Raobeia Ken Sigrah

Raobeia Ken Sigrah

Raobeia Ken Sigrah, or Ken Sigrah Raobeia, is the clan spokesperson for the Banaban people living on Rabi, Fiji. He lives and works in Australia, and is involved in a number of projects aimed at preserving the Banaban culture and Banaban itself.

Ken was born on Fiji and is the great-great-grandson of one of the signatories to the 1900 mining contract, in which the mining rights to the island's rich phosphate deposits were signed away for the next 999 years{ref}.

Ken is the author of the book "Te Rii Ni Banaba" (The Backbone of Banaba), published in 2001. The book is a documentary on the history and identity of the Banabans.


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