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The Tuvaluans of Kioa

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Politics and Government

The Tuvaluans of Kioa

By Robert W. SmithRecorded Track

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The Tuvaluans of Kioa

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Vaitupu is a sleepy island in the Pacific, part of the tiny country of Tuvalu. In the days after the end of World War II, their leaders decide to buy a remote island in Fiji, sight unseen, after a meeting with the former headmaster of their school, who was passing by the island in a ship. The British Colonial authorities in Fiji let them buy it and populate it with their own natives. This true story documents how this came about, traces the varied career of the headmaster and one of his headstrong pupils, and looks at the challenges faced by those pioneers who went to live on the island. How did they fare? Their descendants are thriving on the island, and play an interesting convening role in the climate change debate that dominates the politics of Tuvalu.

Journey Survival Nature & Wilderness Political Intrigue Post-Apocalyptic Hopepunk Identity

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GenreHistory, Politics and Government

Length2 hrs 7 mins

Narrated byRecorded Track

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateJun 9, 2026

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction

10CHAPTER 9. SA DUI COGI NI TOBA

2CHAPTER 1. TUVALUANS AND MIGRATION…

11CHAPTER 10. SCOUTING AND PLANNING

3CHAPTER 2. INTRODUCTION TO VAITUPU

12CHAPTER 11. PIONEER DAYS ON KIOA

4CHAPTER 3. VAITUPU, TRADERS, THE CHURCH, AND THE CO-OP

13CHAPTER 12. RELIGION

5CHAPTER 4. EDUCATION ON VAITUPU

14CHAPTER 13. RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS AND THE GOVERNMENT

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6CHAPTER 5. DONALD KENNEDY…

15CHAPTER 14. TOKU FENUA SE TIFA SAMASAMA KAE KO SE ILE NEI NE TE TUIGALA. FAKALAGA AKE LA

7CHAPTER 6. NELI LIFUKA

16CHAPTER 15. KIOA - THE CONVENER

8CHAPTER 7. LET’S BUY AN ISLAND

17End matters

9CHAPTER 8. WHO OWNS KIOA?

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