= ee re Description and History: 1526-1972 a 23 FIGURE 1-27, TYPICAL OUTRIGGER CANOE OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. settlement pattern of both communities was dispersed; residences were located on separate land parcels and were scattered along the length of the lagoon beach.22 The sociopolitical structure of the two communities was identical. Each was headed by a hereditary iroij or chief, and succession to the office was patrilineal. The chiefs directed the affairs of their respective communities, arbitrated disputes, and consulted one another with regard to concerns of the entire atoll and the total population's relations with outsiders. The atoll was divided into two geographical areas, and each of the chiefs had authority over one of the two domains. The domain of the Enewetak chief began with the Islands of Kidrenen (Keith), Ribewon (James), Boken (Irwin), Mut (Henry), and Ikuren (Glenn) in the atoll’s southwest quadrant, extended counterclockwise around theatoll up to and including Runit (Yvonne) Island, as well as Aomon (Sally) on the northeast rim. With the exception of Aomon, the Enjebi chiefs domain extended north of Runit beginning with Billae (Wilma) Island and extended counterclockwise aroundthe atoll’s northern and western rim up to and including Biken (Leroy) Island.23 Relations- between the two communities and the traditional dispersed pattern of residence were altered with the military invasion of Enewetak Atoll in 1944. Because Enewetak andEnjebi Islands had been devastated by the battle for the atoll, the U.S. Navy resettled all of the people in a ae ————