As Moana sailed the Pacific late last year in her traditional canoe on the big screen, a heated debate raged online over the ownership of this potent symbol that unites Pacific islanders. The ...

Family Finds Remains of a Traditional MāOri Canoe on an Island, Experts Say It Was Used for Fishing and River Travel ...

Susi Tonga shares her hopes and dreams for the future through a vibrant traditional Tongan dance. [Photo/Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries] Susi Tonga ...

Susi Tonga shares her hopes and dreams for the future through a vibrant traditional Tongan dance. [Photo/Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries] Susi Tonga, a student from ...

Traditional Owner and Elder Samuel Gulwa remembers journeying in a dugout canoe, surrounded by family and elders, between the communities of Maningrida where he lives, and Warruwi on Goulburn Island.

The Polynesian Cultural Center is one of the most popular activities in Oahu. So much so, that it’s often even rated as the #1 attraction in all of the island! It’s easy to see why – the Polynesian ...

“As soon as this canoe hit the water, then it became really scary, really quickly, because no one had the skill,” recalled master navigator Bruce Blankenfeld, who has captained the traditional ...

In a remarkable twist of fate, a family on Chatham Island, New Zealand, stumbled upon the fragmented remains of a traditional Moriori canoe, known as a waka. The discovery, made while walking near a ...

they had to charter a plane to the northern-most island of Niuafo'ou in order to reaffirm their loyalty and obeisance to him in traditional Tongan style. After Dr Eke was elected Prime Minister on 24 ...

This report has been updated with the news that the Morgan family is placing the Brookville Canoe Center in Indiana up for sale, but will continue to operate at least through the 2025 season.

First person - On 15 January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea volcano erupted. It was the most powerful volcanic eruption since Krakatoa in 1883, and triggered a devastating tsunami which ...

Knowing he'd regret it if he said no, Mitchell, who was 18 at the time, set sail for his very first outdoor expedition, down a river — in a wooden canoe. The adventure he was about to embark on ...