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	=== General Information ===		=== General Information ===

−	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.<br>	+	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.<br>

−	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>	+	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>

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−	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>	+	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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	The ''Family History Library Catalog'' lists under '''''Vanuatu—Church Records''''', the minute books, 1857 - 1938 of the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod (Vanuatu) as '''VAULT INTL Film 1368977'''.<br>Also, South Sea Evangelical Mission, formerly Queensland Kanaka Mission, archives microfilm numbers '''FHL BRITISH Library Attendant’s Window 2203013, 2203014, 2203015, 2203016,''' and '''2203017.'''<br>Also, Birth Records for Tongariki Island, Vanuatu, 1927 - 1987. '''VAULT INTL Film 2224140 item 5.'''		The ''Family History Library Catalog'' lists under '''''Vanuatu—Church Records''''', the minute books, 1857 - 1938 of the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod (Vanuatu) as '''VAULT INTL Film 1368977'''.<br>Also, South Sea Evangelical Mission, formerly Queensland Kanaka Mission, archives microfilm numbers '''FHL BRITISH Library Attendant’s Window 2203013, 2203014, 2203015, 2203016,''' and '''2203017.'''<br>Also, Birth Records for Tongariki Island, Vanuatu, 1927 - 1987. '''VAULT INTL Film 2224140 item 5.'''

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	The ''Family History Library Catalog'' lists under '''''Vanuatu—Church Records''''', the minute books, 1857 - 1938 of the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod (Vanuatu) as '''VAULT INTL Film 1368977'''.<br>Also, South Sea Evangelical Mission, formerly Queensland Kanaka Mission, archives microfilm numbers '''FHL BRITISH Library Attendant’s Window 2203013, 2203014, 2203015, 2203016,''' and '''2203017.'''<br>Also, Birth Records for Tongariki Island, Vanuatu, 1927 - 1987. '''VAULT INTL Film 2224140 item 5.'''		The ''Family History Library Catalog'' lists under '''''Vanuatu—Church Records''''', the minute books, 1857 - 1938 of the New Hebrides Presbyterian Mission Synod (Vanuatu) as '''VAULT INTL Film 1368977'''.<br>Also, South Sea Evangelical Mission, formerly Queensland Kanaka Mission, archives microfilm numbers '''FHL BRITISH Library Attendant’s Window 2203013, 2203014, 2203015, 2203016,''' and '''2203017.'''<br>Also, Birth Records for Tongariki Island, Vanuatu, 1927 - 1987. '''VAULT INTL Film 2224140 item 5.'''

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−	[[Image:New Caledonia and Vanuatu map.png\|thumb\|right\|325px~~\|New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Click the map to enlarge it.~~]] ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide ]] >  Vanuatu''	+	[[Image:New Caledonia and Vanuatu map.png\|thumb\|right\|325px]] ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide ]] >  Vanuatu''

	=== General Information ===		=== General Information ===

−	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.<br>	+	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.<br>

−	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>	+	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>

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−	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px~~\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.~~]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>	+	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===
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	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>		Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>

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	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>		This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>
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	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>		Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>
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	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>		This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>

Noel at 15:26, 27 July 2009

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	=== General Information ===		=== General Information ===

−	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.	+	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.<br>
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−	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.	+
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		+	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.<br>

	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>		This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>
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	'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br>'''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.		'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br>'''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.

−	'''2008''' There are 3,521 LDS Church members in Vanuatu.	+	'''2008''' There are 3,521 LDS Church members in Vanuatu.

	=== Resources Available ===		=== Resources Available ===

Noel at 15:25, 27 July 2009

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	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.		'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.
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	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.		Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>		This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>
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	'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br>'''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.		'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br>'''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.
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		+	'''2008''' There are 3,521 LDS Church members in Vanuatu.

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	'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.		'''Vanuatu (New Hebrides)''' Island group republic that helps to separate the Coral Sea from the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu is east of the northern part of Australia, west of Fiji, and northeast of New Caledonia.

−	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.	+	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French,[[Image:Vanuatu.png\|thumb\|right\|350px]] who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.

	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>		This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>

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	=== General Information ===		=== General Information ===
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	Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.		Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.

−	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including ''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>	+	This archipelago is made up of over 80 islands where over 113 languages are spoken, including [[Image:Vanuatu slit drums.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Wooden slit drums of Vanuatu.]]''English and French. Bislama'', a ''Pidgin English,'' is also spoken there. The ''ni-Vanuatu ''follow traditional custom, or “''kastom,” ''which has been passed on for generations. It is an ongoing cycle of ritual from birth, to initiation, to marriage, to death. The population is about 190,000. 94 percent are ''ni-Vanuatu'', of ''Melanesian'' descent. The rest are ''European, Vietnamese, Chinese'', and other Pacific islanders. The population’s religious groups include Anglican, Catholic, and Presbyterian.<br>

	=== Historical Background ===		=== Historical Background ===

−	'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br> '''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.	+	'''B.C. '''The first settlers arrive from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands by canoe.<br>'''1200''' It is part of the kingdom of Tonga.<br>'''1606''' It is visited by the Spanish explorer Pedro Fernandez de Queiro who named them “''Espiritu Santo''.”<br>'''1768''' The Frenchman, Alexandre de Bougainville, put ashore on ''Aoba, Pentecost'', and ''Maewo'' and named them the “''Cyclades''” and named the strait between the islands after himself.<br>'''1774''' Vanuatu is explored by Captain James Cook, who renames them ''New Hebrides'' after the islands off Scotland.<br>'''1800''' English missionaries begin arriving. The population is about one million. Foreigners begin stripping the islands of sandalwood and introducing diseases.<br>'''1860''' Natives are kidnapped to work on sugar and cotton plantations in Queensland, Australia and Fiji.<br>'''1875''' French Tanners, who are Catholic settlers, petition France to annex the islands.<br>'''1876''' English Presbyterian missionaries petition England to annex the islands.<br>'''1887''' The islands were placed under an English and French Naval commission. Records are kept in both French and English.<br>'''1901''' Australia introduces the ''Pacific Islands Labour Bill'', ending the kidnapping (''blackbirding)'' of islanders.<br>'''1906''' A condominium government run by England and France is established.<br>'''1935''' Due to diseases and kidnaping, the native population has fallen to 45,000.<br>'''1940''' Allied forces use the island as a base. Roads are built, and wages are good for the natives.<br>'''1960''' European settlers claim over 30 percent of the land.<br>'''1974''' Mormon missionaries begin proselyting there.<br>'''1978''' The condominium government ceases.<br>'''1980''' The islands become independent as Vanuatu. Most French nationals leave and the land is reverted entirely to the indigenous ''ni-Vanuatu''.<br>'''1991''' A coalition led by Prime Minister Maxime Carlot governs Vanuatu.

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