culture and Society." Man 24, no. 4 (December 1989): 698. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2804316.

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Severance, Craig J. ": Polynesian Seafaring and Navigation: Ocean Travel in Anutan Culture and Society . Richard Feinberg." American Anthropologist 90, no. 4 (December 1988): 1021–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.1988.90.4.02a00720.

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Turnbull, David. "Eckstein and Schwarz’s Translation of Tupaia’s Chart: The Rosetta Stone of Polynesian Navigation?" Journal of Pacific History 54, no. 4 (October 2, 2019): 530–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223344.2019.1651467.

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ALKIRE, WILLIAM H. "Polynesian Seafaring and Navigation: Ocean Travel in Anutan Culture and Society. RICHARD FEINBERG." American Ethnologist 17, no. 3 (August 1990): 588–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ae.1990.17.3.02a00400.

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Karjala, Patrick, Dean Lodes, Kari Noe, Anna Sikkink, and Jason Leigh. "Kilo Hōkū—Experiencing Hawaiian, Non-Instrument Open Ocean Navigation through Virtual Reality." Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 26, no. 3 (May 1, 2018): 264–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres_a_00301.

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In this article, we present our development of a virtual reality simulation of sailing on the Hōkūle‘a, a Polynesian double-hulled sailing canoe built in Hawai‘i in 1974, which completed its worldwide journey in 2017. The construction and sailing of this vessel is of significant importance to the Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s; of particular relevance is Hawaiian wayfinding, the cultural practice of navigating across the open ocean to a destination without the use of maps or modern navigation instruments. By developing the simulation, we aimed to assist in the cultural preservation of the star navigation portion of Hawaiian wayfinding techniques, and to help to educate future generations of non-instrument navigators. The first implementation of Kilo Hōkū as a cultural heritage project in virtual reality was to test its viability as a tool for Modern Hawaiian wayfinders to use in classroom instruction, and its realism as an accurate reproduction of the Hōkūle‘a’s sailing experience. The reaction to the simulation from current practicing Modern Hawaiian wayfinders was positive, and indicates that further study is warranted in testing the efficacy of the simulation for teaching Hawaiian wayfinding to future navigators, as well as preserving and spreading knowledge of Hōkūle‘a and of Modern Hawaiian wayfinding beyond Hawai‘i.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Polynesian navigation"

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Kottmann, Ilka, and n/a. "Te Waka! Life histories of two contemporary Polynesian voyaging canoes." University of Otago. Department of Anthropology, 2001. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070517.130329.

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This thesis concerns the life-histories of the two contemporary Polynesian vovaging canoes from Aotearoa New Zealand. It documents the background, construction and voyages of Hawaiki Nui (1979 - 1986) built by Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell and Te Aurere (1992 - 1998) built by Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby. It also highlights the historical and cultural significance of waka for Maori and other indigenous Pacific peoples. Based on my field work as a participant in Maori voyaging between 1996 and 1998, I argue that this revival of waka voyaging reaffirms the cultural identities of contemporary Maori and other Polynesians. The case studies of Hawaiki Nui and Te Aurere confirm the ongoing significance of waka not only in Aotearoa New Zealand, but Pacific-wide. Contemporary Polynesian waka voyaging is historically significant as it revives unique Polynesian skills, such as traditional waka-building, navigation and sailing techniques. It is also culturally significant, as it reinforces central Maori (and Polynesian) cultural concepts, such as whakapapa (genealogy ties) and whanaungatanga (sense of belonging). At a time when Maori(as well as other indigenous Pacific peoples) are constantly negotiating and redefining their cultural boundaries within their respective socio-political contexts, Polynesian voyaging waka are reappearing as a strong symbol of Pacific Islanders� cultural identities. As a symbol of a shared seafaring past they create timeless platforms for Maori and other Polynesians to negotiate the boundaries of their cultures.
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Teriierooiterai, Claude. "Mythes, astronomie, découpage du temps et navigation traditionnelle : l’héritage océanien contenu dans les mots de la langue tahitienne." Thesis, Polynésie française, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013POLF0003/document.

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Comment les Tahitiens ont-ils conceptualisé le ciel pour en faire un instrument de mesure astronomique ? Leurs traditions apportent des explications sous forme de récits cosmogoniques. Ils peuvent nous envoûter mais, ils ne sont pas considérés comme des solutions scientifiques. L'astronomie a accordé aux théories qui ont cours aujourd'hui toutes les apparences du sérieux et de la rationalité. La cosmogonie a commencé le jour où l'homme s'est posé des questions sur son environnement et ses origines. Il fallait demander à ceux qui avaient voyagé, de raconter ce qu’ils avaient vu et entendu sur les régions encore plus lointaines. Les Tahitiens font partie de ces curieux qui sont allés voir ce qu’il y avait au-delà de l’horizon et pour qui la parole d’un ancêtre était acte de foi. Les réponses se trouvent donc dans les récits mythiques et le vocabulaire utilisé, à la source des symboles intellectuels. Pour les déchiffrer, l’approche linguistique est indispensable.Dans la cosmogonie tahitienne, le dieu Ta’aroa crée le monde. Le ciel demeure cependant uni à la terre, il le soulève à l’aide de dix piliers (pou), que repèrent des étoiles appelées ‘anā. Les objets célestes peuvent ainsi émerger des abysses à l’horizon et se mouvoir sur le dôme en traçant une dizaine de chemins (rua), guidés par les plus remarquables d’entre eux, les ta’urua. Cette conceptualisation du ciel offrira aux Tahitiens un instrument de mesure spatiotemporel remarquable.Leur lexique astronomique comporte près de deux cents termes porteurs de concepts. Les revisiter conduit à découvrir leur ancienne science
How did the Tahitians conceptualize the skies in order to create their own instrument of astronomy? Traditions provide explanations in the form of cosmogony stories. They can entice or by no means are they considered scientific evidence. Astronomy has supported theories that give today a certain seriousness or rationality.Cosmogony began the day when man inquired about its environment and its origins. To fully understand, they asked those that have travelled in the past, recollecting descriptions of what they had seen and heard from faraway places.The curiosity of Tahitians has pushed them to travel beyond the horizon having only faith in the words of their ancestors. The answers can be found within the mythical recitals by understanding the vocabulary used at the source of intellectual symbols. Without a doubt, the approach of a linguist is necessary.In Tahitian cosmogony, the God Ta'aroa created the world. The sky was attached to the earth and in order to separate them; he used ten pillars "Pou", that are marked by stars in the sky called "'Anā". Celestial bodies move across the dome sky by following pathways called "Rua" and each pathway is highlighted by a dominant star called "Ta'urua". This conceptualization of the sky gave Tahitians a remarkable instrument for measuring space and time. The lexicon of astronomy terms numbers nearly two hundred. Understanding them leads one to discover their ancient science
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Hansen, Ann Dugdale. "Kanu O Ka Aina: Navigating Between Two Worlds." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10125/21101.

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Books on the topic "Polynesian navigation"

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Evans, Jeff. Polynesian navigation and the discovery of New Zealand. Auckland: Libro International, 2011.

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Polynesian seafaring and navigation: Ocean travel in Anutan culture and society. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1988.

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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program., ed. Sailing in the wake of the ancestors: Reviving Polynesian voyaging. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 2003.

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Tupaia: Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator. Santa Barbara, Calif: Praeger, 2011.

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Lewis, David. We, the navigators: The ancient art of landfinding in the Pacific. 2nd ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1994.

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Druett, Joan. Tupaia: The remarkable story of Captain Cook's Polynesian navigator. Auckland, New Zealand: Random House/New Zealand, 2011.

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Voyage of rediscovery: A cultural odyssey through Polynesia. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994.

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The discovery of Aotearoa. Auckland, N.Z: Reed, 1998.

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Burnton, George, and Will Kyselka. Polynesian Stars and Men: The Puzzle of the Ancient Navigation of the Polynesians. Bishop Museum Pr, 1989.

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Evans, Jeff. Polynesian Navigation and the Discovery of New Zealand. Oratia Media, 2018.

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Book chapters on the topic "Polynesian navigation"

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Feinberg, Richard. "Navigation in Polynesia." In Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures, 3344–49. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7747-7_9336.

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Goff, James, and Walter Dudley. "The World’s Oldest Tsunami Victim at the Gateway to the Pacific—and Beyond." In Tsunami, 37–48. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197546123.003.0005.

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The 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami was a significant puzzle for scientists who finally cracked the cause, but it also marks the most recent event of many that can be dated back to at least 6,000 years ago where the skull of the oldest tsunami victim in the world was found. Papua New Guinea was also the starting point for the most remarkable navigational feat in the world, with Polynesians moving rapidly east into the Pacific Ocean, their settlement of the region being punctuated by hiatuses caused by catastrophic tsunamis approximately 3,000, 2,000, and 600 years ago. It was on isolated Pacific islands that humans first came into contact with the deadly Pacific Ring of Fire. Settlement abandonment, mass graves, and cultural collapse mark their progress.
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Conference papers on the topic "Polynesian navigation"

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Wittenburg, Kent, Wissam Ali-Ahmad, Daniel LaLiberte, and Tom Lanning. "Polynesian navigation." In CHI98: ACM Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/286498.286789.

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Waipara, Zak. "Ka mua, ka muri: Navigating the future of design education by drawing upon indigenous frameworks." In Link Symposium 2020 Practice-oriented research in Design. AUT Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/lsa.4.

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We have not yet emerged into a post-COVID world. The future is fluid and unknown. As the Academy morphs under pressure, as design practitioners and educators attempt to respond to the shifting world – in the M?ori language, Te Ao Hurihuri – how might we manage such changes? There is an indigenous precedent of drawing upon the past to assist with present and future states – as the proverb ka mua ka muri indicates, ‘travelling backwards into the future,’ viewing the past spread out behind us, as we move into the unknown. Indigenous academics often draw inspiration from extant traditional viewpoints, reframing them as methodologies, and drawing on metaphor to shape solutions. Some of these frameworks, such as Te Whare Tapa Wh?, developed as a health-based model, have been adapted for educational purposes. Many examples of metaphor drawn from indigenous ways of thinking have also been adapted as design or designrelated methodologies. What is it about the power of metaphor, particularly indigenous ways of seeing, that might offer solutions for both student and teacher? One developing propositional model uses the Pacific voyager as exemplar for the student. Hohl cites Polynesian navigation an inspirational metaphor, where “navigating the vast Pacific Ocean without instruments, only using the sun, moon, stars, swells, clouds and birds as orienting cues to travel vast distances between Polynesian islands.”1 However, in these uncertain times, it becomes just as relevant for the academic staff member. As Reilly notes, using this analogy to situate two cultures working as one: “like two canoes, lashed together to achieve greater stability in the open seas … we must work together to ensure our ship keeps pointing towards calmer waters and to a future that benefits subsequent generations.”2 The goal in formulating this framework has been to extract guiding principles and construct a useful, applicable structure by drawing from research on two existing models based in Samoan and Hawaiian worldviews, synthesised via related M?ori concepts. Just as we expect our students to stretch their imaginations and challenge themselves, we the educators might also find courage in the face of the unknown, drawing strength from indigenous storytelling. Hohl describes the advantages of examining this approach: “People living on islands are highly aware of the limitedness of their resources, the precarious balance of their natural environment and the long wearing negative effects of unsustainable actions … from experience and observing the consequences of actions in a limited and confined environment necessarily lead to a sustainable culture in order for such a society to survive.”3 Calculated risks must be undertaken to navigate this space, as shown in this waka-navigator framework, adapted for potential use in a collaborative, studio-style classroom model. 1 Michael Hohl, “Living in Cybernetics: Polynesian Voyaging and Ecological Literacy as Models for design education, Kybernetes 44, 8/9 (October 2015). https://doi.org/ 10.1108/K-11-2014-0236. 2 Michael P.J Reilly, “A Stranger to the Islands: Voice, Place and the Self in Indigenous Studies” (Inaugural Professorial Lecture, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2009). http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5183 3 Hohl, “Living in Cybernetics”.
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Bennett, Isabella, Samuel Hampton, Samuel Hampton, Samuel Hampton, Daniel Hikuroa, Daniel Hikuroa, and Daniel Hikuroa. "FINDING AOTEAROA: THE ROLE OF THE KAHAROA ERUPTION IN EARLY POLYNESIAN NAVIGATION AND PERCEPTION OF NEW ZEALAND AS “THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD”." In GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016. Geological Society of America, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/abs/2016am-284698.

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