10/24/2022
VIMS Announces Scholar In Ocean ResidencyOne ocean. One canoe. One people. That mantra describes the vision advanced by native Hawaiian Nainoa Thompson, who will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a weeklong visit to meet with local tribal communities, researchers and students. Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a leader in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrumented navigation who has helped lead canoe voyages throughout the global ocean guided only by stars, waves, winds and marine life.
One ocean. One canoe. One people. That mantra describes the vision advanced by native Hawaiian Nainoa Thompson, who will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a weeklong visit to meet with local tribal communities, researchers and students. Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a leader in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrumented navigation who has helped lead canoe voyages throughout the global ocean guided only by stars, waves, winds and marine life.
One ocean. One canoe. One people. That mantra describes the vision advanced by native Hawaiian Nainoa Thompson, who will kick-off a Scholar in Ocean Residency at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science this fall with a weeklong visit to meet with local tribal communities, researchers and students. Thompson is Chief Executive Officer of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a leader in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrumented navigation who has helped lead canoe voyages throughout the global ocean guided only by stars, waves, winds and marine life.