1. Escape Artist - Tuvalu Guide to Tuvalu, Wallis and Fatuna islands includes basic country information and a Web directory. including a cd with fieldrecordings of Tuvalu. tuvalu culture tuvalu culture - Tuvaluan culture is steeped in the http://www.escapeartist.com/wallis/wallis.htm

Index for Asia-Pacific Pacific Islands Index Escape from America Magazine Jobs In Oceania - Current Job Openings ... Real Estate in Tuvalu - Property Listings Including properties in Pacific Islands, Australia and Oceania Business Visas - Business Visas CIA World Fact Book - CIA World Fact Book - Facts, figures, data, map, country information from the CIA World Fact Book. Proof that the CIA does gather worthwhile intelligence. Commonwealth Nation Commonwealth Nation - general information. Flag of Tuvalu - Flag of Tuvalu - An Escape Artist Resource, Pacific Island Flags... Maps of Tuvalu - Maps of Tuvalu Political overview - Political overview - World Encyclopedia of Political Systems - Michael R. Ogden, Ph.D. University of Hawaii at Manoa Tuvalu Visa Application - Tourist Visas, US State Department: Consular Information Sheet - Tuvalu Visa Application - Tourist Visas, US State Department: Consular Information Sheet - Includes information on health conditions, crime, unusual currency or entry requirements, areas of instability, and the location of the nearest embassy or consulate. ~ Maps Of Tuvalu - Including City Maps ~ Maps of Tuvalu ~ A large number of differing Tuvalu maps including city maps ~ Books About Tuvalu ~ Unity of Heart : Culture and Change in a Polynesian Atoll Society by Keith Chambers, Anne Chambers

2. NEW WRITING: From The South - NI 339 - Country Profile: Tuvalu of a freehold island (Kioa) in Fiji where the tuvalu culture persists. In the early days of independence, an American http://www.newint.org/issue339/profile.htm

New Internationalist October 2001 The proceeds of the internet-address deal (rumoured to be $50 million) are supposed to be ploughed into improving education on the outer islands, rebuilding the crumbling government administration buildings and extending the airstrip. Better sea transport is vital for this isolated island nation. Seaplanes are not economical. There still remains only one inter-island ferry and one Australian defence ship (said to patrol international waters and fishing rights). Tuvalu has paid its $20,000 membership fee to join the United Nations and the $385,000 operating costs of an embassy in the US. As such its tiny civil service is probably the best travelled in the world, with paid invitations to international meetings and equal participation with China and the US. Their vote within the UN and the Commonwealth is sought after and continues to help bring in high levels of aid. The culture is changing, even if the fun-loving, dancing and gift-giving Polynesian elements remain. Wide differences exist between Funafuti and the outer islands. TV and video have reinforced violence and power plays rather than the pacific way of discussion and consensus. Alcohol and sexual misdemeanors are ongoing problems. Diane Goodwillie Leader Prime Minister Faimalaga Luka.

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4. Tuvalu: Report: Part III: Prospectives to achieve a higher degree of productivity and selfreliance within the framework of tuvalu culture and tradition. http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/tuvalu/rapport_3.html

The EFA 2000 Assessment: Country Reports Tuvalu Previous Page PART III - Prospectives 11. Presentation of new policies Early Childhood Care and Development Activities The Government of Tuvalu through the Department of Education has given priority and is convinced that human resource development, especially through education and training, has a key role to play in the future prosperity of the nation. The broad mission of the human resource development strategy (including education and training) is to enable future economic growth, to ensure efficient and effective delivery of education and training services, and to provide for long term sustainability. Early Childhood care in Tuvalu has always been something that all families in Tuvalu do. Caring for younger members of the family has always been, and still is, the major role of older members of the family or the community in general (aunts and grandparents). Tuvalu through its educational programs has reinforced and emphasized the importance of their roles and contributions in caring for their children. Awareness programs for parents have been reinforced through the Basic Education Life Skills (BELS), especially its Community Support component, where parents are made more aware of their particular roles at home. Our short and medium goal is to construct school buildings for all pre-schools and provide 100% of well-qualified teachers teaching in schools.

5. Tuvalu Is A Small State With A Limited And Area Of Low Elevation, Is and coconut are the most important food crops for the tuvalu culture. Pulaka is mostly affected by salt water intrusion http://www.ap-net.org/cb0203/NRI/document_tuvalu.pdf

6. Cultural Network Directory Students either form clubs or involve themselves in small groups where they are introducedto tuvalu culture and learn arts and skills of weaving, fishing and http://www.spc.org.nc/Culture/activities_tuvalu.htm

A. Samoa Australia Caledonia Cook ... Wallis TUVALU Population :10 900 (1997 estimate) Capital city : Funafuti Institutions Preservation Custodians Artists ... Institutions, policy and legislation The development and implementation of the cultural policy is assumed through the MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE, Culture Department Private Mail Bag, Vaiaku, Funafuti, Tuvalu tel.: +688 20 403 fax: +688 20 832 Other Agency Tuvalu National Council of Women Private Mail Bag, Funafuti, Tuvalu tel.: +688 20852 fax: +688 20643 The Customs Department is responsible for the enforcement of this law. Preservation and dissemination Tuvalu National Library Private Mail Bag, Funafuti, Tuvalu tel.: +688 20711 fax: +688 20832 Contact: Mr Mila Tafao, Librarian The library houses books, newspapers, magazines, and reference books. It preserves Tuvalu official documents as well as some cultural materials. Its objective is to develop and preserve Tuvalu National Collections and make them available to the public. The National Library is a depository library for all government documents such as Parliament papers, laws and regulations.

7. OpenSRS For example .to is used more by Torontonians than Tongans and .tv has moreAmerican television content than native tuvalu culture. See also, DNS. http://www.opensrs.org/glossary/aglossary.shtml

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8. Tuvalu: Report:Part I: Descriptive Section skills and values which are necessary to achieve a higher degree of productivityand selfreliance within the framework of the tuvalu culture and tradition. http://www2.unesco.org/wef/countryreports/tuvalu/rapport_1.html

The EFA 2000 Assessment: Country Reports Tuvalu Next Page Part I Descriptive Section Introduction Country Population According to the 1991 census, Tuvalu records a population of more than 9045 persons, 40% of whom live on the capital island of Funafuti. About 20% of the Tuvalu people live out of their country, especially in Nauru or as seamen in several shipping companies. State of Economy 1.EFA Goals and Targets In respect of the six dimensions defined in paragraph 8 of the Framework of Action to Meet Basic Learning Needs, the National EFA Goals and Targets have already been included in the Government white paper known as EFL. The EFA initiative covers a wide range of goals such as: Expansion of Early Childhood Education including family and community interventions, especially for poor, disadvantaged and disabled children. universal access to and completion of primary education improvement in learning achievement reduction of adult illiteracy rate with emphasis on female literacy expansion of provisions of basic education and training in other essential skills required by youth and adults in terms of behavioural changes and impacts on health, employment and productivity

9. Ethnologue Report For Language Code: GLB pronunciation differences. Active language use. A part of tuvalu culture.VOS. Christian. Bible 18931954. See main entry under Kiribati. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=GLB

10. Pickaweb Domain Name Registration For example .to is used more by Torontonians than Tongans and .tv has moreAmerican television content than native tuvalu culture. Domain Name. http://www.pickaweb.co.uk/domaingloss.htm

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11. Origins And Culture - TuvaluView Photos Of Fatele Dancing And Read About This Is Serwis Katalog w Wirtualna Polska S.A. pierwszy portal w Polsce. wp.pl Katalog Katalog wiatowy DMOZ Regional Oceania tuvalu http://www.janeresture.com/tu8/aboutus.htm

Tuvalu - Islands of Myths and Legends TUVALU ORIGINS AND CULTURE This page features background pertaining to our Tuvaluan people; in particular our origins which dates back about 5000 years, our history, culture including the unique fatele (dancing), customs and lifestyle. For more information on Tuvaluan Origins and Culture, please click on the links below for Singing And Dancing, Origins, The Traditional Social Structure and The Cycle Of Life. SINGING AND DANCING ORIGINS THE TRADITIONAL SOCIAL STRUCTURE THE CYCLE OF LIFE BIRTH MARRIAGE DEATH TUVALU, MY TUVALU Tuvalu, my Tuvalu the land across the sea Surrounded by the Ocean, you mean so much to me I miss this coral atoll with gentle swaying palms With smiling gentle people, so peaceful and so calm. Tuvalu, my Tuvalu I always think of you Wherever I may travel across the sea so blue And deep inside me I know that it will be Tuvalu, my Tuvalu you always think of me. Your sons and daughters travel away to distant lands They leave their homes and families so that they will understand To study truth and knowledge in sadness and in pain, and then

12. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Tuvalu | Culture have emerged socially unscathed, but unlike neighbouring American Samoa and Tonga- Western culture has arrived but not dominated the islands of tuvalu. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tuvalu/culture.htm

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Tuvalu Culture Tuvaluan culture is based on a complex set of social hierachies, courtesies and customs that regulate all aspects of public and private life. Several important social conventions should be observed by foreigners, including the removal of shoes when entering churches, meeting places ( manepa ) and private houses, and dressing conservatively when off the beach. Despite being geographically isolated, the Tuvalu people have an open, respectful relationship with visitors. Tuvaluans may indicate to a foreigner that they wish to have a private conversation; it is considered rude to speak a language in front of anyone who doesn't understand it, so they are simply being courteous. Dancing, singing and music play a big part in Tuvaluan culture, especially during the popular 'feasts of fatele'. If you are lucky enough to visit a village during a traditional celebration, you will be made welcome, and encouraged to join in the festivities. If you're stuck on Funafuti, groups of entertainers are available to perform traditional dances for a modest fee. Village, island and national governments are all grass-roots organisations. There are no political parties, despite the Western-based parliamentary model.

13. TUVALU Contains extensive information about the culture, history, geography, genealogy, mythology and legends. Includes picture galleries for each of the nine islands that make up tuvalu. http://www.janeresture.com/tuvalu/tuvalu.html

The Tuvalu Message Forum TUVALU THE PARADISE ISLANDS OF POLYNESIA Send a free Tuvalu ePostcard ! Tuvalu comprises a chain, 580 kilometres long, of nine coral islands lying between 5 and 11 degrees south of the equator, just to the west of the International Date Line. Six of the islands are built around lagoons open to the ocean. These islands are: Nanumea Nui Vaitupu, Nukufetau, ... Funafuti and Nukulaelae. With the exception of Vaitupu where the sea enters the lagoon at only one point, these six are all atolls consisting of numerous pieces of land linked by a reef and arranged rather like a string of beads. Funafuti lagoon, Tuvalu. Of the other islands, Nanumaga and Niutao have completely landlocked lagoons while Niulakita has no lagoon at all, but only a swamp at its centre. Since it has never had a permanent population Niulakita, the southern most island, was not taken into account in the naming of the Tuvalu group. Tuvalu means "eight islands standing together". The formation of coral islands was a topic of considerable scientific argument in the 19 th century. The question that particularly bothered scientists was this: since corals grow only at shallow depths in the sea (not below 80 metres), how is it that coral rock, formed from their remains, often extends for hundreds of metres beneath the sea?

14. Culture but unlike neighbouring American Samoa and Tonga - Western culture has arrived but not dominated the islands of tuvalu. http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/tuvalu/about_destin/culture.html

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of Tuvalu Culture Tuvaluan culture is steeped in the Polynesian tradition, brought to the islands by Tongans and Samoans in the 14th century AD. Although most Tuvaluans these days are Christian, their adherance to traditional life is still an important and visible ingredient in daily life. Perhaps due to a combination of the Polynesian tradition of respect for family, community and environment and the islands' isolation from the modern world, Tuvalu was named the only nation in the world above reproach for human rights violations by a panel of observers in June 1998. Given the missionary tradition in the Pacific over the last two hundred years, it is surprising that the locals have emerged socially unscathed, but - unlike neighbouring American Samoa and Tonga - Western culture has arrived but not dominated the islands of Tuvalu. Religion is a big part of Tuvaluan life and the Sunday service is the most important event in the week. Tuvalu has been described as 'very religious' by visitors, and strict Congregational Protestantism is evident in everything from church services to business dealings. As with other Christianised Pacific islands, this imported religion has been seamlessly interwoven into the complex code of traditional ethics and behaviour.

15. Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Tuvalu | Further Reading Pacific Traveller. It's a tie. The Material culture of tuvalu is anethnological study of the peoples of tuvalu. Australian economist http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/pacific/tuvalu/read.htm

home search help worldguide ... Related Weblinks Tuvalu Further Reading The best history of Tuvalu is H. Laracy's Tuvalu, A History . It was published in 1983. The People's Lawyer by Philip Ells is an amusing and insightful account of a young VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) lawyer's spell in Tuvalu. The book caused great interest in the island when it was released - everybody knew some of the characters personally. Transit of Venus - Travels in the Pacific , by Julian Evans, is a travelogue of the author's mordant, Dantean boat-hopping around the Pacific. While focussing on more developed locales such as Fiji and Western Samoa, his bleak, jaded view of the 'decay' of the Pacific is fascinating in light of 'advances' in Tuvalu. In The Happy Isles of Oceania - Paddling the Pacific , the perpetually morose Paul Theroux vies with the above author for the title of Most Cynical Pacific Traveller. It's a tie. The Material Culture of Tuvalu is an ethnological study of the peoples of Tuvalu. Australian economist TI Fairbairn's Tuvalu: Economic Situation and Development Prospects was written in 1993, but is probably already out of date. For a better understanding of Tuvalu's place in the regional economy, though, it's still worth a look.

16. TradeXport - Oceania - Tuvalu - Culture 36,736 sites/1,913 categories /63 visitors this month, http://216.54.220.4/Dir/Oceania/Tuvalu/Culture/Index.cfm

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17. Tuvalu - The People On The Reef nation seems assured and this survival will be achieved in such a manner that Tuvaluand Tuvaluans Our customs, culture and heritage will always be retained. http://www.janeresture.com/reef/

TUVALU THE PEOPLE ON THE REEF TUVALU, MY TUVALU Tuvalu, my Tuvalu the land across the sea Surrounded by the Ocean, you mean so much to me I miss those coral atolls with gentle swaying palms With smiling gentle people, so peaceful and so calm. Tuvalu, my Tuvalu I always think of you Wherever I may travel across the sea so blue And deep inside me I know that it will be Tuvalu, my Tuvalu you always think of me. Your sons and daughters travel away to distant lands They leave their homes and families so that they will understand To study truth and knowledge in sadness and in pain, and then Tuvalu, my Tuvalu you welcome them home again. To give you strength and courage to see the future through And may our blessed people hold their heads up high Tuvalu, my Tuvalu I will love you till I die. Jane Resture-Gray SPIRIT OF TUVALU Our Tuvaluan people have lived for thousands of years on a handful of small coral atolls surrounded by the great Pacific Ocean and have made these tiny infertile coral atolls their home. They have coped with adversity in the form of foreign invaders, king tides and hurricanes that have all but devastated these tiny atolls. Each time the people aided by their strong religious faith have rebuilt their lives.

18. Culture Gallery websites with further valuable information, as well as links to culture pages within WesternSamoa and tuvalu are states that gained their independence in 1962 http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/culture_gallery/introduction.htm

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of Culture Gallery Introduction ANGLONESIA Anglonesia is a neologism used here to refer to Australia New Zealand and the United States in the Pacific (ANZUS). The progress from colonialism to independence in the Pacific Islands region (both north and south of the equator) has not brought an end to the influence of the former colonial powers. Presently, there are ten territories or dependencies linked directly to an extraregional government, and five others are constrained in their foreign policies by the terms of their free associaton compacts. Like these territories, the independent states are also affected by the political, security and economic policies of the extraregional powers. There continues to be an overlap of interests between outsiders and islanders, which is likely to persist even as more island stated begin to exert their influence more and more within the region as well as globally. On our website you find more cultural info on Anglonesia at: Australian (Culture) Aboriginal Culture Aussie Slang (dictionary) Aussie Songbook ... MELANESIA As diverse internally as they are different from each other, the islands of Melanesia - those in

19. Tuvalu Nukufetau,. Vaitupu. Country Profile on tuvalu. culture of tuvalu. History of tuvalu.Lifestyle in tuvalu. People of tuvalu. Visitors Info, Information on tuvalu. http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/tuvalu/introduction.html

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News Member of Tuvalu (Introduction) This beautiful tropical island consists of a chain of nine low-lying coral atolls, situated in the central Pacific, just west of the International Dateline. The word Tuvalu means 'cluster of eight' and aptly describes the coral atoll group. The world's second smallest country with a total of only 26 square kilometres, Tuvalu has a pleasant tropical climate with little variation between day and night. All nine islands are inhabited with one or two villages on each outer island. Funafuti is its capital and administrative centre. Go for general information on Tuvalu to: About the Country Funafuti Namumea Nanumaga ... Visitors Info, Information on Tuvalu For product information on Tuvalu, go to: Hotels in Tuvalu Rental Cars in Tuvalu Flights to and within Tuvalu Excursions in Tuvalu ... Tours to Tuvalu For questions and remarks, please contact webmaster@pacificislandtravel.com

20. Bits Of Culture - Tuvalu Bits of culture. PointTo-Talk Booklets. Additional Resources. BITS OF culture -tuvalu. Languages. Geography. Cultural Values. Main Religion Death Concepts/Rituals. http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/interpreters/b_tuva.asp

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