A delegation of Maori and Pasifika colleagues visiting Middlebury College from Aotearoa/New Zealand will discuss the role of purakau (storytelling), waiata (song) and whakatauki (proverbs) in Indigenous Maori and Polynesian practices of wellbeing and planetary stewardship. Through the teachings of the kuaka, a shorebird known for its remarkable migration from Aotearoa to North America, attendees can explore the idea that journeys are collective and community futures can soar in spaces of mutual learning, responsibility and relationship.