Jaki-ed Revival Program
By KAREN EARNSHAW Happy Hands: This name of one of Majuro’s successful handicraft stores describes beautifully the weavers of the Marshalls Islands. To be a skilled weaver is to use your busy hands to be creative as you sit with a happy circle of friends and at the same time earn a living, greatly improving Read More
Marshallese-Born, Texas-Raised
By Rick Calley* Sean Calley was born in 1997 on Majuro to parents Belisa Listo and Hemos Kiotak from Namorik. You might have known him as Tarwoj Kiotak if his birth didn’t overwhelm (stress) his parents. They were already caring for a young son, Murphy, and didn’t have a lot. Life can be hard in Read More
Language Introduction
After living in the Marshalls off and on for 15 years, the number of Marshallese words and phrases I know and use are pathetically few. ‘Hello’, ‘how are you?’,’ see you tomorrow’ and ‘can I have another glass of white wine’ are about the limit. This is for four reasons: I’m lousy at learning new Read More
Shopping for Handicrafts
By SUZANNE CHUTARO See below for a list of some of the most popular stores as of January, 2025. In a country where the unemployment rate for women is high as 70 percent and a majority of the adult population have few skills due to a poor education system, the traditional skill of handicraft weaving Read More
Canoes of the Marshalls
Waan Aelõñ in Majel (Canoes of the Marshall Islands) is based in Delap, just west of the Marshall Islands Resort. The grassroots non-profit, non-government organization known as WAM trains Marshall Islands youth based on the traditions of the Marshallese canoe. Sail on a canoe: Have the ride of your life on a traditional Marshallese canoe. Read More
Practical Marshallese
Former WorldTeach volunteer Peter Rudiak-Gould spent a year on Ujae Atoll in the early 2000s and wrote a book of his adventure called Surviving Paradise. A linguist, he also wrote a book called Practical Marshallese, which he is generously willing to share. You can download the pdf here: Practical Marshallese Peter is now Dr. Peter Rudiak-Gould, having Read More
Traditional Navigation Chant
The late Lijon Eknilang, a master navigator from Rongelap Atoll, performs a traditional Marshallese navigation chant. To learn more about Marshallese canoes and traditional navigation, visit the Waan Aelon in Majel site.
Setting Sail on Ailuk 1
Dave and Linda Allen of the yacht Irish Melody captured this series of launching a canoe on the beach at Ailuk Atoll.
Churches
The Marshall Islands hosts a large number of religions and a majority of people attend church on a regular basis. The following are details for a range of the churches (the international code for RMI is 692): Assembly/ies of God: Delap Deacons’ office (phone) 625-5675 (fax) 625-4090; Ajeltake Church 528-2868Assumption Catholic Church: Church Office (phone) Read More
