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Indigenous Education, Maritime Skills, Cultural Revitalisation, Youth Leadership David Hovell Indigenous Education, Maritime Skills, Cultural Revitalisation, Youth Leadership David Hovell

COMMUNITY PROJECT #416 - ANCESTRAL NAVIGATION ACADEMY

Mission Statement:

To revitalise the "Voyager Mindset" by providing practical training in celestial navigation and traditional waka sailing, reconnecting our youth to the moana and the stars.

The Needs Assessment:

The "Newtonian Error" has modernised us into a "Static Society" that views the ocean as a barrier or a resource for extraction, rather than a highway of connection. Our youth suffer from a lack of "Narrative of Excellence." We need to restore the "Universal Explainer" capability that allowed our ancestors to cross the Pacific with nothing but their minds and the environment.

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