TY - JOUR AU - Brown-Acton, Phylesha PY - 2020/02/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Hands and feet: A reflection on Polynesian navigation—a Niue Fakafifine community practitioner perspective in Aotearoa-New Zealand JF - Te Kaharoa JA - tekaharoa VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Article DO - 10.24135/tekaharoa.v15i1.298 UR - https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/te-kaharoa/index.php/tekaharoa/article/view/298 SP - AB - As a community navigator, my practice draws from skills, knowledge and principles of Polynesian navigation such as wayfinding . In this essay, I will provide personal experiences that have influenced and nurtured me in my development as a community navigator. I will discuss four influences of Polynesian practices: dance, weaving, storytelling and navigation. These are concepts that I draw from to support people who experience hardship in life and are intrinsically connected and complementary of one another when applied in my practice. ER -