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World Service,14 May 1995,14 mins

The Gilbert Islands

Earth, Air, Fire, Water

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Part six. An animist creation story from one of the most remote and isolated places in the world, the Gilbert Islands in Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. Includes the story of Nareau the Elder, who created the universe and handed it onto Nareau the Younger.

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