Wie (Tc. 0 wer, The Gene Pool As far as we know the gene pool of the Enewetak People began changing, after centuries of isolation, during the German period. with the people of Ujilang, wome Contact was made of whom married into the Enewetak group and moved to Enewetak with their Enewetak spouses and children. Marriages with other outsiders, mostly Carolinians from the Ponape District followed, especially during the Japanese period, Several males from tne Ponape District took up residence on Enewetak and remained there with their spouses and child- fen. Improvement of transportation facilitated travel. A number of Enewetak Atoll children went to schoo] on Ponape. There was an increase invyrisitors to the atoll from tne Marshalls and from the Ponape District. These factors contributed to outmarriage and change in the gene pool, as they do today. It is highly probable that this trend will continue. (The census data included in this paper reflect this trend). Non-Mieronesiam Mongoloid and Caucasoid components which are not tabulated in the census data have also been added to the Mmewetak gene pool. There has been a marked increase in movement outside of the atoll of Ujilang with residence elsewhere within the past decade or so. A small group of Enewetak People Live on Majuro, and a number of children attend schools on that atoll. Outmarriages have resulted from this change in residence, This trend will also probably cbntinue. However the majority of the people live permanently on Ujilang Atoll today. It is highly probable that they will follow the pattern of remaining together after return to Enewetak. Those who do not ave perasment a TH toe Wi Hip LON m +} a4 . 73 ‘ 4 : —_ . - 7 ro 337 at ak VEGLP NONKLN2Weeak . ano, rest sets StCLsds 4 ee So Scie co sfura - . aoe . foe toe Vie LP « ema soe cot. ry 4 - . voDustiy. robert = x 4A eet Daveece fo ote PE CNL Loven Wen iba va dae hates APAM 3} additional change to the Enewetak gene pool in the years to come. DOE ARCHIVES aso . x NE Q20u.