Raobeia Ken Sigrah
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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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