Rotuma

Rotuma is a volcanic island about 465 km (289 mi) south of Fiji. It covers an area of about 43 km² (17 sq mi). It has been a part of Fiji since 1881. While the Fijian Islands are Melanesian, Rotuma is isolated far to the north. Its people and culture are more closely related to Polynesia.

Rotuma Media

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  Frenchman René Lesson whose sharing of his beliefs in 1824 was recorded as the first such occasion on the island. This act effectively rendered French Catholicism the first religion to reach Rotumans' ears.

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  Mofmanu beach in Motusa, Rotuma

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  Participants of the formal tautoga dance sometimes wear the lengthy tailfeathers of the white-tailed tropicbird, called the "täväke" in Rotuman

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  Schematic map of Rotuma indicating districts and main villages

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  Local mythology tells of two turtles which live off the coast of Faguta, one red and one white. Green sea turtles, which are known to frequent the islands of Fiji, can actually exhibit reddish and whitish hues on their carapaces and plastrons, respectively.

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  Charles Chowe Howard, a Fagutan resident and forefather of much of Haga's population.