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 In 1863, Peruvian slave traders kidnapped nearly all (253) of the able-bodied men to work as laborers. Very few of these men returned. Soon after, Polynesian, American, Scottish, French, Portuguese and German men came and married local women.
-Between 1856 and 1979, the United States claimed that it held sovereignty over the island and the other Tokelauan atolls.[citation needed] In 1979, the U.S. conceded that Tokelau was under New Zealand sovereignty, and a maritime boundary between Tokelau and American Samoa was established by the Treaty of Tokehega.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokelau Tokelau], (accessed 11 August 2023).</ref>
+Between 1856 and 1979, the United States claimed that it held sovereignty over the island and the other Tokelauan atolls. In 1979, the U.S. agreed that Tokelau was under New Zealand sovereignty. Both New Zealand and Tokelau state that Tokelau is a separate country.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokelau Tokelau], (accessed 11 August 2023).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==