The great voyaging canoes might not have survived, but the cargo of language, culture and knowledge that they brought to the islands certainly has.

BBC: A tale of the South Pacific

During the course of the project, UNESCO-LINKS will work to facilitate the insertion of the book, and in this manner Mayangna culture, knowledge and language, into the new curriculum as part of the regional or national education programme.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

However, Mayangna leaders told us that the objective of reinforcing culture, knowledge and language transmission across and within the generations cannot be met by simply publishing and disseminating the book without any further support to facilitate its use.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences