Intro
List of Figures
Figure 1: Part of my island, Lekinioch, where my humble beginning started.
Figure 2: Map of Lukunor atoll.
Figure 3: A traditional fishing technique called lalo, used to catch bonito.
Figure 4: Another view of lalo.
Figure 5: Maisuuk sailing canoe often used by some Mortlockese, people in the outer islands of northwest Chuuk and the atoll dwellers in Yap.
Figure 6: A clan's faal on Lukunor Island.
Figure 7: An example of 'Micronesianity'.
Figure 8: Federated States of Micronesia in relation to the world.
Figure 9: War relics on Satowan in the Mortlock Islands.
Figure 10: Airplane wreckage on Satowan Island from the Japanese period.
Figure 11: Map of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) prior to its break up into separate political entities in the 1970s.
Figure 12: The official flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Figure 13: The islands of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Figure 14: Puron sat (sea surge) on Lukunor Atoll in 2007.
Figure 15: Puron sat (sea surge) in Kosrae 2007.
Figure 16: Old-style seawall constructed in the 1970s on the island of Lukunor.
Figure 17: New seawall design in Kosrae to prevent beach erosion.
Figure 18: People of Rewow village, in 2014, on Lekinioch work to replace pandanus sheets on foeng, the ainang faal of Sopunpi, demonstrative of the principle of alilis fengen.
List of acronyms
Acknowledgements
Glossary of Mortlockese Terms
Introduction
1. Writing Micronesian History
2. Pre-Colonial Society and Identity
3. Responding to Colonisation
4. Negotiating Independence
5. The Constitution and Post‑Colonial Identity
6. Engaging with China and the US
7. Managing Climate Change
8. Contemporary Challenges
Bibliography.