Did Polynesians Discover America?

[@kailoa1498]

Unfortunately, most Polynesians have lost the art of Sea navigation

[@mahirahirangi-thompson9715]

Obviously you did

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

@@mahirahirangi-thompson9715 not all, in Indonesian and Malaysia they still have 'lancang kuning' and many2 big and small traditional boat and ship

[@khust2993]

@@safuwanfauzi5014 Indonesia and Malaysia aren't part of Polynesia

[@amberrenee3718]

Not the case many French Polynesia still use waka as well as many people in our family lands of Papua and tsi. Pacific still use boats.

[@ChapoJr677]

Some of us don't

[@suciretnowati8219]

why it is a big deal who reach american continent? whether it is polynesians, Chinese, Vikings, europeans, africans and north african, the native american ALREADY lived there! Mayan, aztecs, lakota, sioux, incas,etc. Aren't they humans? it is an evidence human has settled there. we don't brag who discover british island, africa, india, china, australia, japan, etc because HUMAN already lived there.

[@miljenko4209]

because it was an important discovery and was disconnected to the rest of the world

[@amaam89]

I can't speak for everyone but I think one reason it's a big deal to many USA-ians may be because for a few hundred years, the USA only spoke of Columbus' Discovery, and White/Euro-centric establishments publicized and proliferated the idea that Columbus "discovered" NAmerica, while ignoring other Ethnic Groups discovery and contact with the Americas. It erases the history and culture for many groups of people in one fell swoop when a White Man did, seemingly, everything through-out History. It's important to many diverse people for their sense of self and for their children to understand that "Others" have been active participants in history all along.

[@TM686K]

Because most Polys hate their Asian heritage and try anything and everything to be something else despite the fact that Native Americans are also a Mongoloid race settling America via the Bering Strait from North Asia.

[@kaoleumu5720]

The Polynesian Race: Tagata Moana

[@rarebreed6713]

Samoan pride! #Polynesianpride

[@keishaparker1227]

HAWAIIAN PRIDE

[@NasinuWarrior85]

Viti, still have our art of sea voyaging. The thing is, with todays engine marine shipping vessel, there are engineers to manage the engines and captain/mates to steer the ship.

[@BrinkersMad]

I want to hear more!

[@stanleybriggs8449]

Tongan Pride

[@danaitutaki8340]

California is named after Kalifonua. The Tongan war canoe

[@MaluluKeleGuiSila]

Fake, prove it. Don’t say because they sound the same.

[@tenoa8637]

Oi sole...

[@Jay-ph8rk]

Dox.... are u ok?

[@mikatuitoga4992]

How much of the Polynesian Te Puke canoes was influenced by Fijian Drua canoes? Or was it vice-versa? Or was it a mix of borrowing, mixing and matching from different designs from different islands until they came up with a design for a canoe that suited them.

[@Sciolist]

Well KZbin is not the best place for history so I'm not going to tread too much on the main topic, but I'm more fascinated by why Polynesian stopped there voyaging. They had become pretty sedentary by the time of European contact, making short hops but not long voyages, even between known islands.

[@utahi404]

Europeans invaded us and stripped it away from us. But used us to their advantage. We knew supremacy before anyone.

[@awakeningphilspost520]

this is how my ncestors did it. this voyage is recorded in 3 caves 1 in pitcairn island 1 in fiji and 1 in new guinea. A flotilla of ships set sail from Egypt around 232 B.C .. , during the reign of Ptolemy III, on a mission to circumnavigate the globe. The six ships sailed under the direction of Captain Rata and Navigator Maui, a friend of the astronomer Eratosthenes, who was head of the Alexandria library. The commander and navigator knew from Eratosthenes that the circumference of the Earth was 250,000 stades (approximately 28,000 miles), and they had state-of-the-art astronomical and navigational equipment. Although there is no record that the flotilla returned to Egypt, Maui and others left records of their voyage along the way. i wonder where they went? I am maori and this is my story

[@eeeaten]

nah bro that stuff about egypt/greeks is pure myth. the tupuna of maori are from eastern polynesia, and from samoa/tonga before that. the voyaging to aotearoa, rapanui, hawaii, america, australia didn't start happening until about 1000AD.

[@amberrenee3718]

Kia ora we didn’t come from Egypt. Don’t have African affiliations. We were already here.

[@Johanna-iu6ly]

Gosh, the damn comments in here, No they did not discover America, and they don't claim to. Be humble Polys, you're embarrassing us

[@allgood6760]

They navigated by the stars and water currents

[@kaidots977]

TONGA 🇹🇴

[@4sername]

2:29 Considering Columbus never went to South America . . . Duh.

[@dox7681]

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[@donnievance1942]

Sorry bud, Columbus did reach the coast of northern South America on his third voyage. He reached southern Central America on his 4th voyage, but never made it to Mexico.

[@prosodiclearning]

REFOREsT pOLYNESIA..tHE KOA TREE carried Polynesians all over the the world

[@junkz9336]

Cook island pride....😝

[@Saimone008]

If it hadn't been for Tongans none of this would've happened. Anyone with an education in pacific history will know this is the truth for the Tongans were the best navigators and boat builders throughout Polynesia Melanesia and Micronesia. Lol and I'm not even Tongan I'm Fijian but I guess all Fijians are a bit Tongan and all Tongans are a bit Fijian because of the close ties they've had for thousands of years.

[@martywarner1779]

Funny how only Eastern Polynesians have similar features to Mayan / Incas & Aztec. ...hmmmmmm mm, but Melanesian/ Micronesia look similar to Asians... In my opinion Asians were great sailors back then as well hence the connection between both cultures, so basically met and greeted each other so as to forged a relationship they had lasted for millenias. Fijians are Austronesians closely related to Aboriginal Australians/ Soloman/ Torres Islanders & Papuans

[@MaluluKeleGuiSila]

If it hadn’t been for the Phillipines, Tonga wouldn’tve happened

[@jean-pierredevent970]

My sister in law is a Filipina and she always finds the parked car back immediately while my Belgian brother struggles. Even today, Philippine woman, men leave their family behind for very long to go work in far countries. It's almost like some tradition. Then I wonder also if the pacific islanders could not have magnetite in the brain that helps to navigate.

[@esetamoors2226]

@@martywarner1779 It was because the Polynesians traded with the Aztecs and Mayans and they mixed. That's why many of the features between the ancient Americans have cultures related to the the Eastern afternoon part of Polynesia. And they were closest to them.

[@StandardProcedures79]

ItsAlwaysTheSame Not being biased that I’m Tongan but that’s the truth. There is historic documents by some of the first Europeans that stepped foot on our shores stating that Tongans travelled as far as Antarctica after stopping through Aotearoa and Australia. They even travelled to PNG very frequently and all throughout Melanesia, Micro and Polynesia. Ancient Tongans did it the best and I challenge anyone who begs to differ. It’s a shame we lost most of this knowledge due to colonisation. They replace our ancient spiritual practices with religion. I’m currently on a journey to revive and relive my ancestors truth. Ofa atu to all of Pasifika💪🏾

[@silvertavake5615]

one love my moanan sisters and brothers

[@honahwikeepa2115]

Polynesian, Melanesian? My sister went to an indigenous peoples get together in Canada late last century where she met local natives that did Hongi.

[@jamesfaulkner8209]

Wait, what? Did you just say they had sails made of CRAB CLAWS?

[@charlesatkinson4340]

*Crab Rave Music Intensifies*

[@teti_99]

Lol no it's called that because of it's shape. It's like a crab claw when it's fully released in the wind.

[@bula6716]

polynesian discover isslands...guam was discovered by chamorros 500 yeasr earlier.....

[@dalastkanakamaoli9058]

We were better at it

[@monkovponcho]

What did they eat and drink on such a long voyages?

[@robertwomack8653]

I think (idk if true) that they would leave in the rainy season so they could collect rainwater.

[@amberrenee3718]

Supplies like anyone who goes in a long trip. That’s what we would eat. Kia ora 🌺

[@rodericktodd1647]

I came here after watching Moana

[@scottanastasi2527]

I love that last guy. :D sayin' it how it is!

[@duddleyfaka14]

I guess some of us has to accept how to eat raw fish when travel long distance water back in those times :)

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Respect.

[@jessewasanoutlaw9864]

northern wind all day!!

[@sarahbbtasshi]

South America to pacific

[@eeeaten]

no.

[@ArrianeLedesma]

awsome

[@benkatene4667]

go on ow maori pride

[@VilimoniVakatawa]

The first people to settle in Fiji were the polynesians after long time they 've been settle in fiji then dark skined peoplje arrive(melanesians)they throug trade and intermariage the Fijian race were born Fijians were mixed blood according to our legend

[@stevfinau7971]

gte

[@edwardhohepa856]

Māori Are the Best Navigators we got the biggest land mass in the poly nation 😊😊😊😊🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jzjzjzj]

and now survive off of government support lmao

[@raztahking]

...That was found by Samoans. Don't forget your original homeland, Hawaiki, is actually Savai'i 🤣👍🏾

[@Lasoundmusiq2023]

I wonder why the Maori are so connected with ancient South America and even The Mexicans

[@alistairmcdonald2382]

They definitely discovered Colombia DNA testing has proved it 👍👍

[@eeeaten]

not true