[P Descriplion and History: 1526-192 25 5. Thus. the current council reflects the demise ofthe traditional division between Enjebi and Enewetak system an d indicates that the old l now a representative peoples has lost much ofits meaning. The counci is d community drawn from the entire population and reflects a unifie ortant bow’acknowledged common goals. The iroijs. however. remain imp nce.?? wpures as advisors and men of influe RELIGION The church is the focal point for many community social activities of the Enewetak people. The prevailing religious system is a conservative type of group Protestantism in which church services, bible Classes, church meetings, and hymn singing have replaced traditional intertribal wars, | sports, games, and dancing. The minister is the spiritual leader of the community and is supported and assisted by the two chiefs. The church functions are time-consuming and require a considerable effort from the membership. Sundays, in particular, are devoted almost entirely to church services and related activities. From this, it is apparent that the church influencesthe life of the dri-Enewetak to a great degree. 30 LAND USE The atoll soil is basically coral rock and coralline sands with only minimal organic contents, so that the practice of agricultureis limited. For centuries, subsistence has been marginal and precarious for the island inhabitants, requiring hard work on their part. Despite this, the driEnewetak have always maintained a deep emotional attachment to their home islands and ancestral holdings. The land parcels, or ‘‘watos,”’ on Enewetak Atoll were like those found elsewhere in the Marshalls. Most commonly, each was strip of land stretching across an island from lagoon beach to ocean reef and varying in size from about | to 5 acres. The resourcesofall ecological zones were thus available to the individuals who held rights to the land. Less commonly, a parcel was divided into two or more portions with transverse boundaries. This usually occurred when an island, Enjebi for example, was very wide. Boundaries were usually marked by slashes:.on the trunks of coconut trees or, less commonly, ornamental ‘plants.. Also, other features of the natural topography, for example,largeboulders on the ocean reef or the very configuration of an island, were used to fix the position of landholdings. The latter type of markers have been employed by the Marshallese after all other markings