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[edit] germany or US?

The article refers to some islands as US territories, and others as US commonwealth, but the article is under the category of "german colonies." This is, at least on the surface, contradictory, and merits either correction or explanation. Shaggorama 05:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

They are former german colonies.
Right, and to clarify, the Mariana Islands (a former German colony) were split into two protectorates: Guam and CNMI. See the specific articles for their present political fates. Graham 06:26, 4 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Mariana Islands vs. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI),

I just removed a paragraph that refers to the current scandal (ca. 2004-2006) regarding Jack Abramoff, partly b/c it violates NPOV, but mostly because this issue has been well-covered where it belongs, in the Northern Mariana Islands article. "Mariana Islands" is a geographical concept, involving two political entities, the CNMI and Guam. Any edits regarding CNMI should be made there. Graham 18:31, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Area units fix, plus a reminder: this is NOT CNMI!

I fixed an edit that accidentally translated sq mi into sq km without converting the figures. While I was at it, I corrected the areas to the currently published ones and added a citation.

And, remember, like in my previous comments: this is the geographic and/or historical Marianas, not the commonwealth. There's no reason to confuse the issue by including details about each one (like the areas) here: put such things in the county-specific articles unless they pertain to the old colony. Thanks! Graham 06:26, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image?

Is there supposed to be some image or map on this page?

[edit] Ti Taotaomo'na Hit

I don't think you quite understand the meaning of "taotaomo'na." Taotaomo'na does literally translate to "People who came before." However, that does not only mean the ancient ancestors from the pre-Spanish era. The term taotaomo'na is in reference to ALL our ancestors.

That being said, WE are not taotaomo'na. We are just taotao, and if you must qualify it, we are taotao på'go. Moreover, to say Magellan was met by the taotaomo'na is misleading. In the most literal sense, it is true, because they were the people before us, however, in the more commonly understood meaning of the term "taotaomo'na" it is wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gadao01 (talk • contribs) 07:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)