“I have laid the stick that connects people together. Now it is up to you, your generation and the generations to come, to build upon that stick a bridge that will ensure the free sharing of information and teaching between the two peoples until the day we become united again as a single people, as we were once before; before men separated us with their imaginary political boundaries of today's Polynesia and Micronesia.”
Quote by Mau Piailug
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Mau Piailug
Mau Piailug was a renowned Pacific navigator known for his mastery of traditional navigation techniques and his dedication to the preservation and innovation of this knowledge. Born in 1932 and passing away on July 12, 2010, Piailug grew up in the Rongelap atoll of the Marshall Islands. He learned his navigation skills from his family and community and has been committed to documenting and reviving traditional navigation methods, promoting this knowledge globally. more