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A 6 page overview of this technological marvel. The author of this paper describes these canoes and notes their importance to Pacific Island culture. Its construction was a community affair, one involving many coordinated man hours. It pulled the people together and it played a large role in the way they interacted in their world. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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canoe is one of the most impressive technological accomplishments of the Pacific Island cultures. This is a particularly impressive statement when we consider that the Pacific Ocean is the
largest geographical feature on the surface of the earth. It encompasses eleven million square miles of ocean and hundreds of islands divided into thirteen island nations (Tourism Council of
the South Pacific, 2000). The population of the islands is in excess of six million people (Zurick, 1995). The Marshall Islands boast a population of some 65,507 (The
World Almanac and Book of Facts 2000, 1999). The islands of the Pacific Ocean are divided into three groups according to the geography, customs and racial composition of the
islanders. The islands of the three groups are rich in ethnic diversity which results in vast social and cultural differences among the populations of the islands (McFarlane, Galeai, Farley
and Guerrero, 2000). Historically, the outrigger canoe was important in the material culture of many of these peoples. It is of particular interest in the manner it reflects
the values, beliefs, and priorities of the Marshall Islanders. The outrigger canoes of the Marshall Islands are indeed impressive. Traditionally they were
made of breadfruit logs using only the most primitive of tools, tools like broken coral for drilling and sharpened clam shells for cutting and hacking (ABC.net, 2004). Hicks and
Nagaoka (2004) write: "Measurements of the canoe, especially of sail, are considered to be esoteric
and were kept secret strictly secret among close relatives, due to the social value and prestige associated with this skill and the competitive nature of the atoll society. To screen
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