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Fic. 6. Village on Rangelup islet, bordering the
lagoon.
Fiua. 7. Typical new howe
showing construc.
tion on stilts.
the villice was situated on
ce dagann side of
the islet (Fis. G!. The houses were new, baving
bern recoutiy provided by the American government as the trust power. The houses are mostly
raised on stilts, leaving a space about 3 feet high
under the floor (Fig. 7). Much of the activity
Pig. 5. Rongelappese adults
around the house takes place in this shaded, dry
area, the house itself serves primarily for sleeping
purposes. Sanitary facilities consist of pit privics
sinilir to those in rural areas in the States.
Yhese are provided for each house or small
wroup of honaecs.
Family relationships are dificult to define
by the American system. Most inhabitants of
the islet are related to each other and families
frequently visit and eat with one auother. It
was common to distribute 6 or 7 cartons for
stonl collections to a single houschold. There
were Many cliktren and young people an Rongelap. Doring the periad of the survey, school
was notin session and the children generally
played in urge groups. Older chifdsen commonly