Last Navigator, The

Synopsis: Concerns the clash of two cultures and two technologies. The technology is navigation, traditional and Western, and the cultures are Satawal, one of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia, and the United States. An American navigator, Stephen Thomas, is taught the skills of navigation by a traditional Micronesian navigator and with these skills he tries to navigate a boat through dangerous waters without Western technology, while the traditional navigator, Mau Piailug, watches him. The film-making brought out interesting conflicts within the Micronesian community and in the interaction with the American navigator.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1989
Availability: Hire (RAI Film & Video Library)
Sale (RAI, INCA); 1997 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p) INCA 2000 hire: £15.00 (+VAT +p&p) 2000 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) RAI
Subjects: Anthropology
Keywords: Caroline Islands; Micronesia; navigation skills; seamanship

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