Traditional Navigation

Long before weather apps and radar, Micronesian navigators trusted the sky. A CNMI daughter joined that tradition on the Alingano Maisu, sailing through shifting winds and storms to reach Palau.

Carolinian cultural icon and master navigator Lino Mettao “Tata Lino” Olopai has died at the age of 86.

A historic seafaring revival: CHamoru navigator Melissa Taitano leads a traditional canoe voyage, blending ancestral wisdom with cultural pride.