Word: palauans
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...thousands of years, Palauan society was matrilineal, a tradition their ancestors are believed to have brought over from the Indonesian island of Java. Land, money, and titles passed through the female line; clan lands continue to be passed through titled women and first daughters today. The islands were part of the Spanish East Indies before being sold to Germany in 1899 following the Spanish-American War, and continued to change hands throughout the 20th century. Japan was awarded control in the post-World War I Treaty of Versailles, and set about confiscating and redistributing tribal land, replacing the matrilineal system...
...whole idea of Micronesian unity was invented and fostered by the U.S.," explains Peter Rosenblatt, President Carter's representative at the talks. "We take every opportunity that we can to foster the idea, but the Marshallese and Palauan leaders will not accept...
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