If anyone is interested in this, they should read David Lewis' We, The Navigators, it covers the traditional navigation techniques practiced by Pacific Islanders. Stick charts are covered, but it covers pretty much everything the author possibly could have after sailing around the Pacific islands with navigators of various islands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%2C_the_Navigators

Now, that's fascinating. Posts like this is why I started reading hacker news.