Traditional voyaging canoes

A look at the traditional voyaging canoes and navigation techniques that the Lapita people once used to travel deep into the Pacific Ocean.

19 August 2010

3 minutes

This clip is from

South Pacific—Series 1, Castaways

Traditional voyaging canoes

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