Photo / Jim EaglesA study by New Zealand researchers found that Polynesians may have been the first to discover the Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, dating back to the seventh century. "Our job was to bring together all the information [including oral tradition and grey literature] and communicating it to the world." Often indigenous history and even women's history becomes invisible, so for me it's about making that history visible." "You can lose the wairua (spirit) of the human connection to the knowledge which I think is very fundamental to mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge)." There are growing hopes for incorporating Māori perspectives to add depth to New Zealand's research programmes and the protection and management of Antarctica.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 09, 2021 04:18 UTC