81. Lonely Planet's Guide To Palau Back to Lonely Planet Travel Destinations, palau. culture. The peopleof Belau, as the islanders call their homeland, may appear to http://www.lloydstsb.lonelyplanet.com/pacific/palau/culture.html

Palau Culture The people of Belau, as the islanders call their homeland, may appear to be among the most Westernized of all Micronesians in their casual American togs and baseball caps. However, they still frown upon skimpy beach attire away from the water, and most homes and many public buildings require that you leave your shoes near the door. Furthermore, many traditional rites have been retained over the years, such as those for a first-born child, and village chiefs still command an important role in the social hierarchy. Most Palauans are Christian, with the Catholic and Protestant churches well established and Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists and Bahais gaining in membership. Modekngei is a revived form of the indigenous religion, which also shows up in traditions such as leaving a light on to ward off spooks. Staples of the traditional Palauan diet include coconut milk and meat (copra), cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes and all sorts of fish and seafood. Japanese and American mealtime influences are common. Although not as prevalent as it is on Yap, many Palauans chew betel nut, which when mixed with lime powder produces copious amounts of bright red spit. Old-time chewers are noted by their red teeth, newcomers by the stains on their chins and shirts. Palauan is spoken at home and in casual situations, while English is more common in business and government. Schools teach both languages, so most Palauans are bilingual from an early age. The South-West Islanders speak some Sonsorolese and Tobian languages. Islanders have borrowed the Hawaiian term

82. PREL CD-ROMs Take Users To Hawaiian Forests And Palau Produced in partnership with the palau Ministry of Education, this CDROM allowsusers to explore palau s islands, culture, and schools using interactive maps http://www.relnetwork.org/news/Sep00/PREL8.html

@import "http://www.relnetwork.org/newsadv.css"; Site Search: advanced search Home What is the REL Network? ... Request Information October 1, 2000 PREL CD-ROMs Take Users to Hawaiian Forests and Palau Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) is in the final stages of production for two long-awaited CD-ROM projects. Forest Treasures uses more than 400 images and 27 video clips to bring the fascinating world of forests to life. This innovative program combines a database for student research and a storytelling feature for creative writing. Forest Treasures invites both the young and young at heart to: Explore the rich layers of life in a Hawaiian rainforest, Hear the songs of beautiful native Hawaiian birds, Spin a globe and select forest regions around the world to discover; Create original forest stories using sound, video, and image files, Go on a treasure hunt of discovery! Learning About Palau Produced in partnership with the Palau Ministry of Education, this CD-ROM allows users to explore Palau's islands, culture, and schools using interactive maps, full-color photos, video, and more. What's on the Learning About Palau CD-ROM? Full-color photos and video of selected sites and events so you can experience them yourself!

83. Palau Paradise Of The Pacific- Palau Resources com/. Primarily a tourism site, the palau Visitors Authority Onlinealso has information on palauan legends, history and culture. PBS http://www.pbs.org/edens/palau/p_resources.htm

1997 CIA World Factbook: Palau http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ps.html This site contains in-depth information about Palau, including facts about the island's geography, people, government, economy, transportation and much more. Coral Reef Alliance http://www.coral.org/Home.html Visitors will find scores of information about coral reefs at this Web site. View the photo gallery and learn more about coral reef endangerment and conservation projects. Micronesian Seminar: Research Issues in Micronesia http://www.microstate.net/micsem/srindex.htm The Micronesian Seminar is a private organization which engages in public education within Micronesia. Here you can research current events and obtain information on political issues in Micronesian society. Palau Visitors Authority http://visit-palau.com/

84. Palauan Culture , RFPs. Home. Yellow Pages. White Pages. Diving. Sailing. Hotels. Weather. Legends.Government. History. culture. Visiting. Holidays. Language. Maps. Banking. PalauLinks. http://www.palaunet.com/html/culture.html

Customer Service PalauNet Island Cable TV Palau National Cellular ... RFPs Home Yellow Pages White Pages Diving Sailing Hotels Weather Legends Government History Culture Visiting Holidays Language Maps Banking Palau Links P alau's social organization is highly complex and competitive. The race for money, prestige and power, the main thrust of which used to be for political power within a clan or village, was the focus from which most events occurred, such as sports competitions and wars. P alauan villages were, and still are, organized around 10 clans reckoned matrilineally. A council of chiefs from the 10 ranking clans governed the village, and a parallel council of their female counterparts held a significant advisory role in the control and division of land and money. M en and women had strictly defined roles to play in the continuity of the village. The sea was the domain of men who braved its fury to harvest the fish necessary to sustain the village and wage battle. Inter-village wars were common, so men spent a lot of time in the men's meeting houses mastering techniques of canoe building and refining their skills with weapons. Women, on the other hand, held sway in the home. They cultivated vegetables and harvested shellfish and sea cucumbers from the shallow reefs. U ntil the late 1800s Palauans were tattooed, with more ornate designs on women of high clan. Men wore their hair in tight buns and

85. Palau Events & Festivals Cultural Fairs. Olechotel Belau Fair Sponsored by palau Visitors Authorityand Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs. Dates October 2426, 2003. http://www.travelmart.net/hotels/palau/events.html

TRAVELMART PALAU HOTELS YAP SAIPAN ... HAWAII PALAU Culture Basic Information Travel Information Hotel Special Rates: Pacific Island Hotels Guam Hotels Saipan Hotels Palau Hotels Yap Hotels ... Kosrae Hotels Asia Hotels Vietnam Hotels Philippine Hotels Thailand Hotels Indonesia Hotels ... Other Asia Hotels Australia Hotels Sydney Hotels Brisbane Hotels Melbourne Hotels Adelaide Hotels ... Other Australia Hotels USA Hotels Hawaii Hotels Las Vegas Hotels Los Angeles Hotels New York Hotels ... Other US Hotels Palauans celebrate many traditional western holidays such as New Year's, Christmas, Thanksgiving and Labor Day along with regional holidays such as Youth Day and Senior Citizens Day.

86. Palau palau Cultural Centre. Three ocean currents converge on palau and bring withthem marine life that is four times as rich as that in the Caribbean. http://www.janeresture.com/palau/Palau.htm

Republic of Palau Message Forum A spectacular 400 mile long strand of pearls laid across blue sea best describes this jewel of the Pacific. Made of limestone coral reefs lifted above sea level and undercut by ocean currents which over time have notched the basis so that from the air they look like giant mushrooms, the Republic of Palau is truly nature at its most majestic. The tightly clustered Palau archipelago consists of the high islands of Babeldaob, Koror, Peleliu and Angaur in the south, the low coral atolls of Kayangel to the north east and Ngeruangel and the limestone rock islands of which there are more than 200. Apart from Kayangel, Ngeruangel and Angaur all the islands are inside a single barrier reef. Only eight islands are inhabited, for the entire population is 17,235 with the majority of them living in the provisional capital of Koror. There are an additional 2,500 foreigners mostly Filipino labourers. The Spaniards named the group Los Palos (the native name is Belau) and laid claim to them in 1898, selling them to Germany a year later. In 1946, Palau became one of the trust territories of the Pacific islands under the governance of the U.S.A. In 1994, it gained its independence and was admitted to the United Nations as its 185th member. he island group is divided into 16 states each maintaining the traditional clan system with English and Palauan the official languages. The people are warm, hospitable and generous and though they look more American than other Micronesians they continue to follow their old matrilineal culture.

87. Palau News Sites And Newspapers World Newspapers Online, palau News Sites in English. Search this site. Searchnews source by country. http://www.world-newspapers.com/palau.html

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88. Culture Gallery Caroline Islands composing most of the Federated States of Micronesia as well asPalau (or, Republic On our website you find more cultural info on Micronesia at http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/culture_gallery/introduction.asp

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News member of Culture Gallery Introduction ANGLONESIA Anglonesia is a neologism used here to refer to Australia New Zealand and the United States in the Pacific (ANZUS). The progress from colonialism to independence in the Pacific Islands region (both north and south of the equator) has not brought an end to the influence of the former colonial powers. Presently, there are ten territories or dependencies linked directly to an extraregional government, and five others are constrained in their foreign policies by the terms of their free associaton compacts. Like these territories, the independent states are also affected by the political, security and economic policies of the extraregional powers. There continues to be an overlap of interests between outsiders and islanders, which is likely to persist even as more island stated begin to exert their influence more and more within the region as well as globally. On our website you find more cultural info on Anglonesia at: Australian (Culture) Aboriginal Culture Aussie Slang (dictionary) Aussie Songbook ... MELANESIA As diverse internally as they are different from each other, the islands of Melanesia - those in

89. Culture The people of Belau, as the islanders call their homeland, may appear to be amongthe most Westernized of all Micronesians in their casual American togs and http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/micronesia/about_destin/palau_culture.html

About us Send me a Brochure Tripbuilder (Shopping Cart) Send me a Quotation ... Pacific News member of Micronesia (Palau) Culture The people of Belau, as the islanders call their homeland, may appear to be among the most Westernized of all Micronesians in their casual American togs and baseball caps. However, they still frown upon skimpy beach attire away from the water, and most homes and many public buildings require that you leave your shoes near the door. Furthermore, many traditional rites have been retained over the years, such as those for a first-born child, and village chiefs still command an important role in the social hierarchy. Most Palauans are Christian, with the Catholic and Protestant churches well established and Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventists and Bahais gaining in membership. Modekngei is a revived form of the indigenous religion, which also shows up in traditions such as leaving a light on to ward off spooks. Staples of the traditional Palauan diet include coconut milk and meat (copra), cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes and all sorts of fish and seafood. Japanese and American mealtime influences are common. Although not as prevalent as it is on Yap, many Palauans chew betel nut, which when mixed with lime powder produces copious amounts of bright red spit. Old-time chewers are noted by their red teeth, newcomers by the stains on their chins and shirts.

90. The Japanese Encounter With The South: Japanese Tourists In Palau palau. collecting logos or representations in relation to palau culturalidentity. interviews with Japanese tourists who visit palau. http://www.hawaii.edu/movingcultures/papers/yamashita.htm

STAGE I Intellectual rationale and thematic focus Project activities Project participants ... CONTACTS The Japanese Encounter with the South: Japanese Tourists in Palau by Shinji Yamashita, Cultural Anthropology, University of Tokyo I. Aim and Assumptions of Research This research focuses upon the Asian and Pacific "contact zone" (Pratt 1992) in Palau, a small Micronesia republic with a population of 16,000. While this research is particularly concerned with the view through the lens of Japanese tourists, it also examines the general socio-cultural aspects of tourism in Palau from tourist/guest as well as Palauan/host side. In 1996, over 16,000,000 Japanese traveled overseas. This figure is more than three times much of the 1986 figure of only 55,160,000 overseas travelers. This growth can be attributed to the power of the Japanese yen. Of the popular destinations for Japanese overseas tourists, the Pacific has been one of the favorite markets: annually over 2,000,000 tourists visit Hawaii, 1,000,000 visit Guam and 500, 000 visit Saipan. The popular image of the Pacific for many Japanese tourist is that of a "South Sea Paradise" with relaxed atmosphere, beautiful sea, and sky where Japanese middle class tourists can escape their busy lives. Palau is for most of the Japanese tourists such a "sea paradise." In 1995, according to Palau Visitors Authority, 44,850 foreign tourists visited Palau of which the Japanese ranked first (19,987 people or 40%). The tourists from Taiwan (10,653 or 21%) and USA (7,629 or 18%) follow the Japanese in number. Recently, with the introduction of direct flights by Continental and Far East Airlines between Palau and Taiwan, Taiwanese tourism has increased rapidly to the extent that in 1996, Taiwanese tourists outnumbered the Japanese (Tia Belau, Vol. V No, 32, Dec. 14-Dec. 21, 1996).

91. Palau Resources management, historical archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, oral history, cultural preservation,race and prehistoric sites in Micronesia, including palau and the http://archaeology.about.com/library/atlas/blpalau.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') About Homework Help Archaeology Home ... Get a Job! zau(256,152,180,'gob','http://z.about.com/5/ad/go.htm?gs='+gs,''); Ancient Civilizations Anthropology Archaeologists Art and Artifacts ... Help zau(256,138,125,'el','http://z.about.com/0/ip/417/0.htm','');w(xb+xb); Stay Current Subscribe to the About Archaeology newsletter. Search Archaeology Palau Sites Universities Researchers Culture History ... Geography and Maps Archaeological Sites University Programs Current Researchers William Hampton Adams Flinders University, cultural heritage management, historical archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, oral history, cultural preservation, race and ethnicity, computer applications (GIS, CAD/CAM), museology, North America, and Oceania; goldrush sites in Alaska and a variety of historic and prehistoric sites in Micronesia, including Palau and the Marshall Islands. JoAnne Van Tilburg University of California at Los Angeles, chiefdoms, symbols, and ecology; Southern California and Oceania (Polynesia and Micronesia). Recent project included a survey of stone figures on the islands of Babeldaob and Oreor, Republic of Belau, and a photographic survey of sculpture on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands. Cultural History General Information Archaeology at About.com

92. Wuup.de - /Regional/Oceania/Palau/Society_and_Culture palau - Detailed informationon the Micronesian nation of palau including the history, geography and http://wuup.de/index.php/Regional/Oceania/Palau/Society_and_Culture

93. Palau De La Generalitat - Visiting The City - Barcelona - WGuides.com palau de la Generalitat Catalan Government s HQ. neighborhood GothicQuarter, Raval La Ribera tel +34 93 4024617, address Plaça http://www.wguides.com/detail.cfm?detailID=70704

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