Banaban people
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The Banaban people are an indigenous Micronesian community originally from Banaba Island in Kiribati, known for their displacement due to extensive phosphate mining and their resettlement on Rabi Island in Fiji.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gilbert Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| displacedFrom | Banaba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementCause | phosphate mining ⓘ |
| ethnicallyRelatedTo |
I-Kiribati people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Micronesians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Banaba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
coconut cultivation
ⓘ
communal land tenure ⓘ oceanic navigation traditions ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| hasDiaspora |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoryOf |
forced displacement
ⓘ
phosphate mining impacts ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
World War II occupation of Banaba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-war relocation to Rabi Island ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Banaba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English language
ⓘ
Gilbertese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaimOver | Banaba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Banaba Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSettlement | Rabi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Gilbertese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Micronesian peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| resettledBy | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resettledOn | Rabi Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resettlementYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| significantPopulationIn |
Fiji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
environmental degradation ⓘ land rights issues ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Banaban indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
copra production
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ taro cultivation ⓘ |
| underColonialRuleOf | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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