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Banaban Tradition: Cutting Coconut Toddy
Banaban Voice
  • May 7, 2021
  • 4 min

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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A Lifelong Mission to Save Banaban Culture and History
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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Banabans Face Assimilation: Kiribati and Fiji
Stacey M. King
  • Apr 29, 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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Banaban Culture, Customs and Tradition
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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Far-Reaching Effect Moving British Govt. Residency to Ocean Island
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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Ocean Island Defence Force
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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REMAINS: Episode 3
Janice Cantieri
  • Jan 29, 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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The Arthur Mercer Mystery
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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The Curious Banaban Dance: Te Karanga
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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Traditional Methods of Banaban Fishing
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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Come Meet the Banabans
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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Escaping War on Ocean Island (Banaba)
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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Should Banabans Call Australia Home
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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