Polynesian navigators, America's Cup and inspiring kids with stories of their ancestors
5 Mar, 2021 12:53 AM
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Polynesian navigators, America's Cup and inspiring kids with stories of their ancestors.
Sir Ian Taylor's new project that teaches kids about Polynesian voyagers' migration across the Pacific Ocean thousands of years ago is personal.
The 2019 Innovator of the Year and founder of Animation Research, the company behind America's Cup graphics, was near 70 years old when he heard his ancestors' story.
"My ancestors were part of the greatest human adventure story of all time, and I'd never heard it before," he said.
He learnt about the migration journeys of his Pākehā ancestors at school in Raupunga, but he was never taught about the journeys of his other tūpuna, his Polynesian ancestors.