Tokelau and Nukunonu: atoll society formation and kinship networks (c. 1000–1765 CE)

1. Likely first settlement from Samoa begins

   Jan 1, 1000Labels: Samoan settlers, Tokelau atolls

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Britannica

2. Nukunonu and Fakaofo communities consolidate

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Nukunonu, Fakaofo

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Britannica

3. Inter-atoll voyaging strengthens kinship networks

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Inter-atoll voyaging, Tokelauan language

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Wikipedia

4. Chiefly clans become central to governance

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: Chiefly clans, Village councils

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Wikipedia

5. Fakaofo’s Tui Tokelau cult gains regional importance

   Jan 1, 1400Labels: Tui Tokelau, Fakaofo

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Tui Tokelau

6. Fakaofo asserts dominance over Nukunonu

   Jan 1, 1500Labels: Fakaofo dominance, Nukunonu

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Tokelau Govt

7. Kinship ties deepen through intermarriage and residence

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Intermarriage, Kinship networks

   • Huntsman Hooper
   • Tokelau Govt

8. Atafu reportedly depopulated after conflict

   Jan 1, 1650Labels: Atafu, Conflict depopulation

   • Encyclopedia com
   • Atafu Group

9. Resource-sharing adapts society to atoll limits

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Atoll environment, Kin-based cooperation

   • Tokelau Govt
   • Britannica

10. Byron sights Atafu, recording no inhabitants

    Jun 24, 1765Labels: John Byron, Atafu

    • Britannica
    • Wikipedia