BY GEORGINA KEKEA TRADITIONAL skills and knowledge are now considered endangered with only a small group of people still practising ancient wayfinding methods. In the easternmost of Solomon Islands lies Taumako. Occasionally called the Wilson Islands, the islands of Duff are thought to have first been settled in the ninth century BC, around the same time as Anuta and Tikopia. Group from Taumako with Dr. Mimi George at MACFEST The people there depend on traditional farming through slash-and-burn cultivation and are well known for their traditional voyaging skills. However, this way of life is now under threat of trailing out. “I came here to the festival with the purpose for people to see that we need to preserve our traditional way of doing things.” Ambrose Miki comes from Taumako. He comes from a long line of builders and is a skilled sailor and navigator.   Though originated from Polynesia, the group of islanders from Temotu province felt that i...