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| TITLE: |
Waa'gey [videorecording] |
| PUBLISHED: |
2016. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
1 videodisc (70 min) ; sd., col. , 4 3/4 in. |
| NOTES: |
Directed by Douglas Varchol. |
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Mr. Raigetal talks about their work in reviving their navigation skills which involves in making sails and voyaging canoes. He then present a documentary film Waa’gey follows a group of young men from the island of Lamotrek in the Federated States of Micronesia as they build a voyaging canoe and sail it 500 miles away to Guam using only traditional means of navigation. To call attention to the impact of rising sea levels on atoll dwellers throughout the Pacific, the handwoven sail displays a symbol intended to express hope and acknowledge resilience in the face of a changing climate. |
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DVD |
| NOTES: |
English |
| SUBJECT: |
Sail |
| SUBJECT: |
Navigation |
| SUBJECT: |
Voyaging canoes |
| ADDED ENTRY: |
Raigetal, Larry |
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