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Our ocean has no borders: wayfinding, memory and labels that divide

Amota Ataneka

Published: 14 Aug 2026

Moana celebrates Pacific voyaging, but why is it always framed as "Polynesian"? An I-Tungaru researcher recalls his father's wayfinding notebooks and Mau Piailug's legacy to argue for dismantling the colonial labels that divide Pacific peoples.About the author/sAmota AtanekaDr Amota Ataneka is an I-Tungaru (I-Kiribati) researcher who graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Education at James Cook University and now working as a quantitative methodologist at the University of Cincinnati (USA).

Moana celebrates Pacific voyaging, but why is it always framed as "Polynesian"? An I-Tungaru researcher recalls his father's wayfinding notebooks and Mau Piailug's legacy to argue for dismantling the colonial labels that divide Pacific peoples.About the author/s Amota Ataneka Dr Amota Ataneka is an I-Tungaru (I-Kiribati) researcher who graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Education at James Cook University and now working as a quantitative methodologist at the University of Cincinnati (USA).

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