Bikini Atoll descendants

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Bikini Atoll descendants are the displaced indigenous Marshallese people whose ancestors were relocated from Bikini Atoll, notably to places like Kili Island, due to U.S. nuclear testing in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshallese people
displaced indigenous people
affectedBy Castle Bravo nuclear test NERFINISHED
U.S. nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
beneficiaryOf Bikini Atoll trust fund NERFINISHED
Compact of Free Association trust funds NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
ethnicallyIdentifiedAs Bikinians NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
governedBy Bikini Atoll Local Government (Kili/Bikini/Ejit) NERFINISHED
hasAncestralHome Bikini Atoll NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveMemoryOf forced relocation by the United States government
original life on Bikini Atoll
hasCulturalPractice Marshallese music and dance
Marshallese navigation traditions
Marshallese weaving
hasHistoricalEvent exposure to U.S. nuclear testing impacts
relocation from Bikini Atoll in 1946
relocation to Ejit Island
relocation to Kili Island
hasIssue coastal erosion
food insecurity
health problems linked to nuclear testing
limited freshwater resources
overcrowding on Kili Island
sea level rise
hasLegalStatus climate-vulnerable community
internally displaced people
nuclear test-affected community
hasMovement advocacy for climate justice
advocacy for nuclear justice
hasRight compensation for nuclear testing
health care related to radiation exposure
resettlement assistance
hasSettlement Arkansas NERFINISHED
Ejit Island NERFINISHED
Hawaii NERFINISHED
Kili Island NERFINISHED
Majuro Atoll NERFINISHED
Oklahoma NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
Washington (state) NERFINISHED
languageUsed English language
Marshallese language NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Marshall Islands NERFINISHED
Ralik Chain NERFINISHED
partOf Marshallese diaspora
Pacific Islander communities
religion Christianity
representedBy Mayor of Bikini Atoll Local Government

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Kili Island population Bikini Atoll descendants