Children of the Shortland Islands-
carefree and friendly. Shortland people are very dark skinned. They also use outrigger canoes, some propelled by wind, unlike the people from other parts of the Solomons who typically use dugouts with no outrigger
Some decades ago, people from the Kiribati Islands (pronounced "Kiribas") were moved to the Solomons and some other Pacific Islands to relieve overcrowding.Some also came by themselves when fishing canoes were blown off course and carried by currents to the Solomon Islands. Here are some Kiribati children
Flying over the famous Marovo Lagoon-
in the Southern part of the Diocese