Friday, June 18, 2021

Wayfinding Navigation

 Talofa lava,


Today I´m going to teach you an amazing millennial knowledge of my 

Polynesian ancestors: 

Wayfinding navigation. Back in the days there were no modern 

instruments like: A GPS, Google maps and a compass. They used birds, 

waves/currents, the position of the sun & the moon, wind and stars. 

Birds would help them by whatever direction they are going in is the 

way to land . The currents direct them to land by the way that the 

currents are moving going is the to land.







Matariki, 

Matariki is a star cluster that also helps the navigators sailing. How you would recognise it? Look for a 9 stars cluster, a constellation.


1 comment:

  1. Hi Martha I really like how you explained your learning and what they used to find their way.

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