World Cultures | Micronesia
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A man with a small child in front of his house in Kolonia, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands. Fathers and mothers equally tend to children in Micronesian society.
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A paved road in the coastal village of Kolonia, Pohnpei. Pohnpei is the main island in Micronesia.
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Men gather for a meeting outside the men's house, a community building where men eat, sleep, and store their canoes. Meetinghouses and feast houses are important places for social interaction among Micronesians.
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Maritime and voyaging themes are major cultural symbols in Micronesia; the sea is viewed as joining the islands together, rather than separating them.
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Federated States of Micronesia