Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey
Elizabeth Lindsey | |
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Born |
Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey Oahu, Hawaii, United States |
Occupation | Explorer, anthropologist |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse(s) | J.W.A. Buyers (m. 1999 - 20 May 2006) (his death) |
Dr. Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey is a Polynesian explorer and Fellow in the history of the National Geographic Society; the first woman to become a Fellow.[1]
Her work recognizes Pius "Mau" Piailug (Mau Piailug) of Micronesia, her mentor with whom she studied ethnonavigation.[2] It also includes the documentation of Moken, a tribe of Southeast Asian sea nomads, New Zealand's Māori elders, Q'ero priests of Peru, and qi kung masters in China's temple caves.
Lindsey directed and produced Then There Were None, a documentary film that chronicles the plight of native Hawaiians. It received the CINE Eagle Award.[3].
References
External links
- Hawaii Magazine profile
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