Extractions: History: Formerly a Japanese colony, the Northern Marianas became part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, administered by the USA under a mandate granted by the United Nations in 1947. Following a referendum in 1975, the Northern Marianas Islands became internally self-governing with a bicameral legislature (see Government
Charting The Pacific - Places View regional Statistics View regional Issues Individual the Commonwealth ofthe northern marianas are The mariana islands have been inhabited for 3500 http://www.abc.net.au/ra/pacific/places/country/northern_marianas.htm
Extractions: Northern Marianas The Northern Marianas group, which hold the dubious record of having been colonised by four successive powers, is today, with Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States. This particular status allows its inhabitants to enjoy US citizenship while having control over internal affairs.
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History - Federated States Of Micronesia history he FSM has a rich history dating back several thousand Japanese navy tookmilitary possession of the Marshall, Caroline and northern mariana islands. http://www.visit-fsm.org/visitors/history.html
Extractions: he FSM has a rich history dating back several thousand years. The islands were originally settled by ancient people sailing east from Asia and north from Polynesia . Later discovers and settlers included the Spanish, Germans, and Japanese and evidence of their former presence is found throughout the islands. Following the trusteeship under U.S. administration after W.W. II, the FSM is now independent and self-governing. Most linguistic and archaeological evidence indicates that the islands were first discovered and settled between two and three thousand years ago . The first settlers are often described as Austronesian speakers possessing horticultural skills and highly sophisticated maritime knowledge . These first settlers are thought to have migrated eastward from Southeast Asia to Yap. From there, some migrated south to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia, and later to Kiribati and the Marshall Islands. The oral histories of the Micronesian people indicate close affiliations and interactions in the past among the members of the island societies comprising the present-day FSM. The Lelu ruins in Kosrae (1400 AD) and the Nan Madol ruins of Pohnpei (1000 AD) are impressive reminders of the accomplishments of these early peoples.
ZUJI history, islanders from the western Carolines to move to the larger mariana islands. Chamorroswere encouraged to move back to the northern marianas from Guam. http://www.zuji.com.au/dest/guide/0,1277,ZUJIAU|5060|2363|1,00.html
Extractions: About ZUJI Travel Resource Links Travel Resources Home Research a Destination Convert Currency Check Weather Check Visa Requirements Buy Travel Insurance Flight Arrival/Departure Info Book a Flight Find a Hotel Hire a Car Log-in Log-out Become a Member Site Map Travel Resources Home Destination Guides Travel Tools History The Northern Marianas were settled around 1500 BC by Chamorros who shared cultural ties with Guam's indigenous people. This early group of Chamorros are responsible for the 'latte stones' found throughout the Marianas. Reaching as high as 20ft (6m), these limestone posts are capped with a piece of limestone or brain coral in the shape of a large bowl. Ferdinand Magellan named the islands the Islas de los Ladrones (Islands of Thieves) in 1521; they were renamed Las Marianas upon the arrival of Spanish priest Luis Diego Sanvitores, in honor of the Spanish queen Maria Ana of Austria. In 1668, Sanvitores and five other Jesuits established the first mission in the Marianas, touching off two decades of hostilities between the priests and less-than-welcoming Chamorros. Spanish troops managed to quell the uprising in the late 1680s. In the hopes of more effectively converting the Chamorros, the Spanish relocated most of them to Guam. Most of the natives on Rota, however, managed to hide out in the hills and avoid capture, and today the Chamorros on Rota are the least mixed in the Marianas. Around 1820, the Spanish allowed islanders from the western Carolines to move to the larger Mariana Islands. The Carolinians managed Spanish cattle herds and maintained a presence in the Marianas at a time when Spain was concerned over German intentions in the area.
National Governors Association N. BABAUTA was born in the village of Tanapag on Saipan, northern mariana islands. andmaster's degree in political science and American history from Eastern http://www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,C_GOVERNOR_INFO^D_270,00.html
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Role Of Native Hawaiians And Indigenous Pacific Islanders In The islands GOVERNOR'S OFFICE; history; ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONALFISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL; northern mariana islands; PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS http://www.cpas.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cis/asia/eng/95-S411-29.html
Extractions: CIS NO: 95-S411-29 TITLE: Role of Native Hawaiians and Indigenous Pacific Islanders in the Conservation, Management and Development of Western Pacific Fisheries Consistent with the Goals of Conservation and Management of Ocean Resources. SOURCE: Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate; Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: iii+147 p. DATE: June 1, 1995 CONGRESS-SESSION: 104-1 SUDOC: Y4.IN2/11:S.HRG.104-170 ITEM NO: 1009-B-05; 1009-C-05 PUB NO: S.Hrg.104-170 Joint hearing in Honolulu, Hawaii, with the Senate Commerce Committee Subcom on Oceans and Fisheries, to consider proposals to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson Act) to revise and expand the role of Hawaiian Natives and other indigenous Pacific islanders in fishery resource development programs and fishery management. Supplementary material (p. 31-147) includes witnesses' written statements, submitted statements, and correspondence. CONTENT NOTATION: Fishery conservation and mgmt in Western Pacific region, revisions DESCRIPTORS: PACIFIC OCEAN AREA; FISH AND FISHING INDUSTRY; REGIONAL PLANNING; MARINE RESOURCES CONSERVATION; MINORITY GROUPS; HONOLULU, HAWAII; FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT; HAWAIIAN NATIVES LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.104-297 95-S411-29 TESTIMONY NO: 1 June 1, 1995 p. 5-16, 86-147 WITNESSES (and witness notations): EBISUI, EDWIN A., JR. (Chairman, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council) BORJA, JESUS C. (Lieutenant Governor, Northern Mariana Islands) STEVENSON, ALO P. (Member, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council) ROMERO, APRIL K. (Co-Owner, Mid-Pacific Hawaii Fishery) MAWAE, JAMES K. STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Importance of and justification for preferential fishing rights for indigenous Pacific islanders; historical background on fishing traditions in Northern Mariana Islands; evaluation of legislative proposals impacting Northern Mariana Islanders fishing rights and fishery management issues. Description of Magnuson Act amendments proposed by the Northern Mariana Islands to protect the economic interests of the Pacific insular area in fishery resources development and management (related memo of understanding, correspondence, p. 134-139). INSERTION: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, draft bill, the Pacific Insular Areas Fisheries Act of 1995, to amend the Magnuson Act to establish procedures and policies for fisheries conservation and management in Pacific insular areas, text (p. 140-147). CONTENT NOTATION: Fishery conservation and mgmt in Western Pacific region, revisions DESCRIPTORS: NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE; HISTORY; ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL; NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS; PACIFIC INSULAR AREAS FISHERIES ACT; MID-PACIFIC HAWAII FISHERY 95-S411-29 TESTIMONY NO: 2 Additional Testimony WITNESSES (and witness notations): WILSON, MICHAEL D. (Chairperson, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, p. 16-27) TULAFONA, UFAGAFA RAY (Director, American Samoa Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources, p. 19-27) KEALA, GRAYDON (p. 21-27) POEPOE, KELSON (p. 24-27) BRODER, SHERRY P. (Attorney, Trustees, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs; on behalf of) HEE, CLAYTON H. (Board Chairman, p. 27-30) BOWMAN, SCOTTY (Government Affairs Officer, Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 28-30) MEHEULA, HAROLD H. (President, Native Hawaiian Fishermens' Association, p. 29-30) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Views on fishery resources development and management issues. CONTENT NOTATION: Fishery conservation and mgmt in Western Pacific region, revisions DESCRIPTORS: HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES; AMERICAN SAMOA DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES; HAWAII OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS; NATIVE HAWAIIAN FISHERMENS' ASSOCIATION
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HISTORY OF REACH FUNDING history OF TRIBAL REACH FUNDING. Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, $150,000. LumbeeRegional Development Association (North Carolina), $150,000. Total, http://www.ncat.org/liheap/tables/reachtrb.htm
Extractions: Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Territories AMOUNT United Tribes of Kansas and SE Nebraska, Inc. (Kansas) Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Montana) Blackfeet Nation (Montana) South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (Washington) Little Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan) The Klamath Tribes (Oregon) Central Tlingit and Haida (Alaska) American Samoa Total FY 2001 REACH GRANTEES Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Territories Blackfeet Tribal Business Council (Montana) Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes (Alaska) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Lumbee Tribe (North Carolina) Northern Cheyenne Tribe (Montana) Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Idaho) South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (Washington) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Total * Includes $25,000 in Energy Efficiency Education Services funds FY 2000 REACH GRANTEES Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Territories American Samoa Government Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa-Chippewa Indians (Michigan) Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan) Blackfeet Nation (Montana) Lumbee Regional Development Association (North Carolina) Total *Includes $25,000 in Energy Efficiency Education Services funds
HISTORY OF REACH FUNDING history OF REACH FUNDING. Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands, $150,000. LumbeeRegional Development Association (North Carolina), $150,000. Total, $969,199. http://www.ncat.org/liheap/tables/rechhist.htm
Extractions: HISTORY OF REACH FUNDING FY 2002 REACH GRANTEES AMOUNT States Georgia Kentucky Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island Virginia Total Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Territories AMOUNT United Tribes of Kansas and SE Nebraska, Inc. (Kansas) Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Montana) Blackfeet Nation (Montana) South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (Washington) Little Band of Ottawa Indians (Michigan) The Klamath Tribes (Oregon) Central Tlingit and Haida (Alaska) American Samoa Total GRAND TOTAL FY 2002 FY 2001 REACH GRANTEES States District of Columbia Energy Office Kentucky Dept. of Community Based Services Maine State Housing Authority Michigan Family Independence Agency Total *Includes $100,000 in Energy Efficiency Education Services funds Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations and Territories Blackfeet Tribal Business Council (Montana) Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes (Alaska) Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Lumbee Tribe (North Carolina) Northern Cheyenne Tribe (Montana) Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Idaho) South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (Washington) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Total * Includes $25,000 in Energy Efficiency Education Services funds
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PSRML Regional Information: Pacific Basin PSRML regional Information Pacific Basin. Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands(CNMI) is made American Samoa, Guam, the mariana islands, the Marshall http://www.nnlm.gov/psr/geo_pacific.html
Extractions: NN/LM PSRML Home NN/LM NTCC ... Additional Resources The areas fall into two categories politicallyflag territories and independent countries associated with the US through compacts of free association. American Samoa, CNMI and Guam are all flag territories, which makes them officially part of the United States. Their citizens are also US citizens. FSM, RMI and Palau are all independent countries with compacts of free association with the US. This means that the US provides development assistance and defense, and that citizens can move freely across US borders. Communication both within the area and between the area and the PSRML office can be challenging because it ranges over sixteen time zones. Be careful: even the date may differ as the international date line runs through the region. Further complicating matters, although California (like the vast majority of the United States) observes daylight saving time, none of the six island jurisdictions does. A listing of detailed current times and the exact location of the date line is available from Worldtimezone.com
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Micronesia the Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands (commonly referred to as the marianasor northern marianas) with For more general and regional information on http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/micronesia/introduction.html
Extractions: About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of Micronesia (Introduction) The islands vary in size and political status. The most well known is Guam, an American territory and gateway to the other island groups. The others islands, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae and Yap elected to join a federal government known as the Federated States of Micronesia with headquarters in Pohnpei. Palau and the Marshall Islands voted to remain independent and have established autonomous governments. Saipan, Rota and Tinian became the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (commonly referred to as the Marianas or Northern Marianas) with Saipan the capital. For more general and regional information on Micronesia, go to: Fed.States of Micronesia General Information: Culture History Nature Visitors Info ... Visitors Info For more product information on Micronesia, go to:
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Census 2000 News Releases New York regional Office (Bronx Borough, NY). DeKalb 7/3/01); Commonwealth of theNorthern mariana islands (7/3 Census Population Increase in US history As Every http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2000.html
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The Pacific Business Center Program history PostWestern Contact, Social Relations. Online)(Marshall islands govt site) Micronesia by FSM Telecom northern mariana islands By Saipan http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/pbcp/home.htm
Extractions: Our Approach Business Advice Useful Links The fast pace of business today means that private business people and government leaders need assistance to help them in an increasingly competitive marketplace, both locally and globally. At the Pacific Business Center, we work with private businesses, government agencies and community development organizations to enhance economic diversification and develop new opportunities of businesses. We are located on the University of Hawaii 's Manoa campus College of Business Administration , in Honolulu, Hawaii. Our reach encompasses the entire Pacific region. Utilizing the faculty and other resources of the University, we provide diverse management and technical assistance to our clients. Our clients are entrepreneurs, companies, government agencies and not-for-profit organizations starting up, revitalizing or expanding private sector businesses in Pacific Island communities, primarily Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands, Micronesia (Chuuk Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap), Palau and the Marshall Islands. By contracting us, you have access to the expertise of hundreds of faculty, staff, and students of the University of Hawaii, as well as to the University's extensive academic and business networks and information resources. Our long-standing reputation among US and island businesses also enables us to act as a bridge for joint venture and trade expansion opportunities in the Pacific, enabling businesses to cut the cost of entering new markets.
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Web Resources For Pacific Islands information for American Samoa, northern mariana islands, Guam, Palau and the Marshallislands FAO Statistics SPREP South Pacific regional Environment Programme http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/mb/pacific/pacific.shtml
