Elizabeth Kapuʻuwailani Lindsey is the first Polynesian explorer and
the first female Fellow of the National Geographic Society.Her work
recognizes Pius "Mau" Piailug (Mau Piailug) of Micronesia, her mentor
with whom she studied ethnonavigation. It also includes the
documentation of Moken, a tribe of Southeast Asian sea nomads, New
Zealand's MÄ ori elders, Q'ero priests of Peru, and qi kung masters in
China's temple caves.Lindsey directed and produced Then There Were
None, a 1996 documentary film that chronicles the plight of native
Hawaiians. It received the CINE Golden Eagle Award. Lindsey is a
filmmaker and anthropologist. She works to 'preserve and spread' the
knowledge and traditions of indigenous community.
the first female Fellow of the National Geographic Society.Her work
recognizes Pius "Mau" Piailug (Mau Piailug) of Micronesia, her mentor
with whom she studied ethnonavigation. It also includes the
documentation of Moken, a tribe of Southeast Asian sea nomads, New
Zealand's MÄ ori elders, Q'ero priests of Peru, and qi kung masters in
China's temple caves.Lindsey directed and produced Then There Were
None, a 1996 documentary film that chronicles the plight of native
Hawaiians. It received the CINE Golden Eagle Award. Lindsey is a
filmmaker and anthropologist. She works to 'preserve and spread' the
knowledge and traditions of indigenous community.
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