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TE EITEI. THE BANABAN STORY

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"In December 1945 the entire population of the small Micronesian island of Banaba or Ocean Island were loaded onto a ship and taken to a new island. The 1,003 men, women and children who were forced to leave their homeland were mostly sick, malnourished and still recovering from the horrors of WW2. This is their story, a tale of determination, strength and survival. Each year in December, Banab...
Display date:
2007
Location:
Fiji
Format:
MovingImage
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
Producer: Paul Wolffram
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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