A big thanks to Barbara, Fuli (curator), Valerie, Ma'ara (archaeologist) and many others who made this possible. We also got to see indigenous research in action with a group of "knowledge holders" from Fiji who had a session to record stories behind some of the amazing artefacts that are housed in the Museum.
The pic shows us in the storage area where important material is carefully preserved and catalogued for many of the various thousands of artefacts and it was amazing to see how they are carefully stored with acid free, hands free spaces. Much like a vast library.
Some of the information that was shared with me also gave me important ideas that will inform future books as I see the importance of needing to share a lot of important information that hasn't been shared with our future generations and making it accessible to our communities and outside of academia and tertiary institutions.
This trip was a real blessing and a humbling experience to have been gifted with such knowledge that I am convinced must be shared that our children and generations to come so that they will know the incredible depth and breath that our seafaring voyaging ancestors indigenous intelligence and information that has been carried for some 3000 years and we are only beginning to break the surface of piecing together.
So much that wasn't taught to me in high school or university and so much that needs to be passed on it incredibly empowering to enrich the life and understandings of many yet to know of such amazing feats.
Wow! with more yet to come...
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