A voice of wisdom in time of crisis.

I would like to know why we humans refuse to listen to wisdom when it is what makes us evolve. This women has some wisdom to share.

Kudos to CNN for posting this. See they can provide viewers with something more substantial.

Native Wisdom

Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey Ph.D.

Dr. Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey is the first female Fellow and Polynesian Explorer in the history of the National Geographic Society. An award-winning filmmaker and anthropologist, Elizabeth travels to the world’s most fragile regions to document and preserve knowledge critical to navigating the complexity of our times.

Raised by native Hawaiian elders, Lindsey earned her doctorate in cultural anthropology, specializing in ethnonavigation, the indigenous science of Wayfinding. She spent ten years documenting master navigator Pius “Mau” Piailug who, until his recent death, was considered the greatest wayfinder in the world.

Together with leading institutions, Lindsey is developing a platform of unprecedented social innovation using technology to curate, organize and broadcast humanity’s cultural heritage.

Lindsey also works with United Nations Ambassadors on behalf of environmental refugees who are faced with the punishing realities of the climate crisis. There has been no other time in history where the fabric of the human story has been more vulnerable.

Her documentary film, “Then there Were None”, which chronicles the near extinction of native Hawaiians, is considered a Hawaiian history classic and has received numerous awards including the prestigious CINE Eagle.

In 2010, Elizabeth was awarded the Visionary Award from the United Nations. Named “Woman of the Year” in 2004 on Hawai’i Island, Lindsey serves on international boards dedicated to human rights, cultural and environmental sustainability and has created scholarships for women and children in India and Hawaii.