KIRIBATI
The Republic of Kiribati Message Forum
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MAURI ! This Web site has been developed by an I-Kiribati (Kiribati person) for the people of Kiribati, friends of Kiribati and as an aid to visitors who are always most welcome. It is also for those friends wishing to find out a little more about the Republic of Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands - including Banaba - as well as the Line Islands and Phoenix Group). Scattered over a vast expanse of the Central Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Kiribati in Micronesia lies astride the Equator and comprises thirty-three islands each of which with its own unique culture, customs, rituals, history, myths and legends and lifestyle. |
The name "Kiribati" is the local language equivalent of the word "Gilberts" and is pronounced "Ki-ri-bas."
The Republic of Kiribati, covering the total area of about 5 million square kilometres, is made up of three groups of islands:
1. Gilbert Group (Kiribati) - 16 islands or atolls, as well as Banaba (Ocean Island), about 400 kilometres south-west of Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati;
2. Line Islands, (The Northern Equatorial Islands) - eight islands, 2400 kilometres east of Kiribati and include the unique and beautiful Kiritimati (Christmas Island, the world's largest atoll in land area), Fanning Island (Tabuaeran) and Millennium Island (formerly Caroline Island) so named as it was the first to greet the dawn of the new millennium; and
3. Phoenix Group - eight islands, 1120 kilometres E.S.E.of Kiribati and include Canton Island (Kanton) and Hull Island (Orona).
Please come with me on a journey to the beautiful and enchanting islands of the Republic of Kiribati. This can easily be undertaken by clicking on any of the Links on the Menu to the left. For new visitors it will be the trip of a lifetime, and for old friends it will be a journey to remember and treasure once more.
Also included is information on accommodation and travel to/from and within the Republic of Kiribati.
A Chat Room and The Republic of Kiribati Web Forum have been made available for the use of all welcome visitors. Should you require further information about the Republic of Kiribati and for comments about the content of this Web site, feel free to contact me at jane@janeresture.com or use either our Message Board (below) or The Republic of Kiribati Web Forum - ara maneaba ni maroro!
Kam bati n rabwa ao Ti a boo moa! - Thank you very much and Goodbye for now!
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WELCOME EVERYBODY Thank you so much for visiting the above four Domains. I am very pleased to be able to share with you that further limited advertising on the Republic of Kiribati Home Page and other Kiribati pages, along with other Web Pages within the above four Domains, are now available. Potential advertisers are cordially invited to choose from several thousand Web sites available for placement of your important advertisements. For further information, please contact me at: |
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Other books by Peter McQuarrie : Conflict in Kiribati - A History of the Second World War This book tells the story of those Pacific Islands which now form the Republic of Kiribati, part of the huge archipelago of tiny gem-like islands and atolls known as Micronesia, covering approximately half of the Central Pacific Ocean between the Philippines and Hawaii. During WWII Kiribati was part of the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Setting the history within its larger political, social and military context, this publication documents the many dimensions of the war as it affected Kiribati. From the arrival of people of German descent who were fleeing from a harsh Japanese rule in Micronesia between the wars, it moves to the early days of the war, of coast-watching and German raiders, in addition to dealing with the periods of Japanese and American occupations. It is a history of a time and place and of the people involved; the indigenous I-Kiribati, Tuvaluans, German/Marshallese, New Zealanders, British, Chinese, American and Japanese. The book ends by discussing the after effects of the war and how they affected subsequent post war developments.
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Chapter Titles
2001, Paperback, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. ISBN 1-877175-21-8, 237 pages, 36 photographs, 10 maps, index, notes and bibliography. |
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KIRIBATI, ABARA KIRIBATI
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Extract from
ASTRIDE THE EQUATORChristmas
Island Bombers (Kiribati)
Christmas
Island Bomber (Kiribati)
Living
at Canton IslandKiribati
Cultural Traditions Kiribati
- A Short History Christmas
Island (Kiribati) - Photographs 1 - Parts 1,2,3
(2005)
Politics
in KiribatiExtract from
ASTRIDE THE EQUATORBanaba
(Kiribati)
- Aspects of History
Kiribati
Protestant Church (KPC) Report
Bully
Hayes
- South Sea Pirate - Line Islands, Kiribati
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My Being I-Kiribati/Oceania
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As the sun rises over the vast expanse of Kiribati/Oceania, the daily lives of many of the people of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia (including the Polynesian nation of Hawai'i) go on as they have for thousands of years. The fishermen are already at sea; the toddy cutters are already at work and the men and women are working in their gardens. The singing of traditional and contemporary songs can be heard all around from the early morning, until the evenings come alive right through until late at night. It is this love of traditional singing passed from generation to generation that binds many islanders together and forms the basis of much of island cultural heritage and in particular dancing. Both the songs and the dance are unique and their performance tells the stories of life and love in a manner that consumes both the dancers and the audience. The traditional life of the people of Oceania is basically uncomplicated. They are normally happy, highly intelligent, kind, generous and loving people who have inherited a culture that is ancient, complex, diverse, very functional and beautiful. |
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KIRIBATI
By Jane Resture
Like a
blue silk ribbon floating
In a vast expanse of sea Fringed by white sand beaches With a covering of trees.
They say
the sea will one day claim
Our beautiful Island chain Where palm trees grow and children play Nothing will remain?
Will our
culture all be lost?
And nothing be left there Of the land we love out in the sea And our beautiful mwaie.
But if
it is the good Lord’s will
That we should float away The spirit of our people Will live on another day.
Our
culture lives within us
The sea, the earth and the sky Within the hearts and minds of our people Kiribati will never die. |
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