Marshall Islands Legends and Stories

Marshall Islands Legends and Stories PDF

Author: Daniel A. Kelin

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9781573061414

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Preserving the qualities of oral storytelling - in fifty stories recorded from eighteen storytellers on eight islands and atolls - the tales in this collection relay the importance of traditional Marshallese values and customs. The collection includes profiles of the storytellers, a glossary, and a pronunciation guide.

Stories from the Marshall Islands

Stories from the Marshall Islands PDF

Author: Jack A. Tobin

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2001-10-31

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 9780824820190

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Among Marshallese the ri-bwebwenato (storyteller) is well known and respected, a living repository and transmitter of traditional history and culture. Here are ninety folktales and stories of historical events, collected and translated into English during the third quarter of the twentieth century. They include tales of origins, humanlike animals, ogres, and sprites--some malevolent, some playful. Many are presented in the original language and are amplified by extensive commentary.

Micronesian Legends

Micronesian Legends PDF

Author: Bo Flood

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781573061247

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Retells sixty-eight traditional legends of the islands, including creation myths and tales of duhendes, dancing trickster elves of the jungle.

Our Island Story

Our Island Story PDF

Author: H. E. Marshall

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-02-20

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1625583745

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Our Island Story is the "history" of England up to Queen Victoria's Death. Marshall used these stories to tell her children about their homeland, Great Britain. To add to the excitement, she mixed in a bit of myth as well as a few legends.

Iep Jaltok

Iep Jaltok PDF

Author: Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 0816534020

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"Iep jāltok is a collection of poetry by a young Marshallese woman highlighting the traumas of her people through colonialism, racism, forced migration, the legacy of nuclear testing by America, and the impending threats of climate change"--Provided by publisher.

Pacific Island Legends

Pacific Island Legends PDF

Author: Bo Flood

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781573060783

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Collects forty-three historical or traditional stories from the Pacific Islands, including creation myths and stories of gods, heroes, and ordinary people. --amazon.com.

Marshallese Alphabet

Marshallese Alphabet PDF

Author: Lori Phillips

Publisher: Bess Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9781573062213

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This book is part of the Island Alphabet Books series, which features languages and childrens' artwork from the U.S.-affiliated Pacific. Each hardcover book contains the complete alphabet for the language, four or five examples for each letter, and a word list with English translations. The series was co-published with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, a non-profit corporation that works collaboratively with school systems to enhance education across the Pacific.

Bombing the Marshall Islands

Bombing the Marshall Islands PDF

Author: Keith M. Parsons

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-07-26

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1107047323

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A narrative history of the nuclear tests conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands from 1946 to 1958.

Melal

Melal PDF

Author: Robert Barclay

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2002-06-30

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 9780824825911

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On Good Friday, 1981, Rujen Keju and his two sons come face to face with their complicated inheritance--one that includes years of atomic testing and the continued military presence of the U.S. in the Pacific. In this highly original work of history and adventure, novelist Robert Barclay weaves together characters and stories from mythological times with those of the present-day to give readers a rare and unsparing look at life in the contemporary Pacific.