Bikini Atoll descendants

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Bikini Atoll descendants are the displaced indigenous Marshallese people whose ancestors were relocated from Bikini Atoll, notably to places like Kili Island, due to U.S. nuclear testing in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshallese people
displaced indigenous people
affectedBy Castle Bravo nuclear test
linked to: Castle Bravo

U.S. nuclear testing program in the Marshall Islands
beneficiaryOf Bikini Atoll trust fund
Compact of Free Association trust funds
countryOfCitizenship Marshall Islands
ethnicallyIdentifiedAs Bikinians
ethnicGroupOf Republic of the Marshall Islands
linked to: Marshall Islands
governedBy Bikini Atoll Local Government (Kili/Bikini/Ejit)
hasAncestralHome Bikini Atoll
hasCollectiveMemoryOf forced relocation by the United States government
original life on Bikini Atoll
hasCulturalPractice Marshallese music and dance
Marshallese navigation traditions
Marshallese weaving
hasHistoricalEvent exposure to U.S. nuclear testing impacts
relocation from Bikini Atoll in 1946
relocation to Ejit Island
relocation to Kili Island
hasIssue coastal erosion
food insecurity
health problems linked to nuclear testing
limited freshwater resources
overcrowding on Kili Island
sea level rise
hasLegalStatus climate-vulnerable community
internally displaced people
nuclear test-affected community
hasMovement advocacy for climate justice
advocacy for nuclear justice
hasRight compensation for nuclear testing
health care related to radiation exposure
resettlement assistance
hasSettlement Arkansas
Ejit Island NERFINISHED
Hawaii
Kili Island NERFINISHED
Majuro Atoll
Oklahoma
United States
Washington (state)
linked to: Washington
languageUsed English language
Marshallese language
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Marshall Islands
Ralik Chain
partOf Marshallese diaspora
Pacific Islander communities
religion Christianity
representedBy Mayor of Bikini Atoll Local Government

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Kili Island population Bikini Atoll descendants