Place
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Etymology and Significance
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Nabwik Reef
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Nabwa - bag, wika - bilum. Refers to a possession of a Mythological ancestor.
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Nevenak Island
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Nevenak - middle aged woman. Relates to a past event involving a Mythological ancestor.
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Numuwalikela Passage
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Numu - term for Ancestral beings that came from the south who had white skin, term applied to white people at time of contact; wali - their; kela - path.
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Nuwaveveywa Reef
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Nuwavevehe - to plan, to think ahead. Refers to the action of Ancestral being Maninaknak when he was flying about and couldn't make up his mind either to fly to Nagobi and Nabaina Islands.
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Panadaludalu Island
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Panuwa - place of; daludalu - dolphin. Also called Panalailai. Lailai - old term for dolphin. Nowadays this name is not used due to the custom of renaming placies/things if they have similar name to the deceased.
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Panakivinina Island
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Panuwa - place of; kivin - refers to the hard centre of a tree.
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Pananimunimu Island
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Panuwa - place of; nimunimu - mosquitoes. Refers to the abundance of these annoying insects found on the island.
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Pana'apwa Island
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Panuwa - place of; apwa'apwa - name of an unidentified tree. Refers to this specie of tree found on this island.
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Pana'avalan Island
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Panuwa - place of; ala'alan - to make your name. Refers to the custom of making your name big by giving away food and objects at feasts. Also called Panapatpat, pat-rock.
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Panasagusagu Island
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Panuwa - place of; sagusagu - laiwa (wild pandanas). Refers to a species of pandanus that can be found there.
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Panasial Island
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Panuwa - place of; sial-smell of fish. Refers to the abundance of fish found in the surrounding seas.
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Panatatuni Reef
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Panuwa - place of; atuni - a species of fish (ox-eye scad - Selar boops). Refers to the abundance of this fish in the surrounding seas.
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Panawidiwidi Island
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Panuwa - place of; widiwidi - kunai grass. Refers to the vegetation of this island.
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Panalolan Island
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Panuwa - place of; rora - meat. Refers to the abundance of resources to be found on the island and its surrounding seas.
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Panuwabwabwayona Island
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Panuwa - place of; bobaaina, corruption of the word bwabwanana-big. Also called Salenol. Nowadays this name is not used due to the custom of renaming places/things if they have a similar name to the deceased.
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Panuwayayapona Island
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Panuwa - place of; yayapuna - long. Refers to the topography/length of this island. Also called Lampe i mina. Lampe-lamp; i – he; mina-stay. Refers to the lighthouse found there. Also called Jomard Island.
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Panuwakaukaubwana Island
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Panuwa - place of; kaukaubwa - short. Refers to the topography/length of this island.
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Panualuwaluwala Island
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Panuwa - place of; luwaluwala - middle. Refers to its place between Panuwabwabwayona I and Kokoluba I. Originally called Hoviyouwan, which refers to the names of logs washed up and later used for outriggers.
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Salmwamumwamu Island
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Salu - island in the Dobu language; mwamwa nawi-to net. A popular place to net surgeon fish and silver spinyfoots.
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Salunamunamu Reef
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Salu - island in the Dobu language, namunamu - sandy bottom. Refers to the underwater topography of this area.
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Tauhahaba Passage/Reef
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Tau - man, ha - we; haba - finish. Refers to a Mythological story where a man went diving and chased a turtle underwater and both were eaten by a shark.
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Ulina Island
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Ulina-tail. Refers to abundance of fish in the surrounding seas.
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Valan Reef
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Valan - name of the oar used on traditional sailing canoes. Was used by an Ancestral man to cross over this reef.
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Indicator
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Nuakata
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Iabam/
Pahilele
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East Cape
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Tubetube
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Skelton
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Kwaraiwa
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Tewatewa
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Panaeati
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Panapom-pom
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Brooker
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Ware
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Anagusa
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Community Attitudes
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium/High
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Medium
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Medium/High
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Community Decision Making
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Medium
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High
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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High
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High
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High
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Medium
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Medium
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Low
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Medium
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Womens Particpation in Decision Making
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Strength of WDC
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Low
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Low
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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High
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Medium
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Medium
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Low
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Medium
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Existence of Community Laws
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Tenure Conflict
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Low
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Low
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Low
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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High
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High
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Low
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Level of Mutual Recognition of Boundaries
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Medium
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Low
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Low
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High
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Local Organisation
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/High
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Community Work
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/High
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Influence of Church
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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High
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Level of Traditional Values Still Held
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Pride in Traditional Lifestyle
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Medium/Low
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Interest Expressed in Conservation
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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No
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Previous Exposure to the Idea of Conservation
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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No
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Yes
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Yes
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No
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Most Likely Reason for Interest in Conservation
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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Economic/Territorial
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