Rabi Islanders perform in Fiji @ Savusavu Open Day Festival 2015
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2016
- A little bit of the Rabi islander's backstory (including an interview with Kaako Nabong) and then the entire 22-minute music and dance performance in Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji on July 24, 2015.
The Banabans are known as the "Forgotten people of the Pacific" because they have suffered from one of the most horrific environmental disasters on the planet... their home has literally been destroyed by phosphate mining and the diaspora of these dispossessed people brought them to Rabi (pronounced Rambi) island, at the east coast of Vanua Levu, near Taveuni island. The history of the Banaban people is here: www.banaban.com/index.html
For all of the Fiji films in the series. go to www.fijisings.com.
History of Rabi island: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabi_Is...
History of Banaba (Ocean) Island: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banaba_...
"Caught Between Homelands" article: insidestory.org.au/caught-betw...
They are us Fijian and we are them. When they come to mainland in Fiji we always respect them and they wil always live in our Fijian hearts. When they step on the mainland they know that they belong to Fiji too.we love them. God bless them.
Very good to see our brothers and sisters from Banaba & Rabi.. The dancing & entertainment is the highest quality..
I was fortunate enough to go to Fiji with my adult son. I have traveled worldwide but that was a unique and happy experience. That is why I enjoy this
Nice ... I am so damn proud of Fiji , the land of my childhood ... Thanks for accommodating these rich cultures of the Pacific in the attempt to help them from the ravages of colonialism and time. Bless your hearts.
Thank you for this! I was born in the Fiji Islands (father is Indo-Fijian) and at the age of 1 my family moved to the Solomon Islands where my family of Kiribati descent live. Now I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. My mothers family was migrated similar to these I-Kiribati people, except to the Solomon Islands. Being both I-Kiribati and Fijian... it was really great to see another set of islanders who are also I-Kiribati and Fijian. Thanks for making such a great video! =)
Zeid, I'm very happy that you enjoyed the videos, and also that I had the opportunity to meet the people of Rabi. They made a huge impression on me. (And I live in the SF Bay area too, so howdy neighbor. :) Wananavu!
Thanks fiji for our beautiful friends we love them as our own
Damn.. Fiji is the main old hub for the whole original Pacific Islanders now lol. Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesian can be found in Fiji now lol. Malie Fiji and take care these migrating little tribe just like how you've taken really good care of the beginning of Polynesian people lol. Malo!
Yes, Fiji always love our pacific brothers and sisters. Welcome to the brothers. We got everyone in the pacific live in Fiji. The Tongans brothers they got there own land and Samoan got there own land and Papua, Solomon's, Hawaii, pretty much all pacific blood live in Fiji. Even the second generation of Fiji Rotuman. Ha ha ha our brothers and sisters from Micronesia is in Fiji too. So our brothers the Fijian indo too. Please 🙏 love one another.
Heard there is more rabians on the mainland then there are on rabi.
Just as im from the island living on the west coast of Viti levu, i will always go back to my island every now and then.
I am from Rabi also
And am very proud to be Fijian citizen as well
Teakare Betero you are one us (fijian)
You don't need that citizenship paper to live in our land. You are land owner too and we all want you guys to come and live with us on mainland. Vinaka.
Fiji is a diverse nation. The Banaba people of Rabi are Micronesian with a distinct language and culture. Not far from them are the people of Kioa who have their own distinct language and culture. The Rotuman people further north are quite different again in culture and language although they share the same happy spirit . Within the iTaukei (Fijian) people group there are again numerous dialects and customs. The Indo Fijians came to Fiji in the 1800's brought to Fiji by the British.
I have been to Banaba 'gatherings.' Their enthusiasm and happiness is quite contagious and you will find yourself swept up in the revelry. Unlike some western societies they do not need alcohol to have a good time.
Namasi don’t forget the Solomons
@@moehoe2585 agreed, also small pockets of other pacific island communities/villages throughout Fiji.i was born and raised in vanua levu and was told that people from Bua are of Solomon/Vanuatu descend while a village near savusavu is samoan
Vinaka. This is a great tribute to the Banabans of Rabi Island. Much appreciated.
Very happy that you enjoyed it. (Marau!) For all of the Fiji films in that series. go to www.fijisings.com.
Gary Yost vinaka vakalevu Gary. It's heartwarming to see Savusavu promoting these cultural performances. It allows these Banabans a space to express themselves in its pure form. Love it.
Feel free to link to the www.fijisings.com website from your own site or your Facebook page. Vinaka!
Gary Yost, Vinaka. Have popped by your website. Sa totoka sara. Have posted on our twitter page @fijianlanguage & will check Fb later & like. Will promote. Vinaka & have a lovely day.
Thank you so much the Tuvalu people. Indeed, you're people with a difference via entertaining. God bless you. You have good music.
They ancestors came from Kiribati not Tuvalu
Ni bula vina'a a we'aqu mai Rabe😚😚. Au nanuma vina'a sara a sere Senitoa mai Rabe.
Thank you for the beautiful performance.
Thank you 🙏
god bless Rabi
wana navu rabi,you are fijian..always...lako mai rabi...bloody kai viti...cchheeooo
A very good performance.
Thoroughly enjoyed the video ... nice
Mwoakilloa sons of Kiribati. very proud of my culture
hope not 3 years too late, but, wonderful new songs and choreography. salute you Kaako
In 1971 the Banabans sued the British government for a greater share of royalties from phosphate mining and compensation for the island’s environmental devastation. They were awarded a 50 percent stake in phosphate export revenues in 1973. That income soon evaporated with the depletion of the island’s phosphate reserves, however, and in 1981 the community agreed to Britain’s offer of a one-time trust payment of $10 million (Australian) in return for the abandonment of further litigation.
God bless 🙏 Rabi. Very nice people 👍 we are family. Bula vinaka 🏝️⛱️🌄🎼🥂😊
Vinaka Rabi!
I want to live there 🎼👍🕺
OK, just pack ur bag and move over here.
👏👏👏👏
Kurapa No...Kurapa Neiko!!
Isa Rabi☺
Korapa korapa korapa
Kiribati😍(Micronesian)
They’re not kiribati people, they’re Banabans
No. They migrated from Banaba to Fiji in 1945 due to the British Phosphate Commission (BPC). The BPC shipped my ancestors to Rabi, Fiji so that they could mine away our land due to the rich amount of guano phosphate that was found on our island Banaba. Banaba had lost their native language because missionaries that had sailed all across the pacific island to spread the news of God/Jesus and to also make each island's Bible. Missionaries thought that if they taught the Banabans Kiribati instead of having to learn the Banaban language and make a whole new bible it’d be easier and more ‘efficient’ but now that we’ve lost our language kiribati people claim the ‘Banabans’ to be part of Kiribati because we don’t have our own language. So j to clarify our ancestors aren’t from Kiribati, they’re from Banaba
Ioanna Corrie just a question to u..if you claim that Banaba is not from Kiribati and why do they have a MP(member of Parliament)at the Government of the Republic of Kiribati from Banaba and one from Rabi.
@@TM686K just to make your story short my question is why they do have a member of Parliament both from Rabi and Banaba in the Government of Republic of Kiribati or I-Kiribati Government
@@BonjoMaddisonWonne . As indigenous Fijian we don't want t
I didnt know they are called Rambians but Banabans...
It's because the island they settled in Fiji is called "Rabi" hence why they're mostly called Rabians but they know they're of Banaban descent from Banaba Kiribati and mostly refer to themselves as Banabans
@@pasifikapoii7304 so which is more appropriate Rambians or Banabans
@@henrychongsue2483 "Banabans" or the Fijian endonym "Kai-Rambe" (Kain-Rambi in their Dialect). Both terms are recognised and can be used, Banaban however being the legal term for them.
Are these people Melanesian or Polynesian?
Micronesians
@@87jello okay thanks
@@fasiapulekaufusi6632 Micronesians have admixtures of South East Asian (Philippines/Indonesia) and Melanesian (New Guinea/Solomons) ancestries.
@@87jello Polynesian ancestry is still a mystery. Many different theories but no solid evidence.
I am Polynesian
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They look Kiribatese...
They are of Kiribati descent
wow no wonder some look asian.. they spent time with the japanese.. just wow. beautiful people