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Nukulaelae

April 28, 2023

Nukulaelae is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu,[1] and it has a population of 300 (2017 census). The largest settlement is Pepesala on Fangaua islet with a population of 300 people (2017 Census).[2] It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets.[3] The inhabited islet is Fangaua, which is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long and 50 to 200 metres (160 to 660 ft) wide. The easternmost point of Tuvalu is Niuoko islet. The Nukulaelae Conservation Area covers the eastern end of the lagoon. A baseline survey of marine life in the conservation zone was conducted in 2010.[4][5]

Nukulaelae
Atoll
Nukulaelae atoll from space
Map of the atoll
Nukulaelae
Location in Tuvalu
Coordinates: 09°22′12″S 179°48′31″E / 9.37000°S 179.80861°E / -9.37000; 179.80861Coordinates: 09°22′12″S 179°48′31″E / 9.37000°S 179.80861°E / -9.37000; 179.80861
CountryTuvalu
Population
 (2017)
 • Total300
ISO 3166 codeTV-NKL

Education

The junior school is Faikimua Primary School.

History

The traditional history of Nukulaelae is that a white-skinned man was the first person to sight the island, but he did not settle as there were no trees. Nukulaelae means 'the land of sands'.[6] Later, according to tradition, Valoa from Vaitupu discovered Nukulaelae while on a fishing expedition. He returned to Nukulaelae and planted coconut trees and eventually settled on Nukulaelae with his family.[6] On the islet of Tumuiloto was a malae named Fagafale where religious rights honouring ancestral spirits were practiced.[6] On the islet of Niuoka is a large stone at a place called Te Faleatua - 'the house of the gods.'[6]

In 1821 Nukulaelae was visited by Captain George Barrett of the Nantucket whaler Independence II He named the atoll ‘Mitchell’s Group’.[7]

Christianity first came to Tuvalu in 1861 when Elekana, a deacon of a Congregational church in Manihiki, Cook Islands became caught in a storm and drifted for 8 weeks before landing at Nukulaelae on 10 May 1861.[8][9][10]

The population of Nukulaelae in 1860 is estimated to be 300 people.[11][12] For less than a year between 1862 and 1863, Peruvian ships, engaged in what came to be called the "blackbirding" trade, came to the islands seeking recruits to fill the extreme labour shortage in Peru, including workers to mine the guano deposits on the Chincha Islands.[13] While some islander were voluntary recruits the "blackbirders" were notorious for enticing islanders on to ships with tricks, such as pretending to be Christian missionaries. About 200 were taken from Nukulaelae[14] as immediately after 1863 there were fewer than 100 of the 300 recorded in 1861 as living on Nukulaelae.[11][15]

In 1865 a trading captain acting on behalf of the German firm of J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn obtained a 25-year lease to the eastern islet of Niuoko.[16] For many years the islanders and the Germans argued over the lease, including its terms and the importation of labourers, however the Germans remained until the lease expired in 1890.[16]

In 1896, HMS Penguin spent two days at Nukulaelae carrying out a scientific survey of the atoll.[17]

Nukulaelae Post Office opened around 1923.[18]

The atoll was claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act from the 19th century until 1983, when claims to the atoll were ceded to Tuvalu.

2019 election results

Nukulaelae is one of the eight constituencies in Tuvalu. Unlike the other seven, it elects just one Member of Parliament, rather than two. The 2019 general election was held on 9 September 2019. Seve Paeniu was elected to represent Nukulaelae in the parliament.[19]

Nukulaelae constituency results
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bikenibeu Paeniu 99 17.1
Nonpartisan Luuni Tinilau 96 16.7
Nonpartisan Namoliki S Neemia 182 31.6
Nonpartisan Seve Paeniu   199 34.5

Notable local people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Maps of Tuvalu". Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Population of communities in Tuvalu". Thomas Brinkhoff. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands (1893 ed.). United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). 21 March 1872.
  4. ^ Sandrine Job; Daniela Ceccarelli (December 2012). "Tuvalu Marine Life Scientific Report" (PDF). an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ Sandrine Job; Daniela Ceccarelli (December 2011). "Tuvalu Marine Life Synthesis Report" (PDF). an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d Tinilau, Vaieli (1983). "Chapter 14 - Nukulaelae". In Laracy, Hugh (ed.). Tuvalu: A History. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu. pp. 97–98. OCLC 20637433.
  7. ^ Chambers, Keith S.; Munro, Doug (June 1980). "The Mystery of Gran Cocal: European Discovery and Mis-Discovery in Tuvalu". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 89 (2): 167–198. JSTOR 20705476.
  8. ^ "the 150th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in Nukulaelae". Tuvaluislands.com. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  9. ^ Laumua Kofe (1980). Tuvalu: A History, Palagi and Pastors, Ch. 15. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu.
  10. ^ Goldsmith, Michael; Munro, Doug (2002). The accidental missionary: tales of Elekana. Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury. ISBN 1877175331.
  11. ^ a b Newton, W.F. (June 1967). "The Early Population of the Ellice Islands". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 76 (2): 197–204. JSTOR 20704460.
  12. ^ Bedford, Richard; MacDonald, Barrie; Munro, Doug (1980). "Population Estimates For Kiribati And Tuvalu, 1850-1900: Review And Speculation". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 89 (2): 199–246.
  13. ^ Maude, H.E. (1981). Slavers in paradise : the Peruvian labour trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864. Australian National University Press. ISBN 9780708116074.
  14. ^ The figure of 250 taken from Nukulaelae is given by Laumua Kofe, Palagi and Pastors, Tuvalu: A History, Ch. 15, U.S.P. & Tuvalu (1983)
  15. ^ The figure of 250 taken from Nukulaelae is stated by Richard Bedford, Barrie Macdonald & Doug Munro, Population Estimates for Kiribati and Tuvalu (1980) 89(1) Journal of the Polynesian Society 199
  16. ^ a b Suamalie N.T. Iosefa; Doug Munro; Niko Besnier (1991). Tala O Niuoku, Te: the German Plantation on Nukulaelae Atoll 1865-1890. Institute of Pacific Studies. ISBN 9820200733.
  17. ^ Hedley, Charles (1896). "General account of the Atoll of Funafuti" (PDF). Australian Museum Memoir. 3 (2): 1–72.
  18. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  19. ^ Tahana, Jamie (10 September 2019). "Tuvalu elections: large turnover for new parliament". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Obituary: Henry Naisali". New Zealand Herald. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

Further reading

  • Suamalie N.T. Iosefa, Doug Munro, Niko Besnier Tala O Niuoku, Te: the German Plantation on Nukulaelae Atoll 1865-1890 (1991) Published by the Institute of Pacific Studies. ISBN 9820200733

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Nukulaelae is an atoll that is part of the nation of Tuvalu 1 and it has a population of 300 2017 census The largest settlement is Pepesala on Fangaua islet with a population of 300 people 2017 Census 2 It has the form of an oval and consists of at least 15 islets 3 The inhabited islet is Fangaua which is 1 5 kilometres 0 93 mi long and 50 to 200 metres 160 to 660 ft wide The easternmost point of Tuvalu is Niuoko islet The Nukulaelae Conservation Area covers the eastern end of the lagoon A baseline survey of marine life in the conservation zone was conducted in 2010 4 5 NukulaelaeAtollNukulaelae atoll from spaceMap of the atollNukulaelaeLocation in TuvaluCoordinates 09 22 12 S 179 48 31 E 9 37000 S 179 80861 E 9 37000 179 80861 Coordinates 09 22 12 S 179 48 31 E 9 37000 S 179 80861 E 9 37000 179 80861CountryTuvaluPopulation 2017 Total300ISO 3166 codeTV NKL Contents 1 Education 2 History 3 2019 election results 4 Notable local people 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingEducation EditThe junior school is Faikimua Primary School History EditThe traditional history of Nukulaelae is that a white skinned man was the first person to sight the island but he did not settle as there were no trees Nukulaelae means the land of sands 6 Later according to tradition Valoa from Vaitupu discovered Nukulaelae while on a fishing expedition He returned to Nukulaelae and planted coconut trees and eventually settled on Nukulaelae with his family 6 On the islet of Tumuiloto was a malae named Fagafale where religious rights honouring ancestral spirits were practiced 6 On the islet of Niuoka is a large stone at a place called Te Faleatua the house of the gods 6 In 1821 Nukulaelae was visited by Captain George Barrett of the Nantucket whaler Independence II He named the atoll Mitchell s Group 7 Christianity first came to Tuvalu in 1861 when Elekana a deacon of a Congregational church in Manihiki Cook Islands became caught in a storm and drifted for 8 weeks before landing at Nukulaelae on 10 May 1861 8 9 10 The population of Nukulaelae in 1860 is estimated to be 300 people 11 12 For less than a year between 1862 and 1863 Peruvian ships engaged in what came to be called the blackbirding trade came to the islands seeking recruits to fill the extreme labour shortage in Peru including workers to mine the guano deposits on the Chincha Islands 13 While some islander were voluntary recruits the blackbirders were notorious for enticing islanders on to ships with tricks such as pretending to be Christian missionaries About 200 were taken from Nukulaelae 14 as immediately after 1863 there were fewer than 100 of the 300 recorded in 1861 as living on Nukulaelae 11 15 In 1865 a trading captain acting on behalf of the German firm of J C Godeffroy amp Sohn obtained a 25 year lease to the eastern islet of Niuoko 16 For many years the islanders and the Germans argued over the lease including its terms and the importation of labourers however the Germans remained until the lease expired in 1890 16 In 1896 HMS Penguin spent two days at Nukulaelae carrying out a scientific survey of the atoll 17 Nukulaelae Post Office opened around 1923 18 The atoll was claimed by the United States under the Guano Islands Act from the 19th century until 1983 when claims to the atoll were ceded to Tuvalu 2019 election results EditNukulaelae is one of the eight constituencies in Tuvalu Unlike the other seven it elects just one Member of Parliament rather than two The 2019 general election was held on 9 September 2019 Seve Paeniu was elected to represent Nukulaelae in the parliament 19 Nukulaelae constituency results Party Candidate Votes Nonpartisan Bikenibeu Paeniu 99 17 1Nonpartisan Luuni Tinilau 96 16 7Nonpartisan Namoliki S Neemia 182 31 6Nonpartisan Seve Paeniu 199 34 5Notable local people EditHenry Faati Naisali 12 August 1928 29 October 2004 AO CMG MBE was appointed Financial Secretary of the British Colony of Tuvalu in 1976 He was elected to represent Nukulaelae in the House of Assembly of the British Colony of Tuvalu in 1977 Naisali was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu in 1981 He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Tuvalu 1985 1989 Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum 1988 1992 Naisali was the Director of the South Pacific Bureau for Economic Co operation from January 1986 to September 1988 20 Bikenibeu Paeniu born 10 May 1956 represented Nukulaelae in the Parliament of Tuvalu from 1989 to 2006 and served two terms as Prime Minister of Tuvalu 1989 1993 amp 1996 1999 See also Edit Tuvalu portalList of Guano Island claimsReferences Edit Maps of Tuvalu Retrieved 15 January 2021 Population of communities in Tuvalu Thomas Brinkhoff 2017 Retrieved 27 September 2020 British Admiralty Nautical Chart 766 Ellice Islands 1893 ed United Kingdom Hydrographic Office UKHO 21 March 1872 Sandrine Job Daniela Ceccarelli December 2012 Tuvalu Marine Life Scientific Report PDF an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department Retrieved 3 December 2013 Sandrine Job Daniela Ceccarelli December 2011 Tuvalu Marine Life Synthesis Report PDF an Alofa Tuvalu project with the Tuvalu Fisheries Department Retrieved 3 December 2013 a b c d Tinilau Vaieli 1983 Chapter 14 Nukulaelae In Laracy Hugh ed Tuvalu A History Institute of Pacific Studies University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu pp 97 98 OCLC 20637433 Chambers Keith S Munro Doug June 1980 The Mystery of Gran Cocal European Discovery and Mis Discovery in Tuvalu The Journal of the Polynesian Society 89 2 167 198 JSTOR 20705476 the 150th anniversary of the introduction of Christianity in Nukulaelae Tuvaluislands com 18 May 2011 Retrieved 2 April 2013 Laumua Kofe 1980 Tuvalu A History Palagi and Pastors Ch 15 Institute of Pacific Studies University of the South Pacific and Government of Tuvalu Goldsmith Michael Munro Doug 2002 The accidental missionary tales of Elekana Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies University of Canterbury ISBN 1877175331 a b Newton W F June 1967 The Early Population of the Ellice Islands The Journal of the Polynesian Society 76 2 197 204 JSTOR 20704460 Bedford Richard MacDonald Barrie Munro Doug 1980 Population Estimates For Kiribati And Tuvalu 1850 1900 Review And Speculation Journal of the Polynesian Society 89 2 199 246 Maude H E 1981 Slavers in paradise the Peruvian labour trade in Polynesia 1862 1864 Australian National University Press ISBN 9780708116074 The figure of 250 taken from Nukulaelae is given by Laumua Kofe Palagi and Pastors Tuvalu A History Ch 15 U S P amp Tuvalu 1983 The figure of 250 taken from Nukulaelae is stated by Richard Bedford Barrie Macdonald amp Doug Munro Population Estimates for Kiribati and Tuvalu 1980 89 1 Journal of the Polynesian Society 199 a b Suamalie N T Iosefa Doug Munro Niko Besnier 1991 Tala O Niuoku Te the German Plantation on Nukulaelae Atoll 1865 1890 Institute of Pacific Studies ISBN 9820200733 Hedley Charles 1896 General account of the Atoll of Funafuti PDF Australian Museum Memoir 3 2 1 72 Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Retrieved 5 July 2013 Tahana Jamie 10 September 2019 Tuvalu elections large turnover for new parliament Radio New Zealand Retrieved 10 September 2019 Obituary Henry Naisali New Zealand Herald 29 October 2004 Retrieved 24 June 2017 Further reading EditSuamalie N T Iosefa Doug Munro Niko Besnier Tala O Niuoku Te the German Plantation on Nukulaelae Atoll 1865 1890 1991 Published by the Institute of Pacific Studies ISBN 9820200733 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nukulaelae amp oldid 1105794030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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