36-800: [REDACTED] Look up Carolinian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carolinian may refer to: Something from or related to the Caroline Islands , an archipelago of tiny islands in the Pacific Ocean Carolinian language , an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean Carolinian people , an Austronesian ethnic group which originates from
72-449: A 1922 play by Rafael Sabatini and J. E. Harold Terry . The Carolinian (novel) , a 1924 novel by Rafael Sabatini based on the 1922 play The Carolinian (newspaper) , an African-American newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina The Carolinian (student newspaper) , a student newspaper from University of North Carolina at Greensboro See also [ edit ] Carolingian (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
108-511: A daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern United States USS Carolinian , a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 The Carolinian (play) (also known as The Rattlesnake ), a 1922 play by Rafael Sabatini and J. E. Harold Terry . The Carolinian (novel) , a 1924 novel by Rafael Sabatini based on the 1922 play The Carolinian (newspaper) , an African-American newspaper from Raleigh, North Carolina The Carolinian (student newspaper) ,
144-544: A darker complexion than the native Chamorros . The Refaluwasch are Durums mixt and have the same lineages with Remathau on the outer islands of Yap. Some of the people on the islands are Chamolinians, who are a mixture of Chamorro and Carolinian heritage. The Refaluwasch in the CNMI have a high rate of macrosomia which is where the infant is born abnormally large. Carolinians are also known as Repaghuluwósch. Another name that they called themselves in their own language
180-576: A history stretching back over 3000 years. The Carolinian people had contact with the Chamorro people for years. They had a long history of traveling from the Caroline Islands to what is now Guam . "Pre-contact" Carolinian-designed pestles, hooks for fishing, and rings made out of shells found on the ground and beneath it show contact between the two groups. They built canoes that would have a small roof. The roof only went over less than half of
216-515: A least one occasion the Carolinians and Chamorros helping people who escaped a shipwreck. This was the shipwreck of a German ship called T. H. Dennis. He gave gold crosses and awards. During the 1890s there was a court case concerning a Carolinian man named Ygajaran. He disappeared sometime in 1893 or before that. He was a defendant. This case not only involved court(s) in Marianas but also
252-506: A ship called banca to travel. In 1865 265 Carolinians were transferred from the Carolines by Englishman George Johnston. He moved them to Pagan. In 1868 a powerful typhoon hit Arabwal causing massive damage. However, due to the high island resources the community and village were able to recover from it. In 1876 the Carolinians and Chamorros (700) and 300 Europeans had an issue with droughts which prevented them from growing food. This
288-578: A student newspaper from University of North Carolina at Greensboro See also [ edit ] Carolingian (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carolinian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carolinian&oldid=1160049214 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
324-411: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Carolinian [REDACTED] Look up Carolinian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Carolinian may refer to: Something from or related to the Caroline Islands , an archipelago of tiny islands in
360-561: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Carolinian people The Carolinian people (endonym: Refaluwasch ) are a Micronesian ethnic group who originated in Oceania, in the Caroline Islands , with a total population of over 8,500 people in the Northern Mariana Islands . They are also known as Remathau in
396-566: The matriarchs . Most Refaluwasch are of the Roman Catholic faith. The immigration of Refaluwasch to Saipan began in the early 19th century, after the Spanish reduced the local population of Chamorro natives to just 3,700. They began to immigrate mostly sailing from small canoes from other islands, which a typhoon previously had devastated. Being indigenous to a more southern archipelago than The Marianas , they generally have
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#1732765160050432-582: The Caroline Islands Something or someone from, or related to, The Carolinas , a region in the United States Carolinian forest , a life zone in eastern North America Carolinian (train) , a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern United States USS Carolinian , a United States Navy cargo ship in commission from 1918 to 1919 The Carolinian (play) (also known as The Rattlesnake ),
468-582: The Carolinian partner or children. This was the same for Chamorro people. Carolinians were peaceful towards the Germans. The population measurement in 1901 for these individuals are 772. The last population count the Germans did in 1914 recorded 1,109 of them. Carolinians didn't own land during this time unlike the Chamorros living here. In Guam the people were made to adopt Western ways because of
504-548: The Carolinian people. During this time the people built a boat called Waa (canoe). This is a boat built for the sea. They were for transporting cargo and passengers over long distances. Reports of Spanish-Chamorro wars via Chamorro refugees discouraged Carolinians from traveling to the Mariana Islands. These wars were going on during the 1600s. They didn't travel there until Carolinian navigator Luito came to Guam in 1778. Carolinian sailors became very knowledgeable of
540-461: The Japanese called kanakas . These villages were controlled by sosoncho and soncho . A sosoncho is a general village chieftain. A soncho is a village chieftain. These chieftains didn't always have position under the traditional tribal patterns. While the Japanese controlled these islands they used these people as laborers for mining and handling phosphate ore. One of the mines
576-520: The Mariana Islands. Later in the 19th century they attended to Carolinian migrants who came to these islands. The two islands were destroyed by typhoon. Refaluwasch were starving during this time. Chief Nguschul (pronounced NGU-SHOO-L ) of Elato along with Chief Aghurubw (Pronounced A-GA-RU-B ) of Satawal led the people to the NMI. The people traveled in 120 canoes. The boats were filled with an estimated 900 people. They landed at Micro Beach. They set up
612-464: The Marianas islands and learned that the northern islands were mostly empty of people. In Guam, Carolinians came to Talofofo Bay in 1788. They were on a voyage. The reason why they stopped there was because they wanted iron. This kind of trade had not occurred in over a hundred years in Guam since the military conflicts between Spanish and Chamorros. Guam became popular with Carolinians not only because of
648-407: The Pacific Ocean Carolinian language , an Austronesian language spoken in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean Carolinian people , an Austronesian ethnic group which originates from the Caroline Islands Something or someone from, or related to, The Carolinas , a region in the United States Carolinian forest , a life zone in eastern North America Carolinian (train) ,
684-605: The Philippines. Spain sold the Northern Mariana Islands to Germany in 1899, after losing Guam to the United States in 1898. This area became known as the German Northern Marianas. This was the shortest period a country controlled this area. They didn't change the culture of the Carolinians a lot but did bring in new ways of schooling, bureaucracy, architecture, and administration. The legal system
720-422: The U.S. Naval Administration. One example of this was banning nudity. In Guam the first American governor was Richard P. Leary (1899–1900). He issued an order where Carolinian women in Guam weren't allowed to be naked when ever he visited. This was done away with by Governor William E. Sewell (1903–1904). The men were not allowed to be naked either. Many went to Saipan to avoid doing this. The constant nudity of
756-563: The Yap's outer islands. Refaluwasch means "People of the Deep Sea." It is thought that their ancestors may have originally immigrated from Asia and Melanesia to Micronesia around 2,000 years ago. Their primary language is Carolinian , called Refaluwasch by native speakers, which has a total of about 5,700 speakers. The Refaluwasch have a matriarchal society in which respect is a very important factor in their daily lives, especially toward
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#1732765160050792-422: The canoe. The sides could be different colors. The boat could fit over 9 adults in it. Centuries ago they used sea-lanes based on memorized information from the prior generation. Before colonial times a system called sawei was practiced. The word sawei means Yapese chief, conqueror, tyrant. This involved the Carolinians gathering once every two or three years in Yap. This system may have existed before
828-419: The case today in the 2020s. They had a Spanish Christian name for the individual. The parents decide what name to give them. The second name will be Carolinian. The parents or another relative that's older will decide this name. The third name will be surname also Carolinian. Children are given the surnames of their fathers as of the 1950s but this wasn't always the case. Soon before this children will get either
864-522: The first Carolinian settlement on what is now CNMI in 1815. After coming to Saipan they built a village called Arabwal. They tried to live like they did on the islands they left. They also kept up yearly links with their home islands. Right now this area is in American Memorial Park. This was not the only village built. The other one Ppiyal Oolang. This area is where Nguschul and his group settled. The villages' sites were chosen because of
900-596: The iron but also because of copper and other resources. In the 19th century the Refaluwasch moved from Elato and Satawal islands in the East and West part of the Carolinian islands to what is now Northern Mariana Islands. Before this event a religious order already in place in the Mariana Islands. During the 18th century a Catholic order called the Augustinian Recollects was given missionary work in
936-508: The mother's or father's surname. Brothers usually have different family names. Some men have nicknames , often a joking name that friends use. German personal and last names are possibly used in this community due to German colonial era in the Northern Marianas. On the islands of Saipan and Tinian there are Carolinian or Chamorro families with Japanese surnames. There are several of these families with these names. They have
972-429: The only Carolinians that continued to come to Marianas. More continued to come here in the 100s as well as other areas such as Guam and Tinian. The Spanish allowed them to keep their culture. During the mid-1800s Carolinians moved to Tamuning due to an 1849 typhoon which devastated their land. During this time they took over inter-island travel during the latter half of the 18th century and 19th century. They used
1008-452: The people bothered the second American governor Seaton Schroeder (1900–1903) so much that he decided to move them off the island. They were sent to CNMI through an agreement with the Germans who controlled those islands. They wanted additional laborers. Japan took over the Mariana Islands in 1914. They were able to keep it due to the Treaty of Versailles. The Carolinians had villages which
1044-417: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Carolinian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carolinian&oldid=1160049214 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1080-475: The sandy beaches and swamp like sites. The sites also enabled made it easy for them to access the ocean through reef passages. They were also chosen because it was fronted by a long sheltered lagoon. The swampy areas east of the beach was useful for taro cultivation. The people wanted to remake the best things of their lives back at their home islands. A group of Carolinians came from Lamotrek and another came from Tametam not long after and joined them. These were not
1116-587: The year 1600. More on this is discussed in the religion section. Trade between the two groups went on even during the Spanish occupation of Guam. In the late 1600s leprosy was present in the Marianas. The Spaniards tried to deal with this by quarantining lepers to Saipan and Tinian. These islands were isolated. Spaniards brought Carolinians to these islands to help the hospitals holding the patients with leprosy. Chamorro sargento mayor Luís de Torres became an important source for people who wanted information about
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1152-420: Was Falawasch in the 1800s. They may have used this name beyond this century. Saralu is a Carolinian name. This name was used by a man named Clemente Saralu Taisacan who was a Carolinian fisherman of Rota. This was the maiden name of his Carolinian mother. In the 1950s and going back to Spanish era in certain cases used Spanish names. During this time and before it the people had three names. This may still be
1188-407: Was 'Tomin.' Tomin meant inhabitants of the land. The Carolinian and Chamorro people viewed this as a put down since Japanese used it as part of the discrimination. The Japanese government or South Seas Government viewed them as uncivilized and primitive. The people were kept under strict surveillance. They were enslaved in 1944. During this time a few in this indigenous community served as scouts for
1224-473: Was happening on Saipan. Hunger was a great issue during this time. The Tanapag village was set up by some Refaluwasch who left Tinian island in 1879. By 1885 most of the desirable lands in the Northern Marianas were now under the control of the Carolinians. Ten years later in 1889 Governor Olive had the Refaluwasch on Tinian relocate to Tanapag. In 1893 the Emperor of Germany William II acknowledged on
1260-670: Was in Angaur under the Palau group. In the economic system under Japan in Saipan Chamorros fared better than Carolinians. Carolinians were not treated as well as the Chamorros who worked with them. The Japanese and other colonial powers during this time (WWI-WWII) would not allow Carolinians to do canoe navigation over large distances. During this time a term was used to refer to the Micronesian people under Japanese control which
1296-546: Was transparent towards both Carolinians and Chamorros. Georg Fritz on 17 November 1899 became the first district officer of this area. He set up programs which brought the Carolinians and Chamorro people living on the islands together. In 1902 on the volcanic island Anatahan evidence of Carolinian huts were found by him. These were used Carolinian workers who until recently harvested copra. Marriages between German settlers or colonial officers and Carolinians at Saipan occurred. The marriage did not allow for citizenship for either
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