As with other Melanesian, Polynesian, and
Micronesian dance forms, missions played a dramatic role in altering and often erases the knowledge and memory of much Fijian dance.
The Lapita were a prehistoric Pacific Ocean people from 1600 BC to 500 BC, ancestors of the Polynesian,
Micronesian and Melanesian cultures.
I participated in an event recently in Japan hosted by the
Micronesian government.
Thompson includes an intriguing cast of characters ranging from Captain James Cook and Tupaia, the Tahitian navigator he befriended, to modern explorers such as anthropologist Ben Finney and his
Micronesian master navigator, Mau Piailug, who together sailed from Maui to Tahiti in 1976 in a traditional 60-foot canoe using only ancient navigation tools to prove it could be done.
When asked about Chinese purchases of land and houses in Palau, Remengesau said the country hopes to attract high quality investment, but simultaneously is focused on protecting the
Micronesian nation's environment.
The
Micronesian archipelago of Palau is a trailblazer, having set aside 80 per cent of its territory as a National Marine Sanctuary.
He told how the plane left from the
Micronesian island of Pohnpei around 700km to the east before ending up in the water at about 10am local time.
The POEA imposed the ban last month after
Micronesian authorities still refused to heed the concerns of OFWs, who allegedly suffered unfair labor practice of the Chuuk State Hospital.
Bello said the POEA previously imposed a total ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Micronesia based on the DFA's recommendation following a complaint that Filipino workers employed in a
Micronesian hospital were being abused and not being paid.
Tinian, Marianas:
Micronesian Productions and UOG Press, 2018.