a RESETTLEMENT OF PEOPLE
1954 continued
tion of Ebeye Island (a 78 acre island
tess than one mile long and 250 feec
wide) grows to 980 people.
1955 Kili: Trust Territory ships with
supplies continue to have difficulties
off-loading supplies at Kili because of
rough seas.
1956 NOVEMBER 19 Ujelang: The Uielang
people have received no compensation
for the loss of their home atoll, Ene-
wetak, and are now offered $25,000 in
cash and a trust fumd of $150,000 with
semi-annual interest payments at 3 1/3%
by the U.S. government.
Faced with
harsh living conditions, the people accept and sign an agreement wnich savs
in part: ".,..The Government of the
a year) to be divided among the
to occupy and use the Atoll in the in-
Bikinians on Kili.
terest of the maintenance of interna-
tional peace and security’ and "...This
ih Bie
Rn
agreement was made voluntarily and
a
IN THE EARLY 19605
Photo by Leonard Mason.
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United States shall possess che full
use rights to Enewetak Atoll wmril
such time as it will not be necessary
ae
ENEWETAK PEOPLE ON UJELANG ATOLL
1957 NOVEMBER Kili: Typhoon Lola hits
Kili and causes extensive damage to
without any compulsion or ccercion
whatsoever.’
nians' supply ship.
NOVEMBER Kili: As problems wersen on
1958 JANUARY Kili: Typhoon Ophelia
crops in addition
to sinking
the 5iki-
Causes great destruction on Jaluit and
ether southerm atolls.
All the Kili
people iiving on Jaluit are forced to
move dack to Kili as the satellite
community becomes uninnabitable.
Kili, the Trust Territory ecvernment
selects a site in neardy Jaleit Atoll
to Start a satellite community.
Three
Bikini families move from Kili Island
to the site in Jaluic, 30 miles north.
During 1957, several other families
alternate with these first serrlers as
1960 Kili: Rough seas once again pre-
housing is erected and food crops (coconuts, pandanus and taro) are planted.
vent the field trip vessels from pro-
NOVEMBER Kili: Representatives of the
Kili people sign an agreement giving
the U.S. government “full use rights to
Bikini Atoll...future claims by Bikinians based on the use of Bikini by the
Government of the United States...or on
the movicg of the Bikini people from
viding adequate service to Kili Island.
The Bikinians face food shortages once
more.
Kwajalein: The residents of Roi Namur
Island, in the northern part of Kwajalein Atoll, are relocated to Ennubirr
Island about two miles away, and to
Ebeye.
Ennubirr becomes an indigenous
labor camp for the base facilities at
Roi Namur, similar to Ebeye for Kwajaagainst them (the representatives) and
not against che Government.” In return, lein workers and their dependents.
the Bikinians are given "full use rights"
Bikini Atoll to Kili Island, shall be
to Kili and several islands in Jaluit
and $25,000 in cash and a $300,000 crust
fund yielding semi-annual interest pay-
mentr oF
of ¢
$4,
72. 6 40 (about
bo
1 DID.
$15 per person
ee
1961 OCTOBER Kwajalein: The inhabitants
of Lib Island are relocated to Ebeye by
the Navy, as Lib is in the new “impact
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