td 2. se Description and History: 1526-1972 39 d food potential on Ujelang has made it necessary to import more than might normally be required on Enewetak.66.67 conmodities em jen jab inebata jimite bwe ankilan Anij.”’ ‘Bul we do not worryfor it is the will of the Lord.) ee cent ee ee In this way Wasthe attitude of the people of Enewetak expressed, 68 LIVING ON UJELANG A village for the people of Enewetak was constructed by the U.S. Navy on the main island of the atoll. Figure 1-35 is a map ofthe atoll giving the village location. A brush clearing program also had been in progressat the time they arrived on the atoll. The coconut trees planted by the Germans and Japanese still were bearing, and breadfruit and pandanusseedlings had been brought in and planted. Ujelang was provided a water system, including numerous rain catchments, a church, a council hall, a school, and a dispensary. Supply ships brought in tools, clothing, and food to supplement the meager natural resources. There was, however, no U.S. official remaining on the i The people continued to practice nonintensive agricultural operations while utilizing the environment extensively. Coconut was converted into | copra for cash sale, and consumer goods were purchased with the ‘proceeds. Interest payments were received from trust fund provided by the TTPI. Rice, flour, sugar, canned meats, and other canned goods originally were additions to the traditional Enewetak diet, but they hadall become staple items over the years. Marine resources were extremely important in the diet of these people, with fish, clams, lobsters, turtles, and sea birds, as well as land animals (domesticated chickens and pigs), continuing to provide the required protein. Coconuts, pandanus, breadfruit, and arrowrootwerestill the principal vegetables used. Bananas, papayas, and squash were not prominentin the diet because they did not grow well in Ujelang (although better than on Enewetak).7!.72 Figures 1- MN Nt AI,tstart oo atoll, and there was no means of communication with the outside world.69,70 36 and 1-37 show scenesof the village on Ujelang. Perhaps the most profound effects of the experience of residing on Ujelang have been in two directions, each related to the style of living of the people of Enewetak. One was in the location of houses and the relationship with other people. On Enewetak, family groups lived scattered along the lagoon shore on watos running, in most cases, from lagoon to ocean. On Ujelang, dwellings were close together and, aside from the area immediately surrounding the house, the land appears to have been held in common. 73,74 erences