{"id":290,"date":"2018-01-31T19:12:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T03:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2018-02-13T20:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:27:49","slug":"pacificrim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/pacificrim\/","title":{"rendered":"PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES AND COLONIES"},"content":{"rendered":"

For more background see The World Factbook <\/a><\/i>and Oceania map<\/a><\/p>\n

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Country or colony (italics)<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nStatus<\/b><\/td>\nMain indigenous peoples<\/b><\/td>\nNotes<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1901<\/td>\nAborigine or Aboriginal; Torres Strait Islander<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MELANESIA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Aus. 1975<\/td>\nNumerous indigenous peoples (715 languages)<\/td>\nSecessionist movement in Bougainville 1988-97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1978<\/td>\nSolomon Islander<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Caledonia<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of France<\/td>\nKanak<\/td>\nKanaky is Kanak (minority indigenous) name for French colony<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK & France 1980<\/td>\nNi-Vanuatu<\/td>\nColonial name was New Hebrides<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Papua<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nIndonesia annexed from Dutch, 1963<\/td>\nNumerous indigenous peoples<\/td>\nFormer name Irian Jaya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1970<\/td>\nFijian<\/td>\nConflicts with Indo- Fijians brought by British from India.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POLYNESIA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1907<\/td>\nMaori<\/td>\nAotearoa is Maori name for N.Z.; Treaty of Waitangi signed 1840<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1970<\/td>\nTongan<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1978<\/td>\nTuvaluan<\/td>\nColonial name was Ellice Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niue<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of N.Z.<\/td>\nNiuean<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook Islands<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of N.Z.<\/td>\nCook Island Maori<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French Polynesia<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of France<\/td>\nPolynesian groups<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallis & Futuna<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of France<\/td>\nWallisian, Futuan<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of NZ 1962<\/td>\nSamoan<\/td>\nWestern Samoa until 1997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
American Samoa<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of U.S.<\/td>\nSamoan<\/td>\nU.S. takes eastern islands, 1899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawai’i<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nAnnexed by U.S. 1898<\/td>\nHawai’ian<\/td>\nIndependent kingdom to 1893<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MICRONESIA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1979<\/td>\nI-Kiribati<\/td>\nColonial name was Gilbert Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marshall Islands<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of U.S. 1986<\/td>\nMarshallese<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Federated States of Micronesia<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of U.S. 1986<\/td>\nMicronesian groups<\/td>\nColonial name was Caroline Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northern Mariana Islands<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of U.S.<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nMajority is Filipino, Chinese, Chamorro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guam<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nColony of U.S.<\/td>\nGuamanian (Chamorro)<\/td>\nU.S. seizes from Spain, 1898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palau<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of U.S. 1994<\/td>\nPalauan<\/td>\nNative name Belau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nauru<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0Independent of Aus. 1968<\/td>\nNauruan<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASIA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Philippines<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of U.S. 1946<\/td>\nIgorots (N. Luzon); Aetas (Luzon, Visayas); Lumads (Mindanao)<\/td>\nU.S. seizes from Spain, 1898<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indonesia<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Neth. 1949<\/td>\nNumerous indigenous groups, particularly in Borneo & West Papua<\/td>\nMain part of population is Muslim and ethnic Javanese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Timor<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Indonesia 2002<\/td>\nTimorese (Tetum)<\/td>\nFormer Portuguese colony occupied by Indonesia 1975<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1963<\/td>\nNumerous groups on Sabah and Sarawak (North Borneo)<\/td>\nMain part of population on Malay Peninsula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of UK 1984<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Taiwan<\/b><\/td>\nGoverned separately from China since 1949<\/td>\nAboriginal Taiwanese<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\nAinu (on Hokkaido Island)<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Russia<\/b><\/td>\nEastern Siberia annexed by Russia<\/td>\nChukchi (in Chukotka), Koryak, Inuit (Eskimo), others<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NORTH AMERICA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alaska<\/i><\/b><\/td>\nAnnexed by U.S. 1867<\/td>\nDene (Athabascan), Inuit, Aleut, Tlingit, Tsimshian, etc.<\/td>\nOrganized in regional corporations by 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/b><\/td>\nBritish Columbia part of Canada 1871<\/td>\nSalish, Dene, Wakashan, Tsimshian, Kootenai language families in B.C.<\/td>\nFirst Nations did not sign treaties in B.C.; now Indian reserve system<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United States<\/b><\/td>\nCalifornia statehood 1850; Oregon 1859 Washington 1889<\/td>\nSalish, Wakashan, Penutian, Athabascan, Algonquian, Yokuts, Aztec-Tanoan language families on Pacific Coast<\/td>\nReservation system for federally recognized tribes; off-reservation treaty rights recognized for some tribes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mexico<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1810<\/td>\nAztec-Tanoan, Hokaltekan, Otomaguean language families<\/td>\nLarge Indigenous populations in south (Oaxaca, Chiapas)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CENTRAL AMERICA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guatemala<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\nMayan languages<\/td>\nIndigenous majority<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Salvador<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honduras<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\nMiskito (east), other groups in west<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nicaragua<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\nMiskito (east), other groups in west<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Costa Rica<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panama<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Colombia 1903<\/td>\nKuna (Caribbean), Embara, Wounaan (east), other groups in west<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOUTH AMERICA:<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colombia<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1810<\/td>\nCariban and Chibchan languages on Pacific Coast<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ecuador<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\nQuichua in Andes, other groups in lowlands<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peru<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1821<\/td>\nQuechua in Andes, other groups in lowlands<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chile<\/b><\/td>\nIndependent of Spain 1810<\/td>\nMapuche (south), other groups in north<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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For more background see The World Factbook and Oceania map \u00a0 Country or colony (italics) Status Main indigenous peoples Notes Australia Independent of UK 1901 Aborigine or Aboriginal; Torres Strait Islander \u00a0 MELANESIA: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Papua New Guinea Independent of Aus. 1975 Numerous indigenous peoples (715 languages) Secessionist movement in Bougainville 1988-97 Solomon Islands … Continue reading PACIFIC RIM COUNTRIES AND COLONIES<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3910,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}