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The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost importance in doing Nauran family history work. They give us clues as to who is our relative and where they lived. | The clan has been the traditional building block of Nauruan life, and electoral boundaries follow the clan boundaries. Clan names are of the utmost importance in doing Nauran family history work. They give us clues as to who is our relative and where they lived. | ||
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'''1798''' Captain John Feam names it “Pleasant Island.”<br> | '''1798''' Captain John Feam names it “Pleasant Island.”<br> | ||
'''1850''' Whalers, black birders, loggers, and buccaneers stop by the island. Firearms are introduced.<br> | '''1850''' Whalers, black birders, loggers, and buccaneers stop by the island. Firearms are introduced.<br> | ||