Ancient Ocean Wayfinding for Modern Challenges – Seeds Conference session with Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i, Jack Thatcher and Lopeti Sumner

The Seeds Impact Conference was held in October 2023 and several sessions will be published as episodes including this one on Wayfinding and celestial navigation in a modern world.  

Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i led a panel on Wayfinding – she is from Flying Geese and is an expert in ancient wayfinding for modern challenges, hosting a session on wayfinding with:

  • Jack Thatcher – Jack is a Māori navigator who has sailed on various waka journeys, including the Waka Tapu to Rapanui and back.

  • Lopeti Sumner – A next generation leader, Lopeti has a focus on Wayfinding for Entrepreneurship for Māori and Pasifika secondary students

Listen to Faumuina’s Seeds Podcast episode here.

For more visit www.theseeds.nz 

Video at www.seedsconference.nz 

You can download this episode here.