Chapter
3
FAMILY GROUPS: ACTIVITIES, OBSERVATIONS,
and FOODS DURING FALLOUT
The natives of Rongelap lived in groups, comprised of one or more families, constituting a matriarchic unit (see References 6, Chapters 5 to 8; 10; and1l). Each
family group usually occupied one or more houses and shared several out-buildings.
The family groups are presented on the following pages. Information concerning
the location of families, foods eaten 1-3 March, and descriptions of the fallout are in-~
cluded. Each native’s name is preceded by the clinical number assigned by Project
4.1, and followed by the sex and age of the individual.
brackets.
3.1
Solid lines indicate direct descendants.
Married couples are indicated by
Broken lines indicate adoptions.
GROUP ONE
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ALMIRA| _(F-19)
J. 9 BILLIET
78
TILA
4 AINRI
64 MIJJUA
40 JOHN
43 JUONBOK
29 JAKKEIN
749
KIOSAN
(F—37) "239 JIMAKO
(M—38) a ERMITA
22
24
ETRI
HARUKO
(F —28) — 54 LEKOJ
(M-30)
(M—23)
5
ALET (M-2
ALET (M~2)
(F —16) Adopted; Billiet’s sister
(F-15) Adopted; Menadrick’s daughter
(F-3%4 Adopted
(F—17) Adopted by Jera and Nabtali
(F-15) Adopted by Bekire and Kanene
M-1
(M—3)
63 LEJON
"12
NERJE
(F-66)),/-
(F—8) Adopted
F—17) Adopted;
lived
part time with
Totek
Lanjar and
(F-7)
(M~85)JS>. 96 mow
(M—12) Adopted; Menadrick’s son
‘76 RORIO
(M-9) Adopted
Living Area. John, the village magistrate, and family lived in house No. 12.
Billiet, the school teacher, and family lived in house No. 11. Other families lived in
the same general area.
Juonbon, Kakkein, and Lejon were at Ailinginae 1~3 March.
Activities. On 1 March, John, Iroji, Kiosan, Jimako, Muio, and Haruko walked on
reef to Jaboan (island near west end of Rongelap) and returned to Rongelap after sundown.
Later went on a picnic and ate only coconuts. John said coconut meat tasted sour.
Food and Drink. Fresh fruit, bread, rice, fresh coconut milk and meat, starch
tubes (mokmok), copra, jekaro, water, and coffee.
(1 March), but did not do so.
Told to stop drinking water at 1500
Fallout. Began in afternoon of 1 March. The group who went to Jaboan said the
fallout particles ranged in appearance ‘‘from flour to salt.’’ Fallout material was visible on their skin and ‘‘like dust in their eyes.’’ It caused itching and ‘‘ felt like mosquitoes were biting.’’
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