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New Zealand's Māori may have been first humans to set eyes on Antarctica, study finds


New Zealand s Māori may have been first humans to set eyes on Antarctica, study finds
Saphora Smith
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For the past 200 years, tales of discovering Antarctica have centered on Russian, European and American expeditions. But a new study suggests that New Zealand’s Māori explorers could have been the first humans to set eyes on the frozen continent as far back as the seventh century.
Polynesian stories of historic voyages include the expeditions of Hui Te Rangiora and his crew on the vessel Te Ivi o Atea into Antarctic waters, likely in the 600s, according to a new study published this month in the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. ....

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The Menehune: Historical Accounts of the Mythical 'Little People' of Hawaii


At the same time, the Wilkes expedition noted the native population was vanishing at a drastic rate . . . particularly the chiefs, and that the ancient manners and customs had nearly disappeared.
David Malo and Samuel Kamakau, two of the first native Hawaiian historians, were students at a missionary school who gathered knowledge of the past from the oldest generations and the most informed members of their communities. The first native Hawaiian to publish a historic account was David Malo.
This publication’s timing in 1861 coincided with the birth of the Hawaiian language newspapers, produced entirely by native Hawaiians. It was their first opportunity to publish cultural knowledge. The Menehune Ditch in Waimea was first mentioned on September 26, 1861, in this manner, “in the sprays of Kikiaola, the ditch of the Melehuna [Menehune] will flow…” ....

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