3.2
Chapter
GRC
3
FAMILY GROUPS: ACTIVITIES,OBSERVATIONS,
and FOODS DURING FALLOUT
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The natives of Rongelap lived in groups, comprised of one or more families, con-~
stituting a matriarchic unit (see References 6, Chapters 5 to 8; 10; and 11). Each
family group us. ally 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 included. Each native’s name is preceded by (1¢ clinical number assigned by Project,
4.1, and followed by the sex and age of the in “yidual. Married couples are indicated by
brackets. Solid lines indicate direct descendants. Broken lines indicate adoptions.
3.1
3.3
GROUP ONE
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(M—23) °ALET(M~2)
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KIOSAN
(F-—16) Adopted; Billiet’s sister
(F~15) Adopted; Menadrick’s daughter
JIMAKO
(F—3%4 Adopted
(M-S8) X21 ERMITA
223 ETRI
24
(F-17) Adopted by Jera and Nabtali |
HARUKO
64 MIJUA
49 JOHN
(F-38
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43 JUONBOK
2@ JAKKEIN
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(F—66)),/(M~65))S>~ 06 most
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(F 15) Adopted by Bekire and Kanene
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(M—2)
,53 LEJON
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(F-8)
Adopted
(M-9)
Adopted
;
(F—7) ) Adopted;
lived
part time with
Lanjar aad
Total
(M=12) Adopted; Menadrick’s son
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Living Area. John, the village magistrate, and family lived in house No. 12.
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 s:ndown. i
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. Told to stop drinking water at 1500
(1 March), but did not do so.
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 vis-
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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.
ible on their skin and ‘‘like dust in their eyes.’’
quitoes were biting.’’
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It caused itching and ‘‘ felt like mos-
fresh fi
Drank °
Fa
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Fa
when w
ing.
cough.