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Juon Bwebwenato ej Aikuj Kwalok

Juon bwebwenato in kajoor, shaped jen navigation, colonial rule, nuclear devastation, im migration.

  • ~2000 BC to 1800s

    Jinoin Bwebwenato

    Master navigator ro rej read ocean swell ko im iju ko. 29 atolls im 5 islands rar juon home nan manit eo.

  • 1800s to 1945

    Colonial & Tarinae

    Missionary ro jen Europe, innem Spanish, German, im Japanese rule. WWII ear bok U.S. control.

  • 1946 to 1958

    Nuclear Testing

    67 nuclear test ko including Castle Bravo, 1,000x elaptata jen Hiroshima. Community ko rar relocate. Radiation ear contaminate bwidej, dren, im mona.

  • 1979 to 1986

    Independence & COFA

    Independence ilo 1979. Compact of Free Association (1986) ear letok nan ri-Majol ro bwe ren mour im jerbal ilo U.S. ejjelok visa.

  • 1986 to Rainin

    Migration nan Arkansas

    John Moody ear pad ilo Springdale ilo 1980s, jerbal ilo Tyson Foods. Rainin 15,000+ ri-Majol rej etto ilo NW Arkansas.

A Marshallese stick chart of the Meddo type, mapping ocean swells between atolls. Photograph by Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · source