Founded in 1997, Te Toki Voyaging Trust (TTVT) utilizes all forms of waka (traditional canoes) as a platform for the revitalization of Māori/Pacific traditional knowledge, language, and culture. TTVT’s diverse education programs engage rangatahi (youth) in traditional paddling and sailing, with a strong emphasis on using the waka to develop the skills and identities of young Pacific people through wayfinding and leadership building. TTVT sees the waka as the vehicle through which maatauranga (traditional knowledge) and western science can meet to regenerate a culture of caring for the environment and sustaining people.