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    Uu 204: Pacific Worlds Reflective Essay What Does It Mean To Be A Pacific Islander or Ocenenian' Today and in The Future To Me?

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    Kevin Kailash Krishnan reflects on taking UU 204: Pacific Worlds and what it means to be a Pacific Islander. He discusses learning about the history of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Some key facts he learned include how Lapita settlers migrated through the Pacific using pottery, how Pacific Islanders navigated vast ocean distances without modern technology through methods like reading cloud formations and star positions, and how traditional sailing was used during the 1970s oil crisis to reduce environmental impacts. He concludes that the class has broadened his knowledge of the Pacific significantly and taught him to not underestimate traditional ways of life.

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    Kevin Kailash Krishnan reflects on taking UU 204: Pacific Worlds and what it means to be a Pacific Islander. He discusses learning about the history of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Some key facts he learned include how Lapita settlers migrated through the Pacific using pottery, how Pacific Islanders navigated vast ocean distances without modern technology through methods like reading cloud formations and star positions, and how traditional sailing was used during the 1970s oil crisis to reduce environmental impacts. He concludes that the class has broadened his knowledge of the Pacific significantly and taught him to not underestimate traditional ways of life.

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    Kevin Kailash Krishnan reflects on taking UU 204: Pacific Worlds and what it means to be a Pacific Islander. He discusses learning about the history of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. Some key facts he learned include how Lapita settlers migrated through the Pacific using pottery, how Pacific Islanders navigated vast ocean distances without modern technology through methods like reading cloud formations and star positions, and how traditional sailing was used during the 1970s oil crisis to reduce environmental impacts. He concludes that the class has broadened his knowledge of the Pacific significantly and taught him to not underestimate traditional ways of life.

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    UU 204: PACIFIC WORLDS

    REFLECTIVE ESSAY
    WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A
    PACIFIC ISLANDER OR ‘OCENENIAN’
    TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE TO ME?

    NAME: Kevin Kailash Krishnan


    STUDENT ID: S11186309
    From bright blue waters to beautiful white sandy beaches, a place called home by many in the
    Pacific and considered a paradise by others. My journey began with a strong desire to learn about
    the history of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia. While being in the process of learning more
    on the history of the Pacific over the course of the semester, it has brought an interest on my part
    to unravel the history of the Pacific and gain further knowledge on the nature of this ideological
    development.
    Going back to my first week as a UU204 student I was put on board in my vaka group where we
    all had to introduce ourselves. From here my journey began into the history of the Pacific. In the
    first unit of the course I got to learn about the origins and colonization of the Lapita settlement. It
    was interesting to learn how the Lapita distribution took place from the island of New Guinea to
    Tonga. I also got to learn about the beautiful Lapita pots that were found in the dig sites in
    Vanuatu. It was fascinating but at the same time disturbing to see skulls of infants underground.
    One of the assumptions archaeologists came with was that infants were used as ritualistic
    sacrifice.
    I also got to learn about how Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians traveled the world
    without the use of modern technology like fossil fuels, GPS and compass. Instead they relied on
    wind, cloud formation and the position of stars for travelling. It is fascinating to see how our
    ancestors used traditional means and ways to travel without harming the environment in
    comparison to modern times where fossil fuels are used that harm the environment. I also learnt
    another interesting fact in this unit. That is that Polynesians, Melanesians and Micronesians are
    not the first people who started to explore the horizon by sea. The first group of people who did
    this came from China and Taiwan and a thousand years later Polynesians, Melanesians and
    Micronesians started travelling by sea. I was really happy to learn how our brothers and sisters
    from Hawaii are keeping their values and traditions alive, by travelling to other Pacific Islands to
    using Traditional ways.
    Another interesting fact that I learnt was how Pacific Island countries found a solution for sea
    travel in the 1970’s oil crisis. By using pure sail and sail assisted vessels. Not only did it help
    reduce the impact of oil crisis but reduced the impacts on environment as well. It also got people
    to embrace traditional ways of travelling. This taught me a great lesson as I learnt that traditional
    ways can be effective if used in the right way.
    As a student of UU204, I have learnt a lot that has broadened my knowledge about the Pacific.
    There is so much more for me to learn about the history of the Pacific. One of the many lessons
    that this unit has taught me is that we should never underestimate the use of traditional ways.
    References
    Peter, A. B. J. E., 2014. USP. [Online]
    Available at: https://elearn.usp.ac.fj/mod/folder/view.php?id=566576
    [Accessed August 2020].

    Sand, C., 2015. The Lapita Cultural Complex In Time And Space. s.l.:s.n.

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