

The Land and the Waters Are Speaking
Indigenous Views on Climate Change
Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, spoke at Harvard Divinity School in April, 2019. He shared stories of sailing the ocean in a double-hulled canoe. For Thompson, the first Native Hawaiian in 600 years to practice the ancient Hawaiian art of navigation using only the stars, the wind, and the flight of birds, the ecological is also deeply personal. In particular, it is linked to his heritage.
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