In Kiribati culture, Nareau the Creator scattered stones to the north and south to create this mosaic of coral and rock. But, today, the effects of climate change are closing in and there’s no ...

Although global processes are driving social and environmental change and generating a wealth of challenges, I-Kiribati draw strength from their connection to country and culture. This helps them ...

When they get to Tarawa, they often end up jobless or underemployed. The Kiribati culture is communal, with families accustomed to bedding down together on woven mats on the floor. It is taboo to ...

This story appears in the November 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. It was the time called itingaaro, the dawn twilight, when the island was just waking up and the roosters were vying ...

It remains to be seen how this new challenge will shape the I-Kiribati's culture and way of life. Some fear a mass migration could extinguish it. But Ms Pelenise is more hopeful. "There are some ...

"When I first saw the post on Facebook, one of my immediate comments was what a beautiful Kiribati culture," he said. "It might be misinterpreted by other people depending how they see it because ...

Based on its main landmass alone, Kiribati is the only country that stretches across all four hemispheres. However, when considering their territories, the U.S., France and the U.K. also can make ...

Young i-Kiribati children performing traditional Kiribati dance called the Te Tirere. Photo / Susana Suisuiki / via RNZ In the space of a week Kiribati has drawn the attention of Pacific and ...

So why don't they find new homes? Some do, said Roman, who studied the effects of the diaspora on the Kiribati culture as a Fulbright Scholar while in New Zealand to earn a doctorate in anthropology.

With its pristine sands, glistening saltwater flats and gently swaying palms, Kiribati ought to be a tropical paradise -- but this precarious slice of heaven on Earth is living on borrowed time.

the culture, the people who are impacted the most," said Remengesau in the interview. Pacific island leaders, including Kiribati's, have been invited to meet U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington ...