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Banaban Tradition: Cutting Coconut Toddy
Te Koro Karewe By Linda Karakaua 2nd Placegetter ‘Banaban Literary Prize’ Rabi High School, Rabi Island, Fiji 1995. (Published...
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Stacey M. King
- May 3, 2021
- 7 min
A Lifelong Mission to Save Banaban Culture and History
The efforts of the late Raobeia (Ken) Sigrah to pass on knowledge from his ancestors and homeland destroyed by phosphate mining Raobeia...
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Stacey M. King
- Apr 30, 2021
- 9 min
Banabans Face Assimilation: Kiribati and Fiji
Extract Conference Paper: "Cultural Identity of Banabans" BANABAN IDENTITY PRIOR TO WORLD WAR II The question of Banaban identity was...
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Stacey M. King
- Apr 28, 2021
- 7 min
Banaban Culture, Customs and Tradition
Extract Conference Paper: "Essentially Being Banaban in Today’s World: The Role of Banaban Law 'TE RII NI BANABA' (Backbone of Banaba)...
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Banaban Voice
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
Far-Reaching Effect Moving British Govt. Residency to Ocean Island
In 1900 with the establishment of the phosphate industry (1) at Ocean Island (Banaba) the British government made claim to the island and...
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Banaban Voice
- Apr 25, 2021
- 17 min
Ocean Island Defence Force
Ocean Island Defence Force from The War Diary of Private Thomas H. Embleton No. 22 Ocean Island Defence Force, Ocean Island
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Janice Cantieri
- Jan 30, 2020
- 1 min
REMAINS: Episode 3
Episode 3 of REMAINS: The Podcast was released today. This podcast documents the search for Banaban ancestor Teimanaia's missing skull,...
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Banaban Voice
- Oct 23, 2019
- 11 min
The Arthur Mercer Mystery
Why did Arthur ‘jump ship’ and stay behind on Banaba? Did the Japanese execute him or did he try and escape only to perish at sea?
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Banaban Voice
- Sep 7, 2019
- 5 min
The Curious Banaban Dance: Te Karanga
"Te Rii ni Banaba - backbone of Banaba" by Raobeia Ken Sigrah and Stacey M. King
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Banaban Voice
- Sep 3, 2019
- 7 min
Traditional Methods of Banaban Fishing
First Place Winner of the Te Karaki Nikawai – Banaban Literary Prize 1994 [1] By Puputi Sunema and Temamira Terubea, Students from Rabi...
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Banaban Voice
- Aug 31, 2019
- 5 min
Come Meet the Banabans
How it all began ... Come Meet the Banabans [1] website was first created and launched in 1993 by Australian woman, Stacey King. The...
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Banaban Voice
- Aug 29, 2019
- 7 min
Escaping War on Ocean Island (Banaba)
The day Japan bombed Pearl Harbour they turned south-east to drop bombs on Ocean Island a few hours later... Ocean Island (Banaba) is a...
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Banaban Voice
- Aug 23, 2019
- 6 min
Should Banabans Call Australia Home
Banabans are calling on the Australia government to recognise their major contribution to Australia's farming industry.
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