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1981 Interviews with Utrok,
Wotje & Rongelap Downwinders
Note: The interviews in this section of the website
span between 1981-2002. Most of these SoundCloud
interviews are in Marshallese, with selected interviews
transcribed into English. All of the SoundCloud inter-
views for 2002 are in English.
[Scroll down for selected English transcriptions]
Rojmi Katwon,
Utrok 1977
Alex Katwon, Utrok 1977
Nerik Kios, Utrok, 1977
Compoj Letobo setting a
fish trap ["wu"] on the reef in 1977 on Utrok
Jiba Mikol Letobo
Utrok 1977
Mikol Letobo, Utrok 1977
Libtu Mexico, Utrok 1977
Andy Mor, building a paddling
canoe [kerker], Utrok 1977
Almira Yostami, Utrok 1977
Utrok Women's Choir 1977
A Marshallese sailing outrigger ["tibnol"] about to depart Utrok,
1977. Much larger versions of the "tibnol" brought the first Marshall Islanders to these islands over
2,000 years ago from S.E. Asia
Alden Attadi, Utrok 1977
Featured English interviews of selected downwinders
from the above SoundCloud list. These interviews will
open in either PDF or MS Word format
Eldon Juda,
Utrok
A wake for an eight month-old child born to parents caught in the "Bravo" fallout on March 1, 1954.
Utrok, May 1975
Utrok Atoll - 1976 & 2002
WW2 Japanese anti-aircraft gun, Wotje Atoll
WW2 Japanese ammunition bunker, Wotje Atoll
WW2 Japanese bunker, Wotje Atoll
Dennis O' Rourke-NPR-Half LifeArtist Name
00:00 / 06:09
Listen to this POWERFUL 1986 NPR interview with filmmaker Dennis O'Rourke re: "Half Life"
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