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# Mau Piailug

(1932–2010)   Navigator

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Mau Piailug was a navigator.

## Quick Facts About Mau Piailug

Born January 1, 1932

Died July 12, 2010

Profession Navigator

## About Mau Piailug

Micronesian navigator from the Carolinian island of Satawal and a teacher of traditional, non-instrument wayfinding methods for deep-sea voyaging... \| Pius "Mau" Piailug was a Micronesian navigator from the Carolinian island of Satawal, best known as a teacher of traditional, non-instrument wayfinding methods for open-ocean voyaging. Mau's Carolinian navigation system, which relies on navigational clues using the Sun and stars, winds and clouds, s

##  Quotes by Mau Piailug

> [If I have courage, it is because I have faith in the knowledge of my ancestors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mau-piailug/if-i-have-courage-it-is-because-i-have-faith-in-the-knowledge-of-my/)

[Mau Piailug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mau-piailug/)

[Ancestor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/mau-piailug-65962_ancestor_if-i-have-courage-it-is-because-i-have-f_1374442.jpg)

> [To be a navigator, you have to be fierce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mau-piailug/to-be-a-navigator-you-have-to-be-fierce/)

[Mau Piailug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mau-piailug/)

[Fierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fierce/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/mau-piailug-65962_fierce_to-be-a-navigator-you-have-to-be-fierce_1492164.jpg)

> [I have laid the stick that connects people together. Now it is up to you, your generation and the generations to come,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mau-piailug/i-have-laid-the-stick-that-connects-people-together-now-it-is-up-to/)

[Mau Piailug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mau-piailug/)

[Boundaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boundaries/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/mau-piailug-65962_boundaries_i-have-laid-the-stick-that-connects-peop_1889789.jpg)

> [To navigate, you must be brave and you must remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mau-piailug/to-navigate-you-must-be-brave-and-you-must-remember/)

[Mau Piailug](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mau-piailug/)

[Be brave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-brave/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/mau-piailug-65962_be-brave_to-navigate-you-must-be-brave-and-you-mu_2802605.jpg)

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