2013-10-082013-10-082013-10-08http://hdl.handle.net/2440/80380This chapter demonstrates the disruption of the dynastic system and the simplification of Gilbertese religious traditions by piecing together genealogies over 3 historical periods, from approximately 1250 AD to recent times.49 p. manuscript and typescriptGilbert Islands, Kiribati, genealogy, land tenure, Samoa, migration, Karongoa, Rongo cult, cannibalism, human sacrifice, social organisation