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Canoe culture keeps developing

By Journal on February 12, 2026 Alson Kelen, Andy Caleb, Binton Daniel, Canoe House, College of the Marshall Islands, GIZ, Henrik Richter-Alten, Isocker Anwel, Joe Lat, Juren Ae, Karen Earnshaw, Ken Daniel, Raffael Held, Rob Denney, Waan Aelon in Majel News

KAREN EARNSHAW The evolution of Marshall Islands canoes this week reached yet another milestone thanks to a small group of people “learning from the past for the present and the future.” This philosophy is a motivating factor for Germany’s Henrik Richter-Alten, who first stepped through the doors of Waan Aelon in Majel in January, 2018. […]

Marshallese canoes built in EU

By Journal on October 7, 2021 Alson Kelen, canoes, carro proa, German International Development Agency (GIZ), Giff Johnson, GIZ, Henrik Richer-Atlen, Isocker Anwel, proa, proas, proasis, Rob Denny, Waan Aelon in Majel News Archive

GIFF JOHNSON Marshallese style boats are being designed and built by skilled builders in the Marshall Islands, naturally enough, but also in places that one might not expect, such as Europe. Here in Majuro, Waan Aelon in Majel has designed and built what they call a “carro proa.” The WAM team built it in three […]