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Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( The first inhabitants of Tuvalu were Polynesians. The pattern of settlement that is believed to have occurred is that the Polynesians spread out from Samoa and Tonga into the Tuvaluan islands, with Tuvalu providing a stepping stone to migration into the Polynesian Outlier communities in Melanesia and Micronesia. In 1568 Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first European to sail through the archipelago. In 1568 during his first voyage he sighted Nui and during his second voyage in 1595 he sailed past Niulakita. In 1819 the island of Funafuti was named Ellice's Island; the name Ellice was applied to all nine islands. The islands were declared a British Protectorate by Captain Gibson of HMS Curacoa in 1892; then administered as part of the British Western Pacific Territories; and from 1916 to 1974 as part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony. The result of the Ellice Islands self-determination referendum, 1974 was that the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony ceased to exist on 1 January 1976 and the separate British colonies of Kiribati and Tuvalu came into existence. Tuvalu became fully independent within the Commonwealth on 1 October 1978. On 17 September 2000 Tuvalu became the 189th member of the United Nations. Selected article Tuvaluan mythology tells stories of the creation of the islands of Tuvalu and of the founding ancestors of each island. A creation story that is found on many of the islands is that te Pusi mo te Ali (the Eel and the Flounder) created the islands of Tuvalu; te Ali (flounder) is believed to be the origin of the flat atolls of Tuvalu and the te Pusin (the Eel) is the model for the coconut palms that are important in the lives of Tuvaluans. The strength of this belief has the consequence that Moray eel are tapu and are not eaten. (More...) Selected biographyLady Naama Maheu Latasi was influential in setting up the headquarters for the Girl Guides Association of Tuvalu in Funafuti following the creation of Tuvalu at the termination of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony. She was appointed the first Tuvalu Girl Guides Commissioner. She stood for election in the constituency of Nanumea in 1989 and was elected to the Parliament of Tuvalu. Lady Latasi served as Minister of Health, Education and Community Services in the first Government of Prime Minister Bikenibeu Paeniu. She served in Parliament from 1989 to 1997. She was married to Sir Kamuta Latasi, a former Prime Minister of Tuvalu. Lady Latasi died in 2012. CategoriesSelected picture Children on Niutao attend primary school on the island; then they must attend Motufoua Secondary School, which is a boarding school on Vaitupu. Did you know?
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