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Research into ancestral sea voyaging

Traditional navigation quote from Dr Haki Tuaupiki.

Dr Haki Tuaupiki from the University of Waikato’s Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies is analysing traditional narratives, including waiata (song), karakia (prayers), mōteatea (chants), whakataukī (proverbs) and pūrākau (ancient narratives) as part of an in-depth literature review to understand more about Polynesian seafarers.

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