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Protecting and Promoting our Tongan Traditional Knowledge Systems

8 July, 2020. Twenty-five (25) canoes from the Canoes of Polynesia Phase 2 project were put to water on the slipper beside the Touliki Masefield, loaded with excited paddlers who paddled up to form a guard of honor outside the entrance from the naval base, and cheered for His Majesty as he departed on the naval boat – VOEA Ngahau Koula on a Royal visit to ‘Eua.

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When Scientists “Discover” What Indigenous People Have Known For Centuries

By George Nicholas

22 March, 2018. Our knowledge of what animals do when humans aren’t around has steadily increased over the last 50 years. For example, we know now that animals use tools in their daily lives. Chimps use twigs to fish for termites; sea otters break open shellfish on rocks they selected; octopi carry coconut shell halves to later use as shelters. But the latest discovery has taken this assessment to new heights—literally.

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