An Excerpt from the book, Palau, by Nancy Barbour ... humorous tales and legends of importance to the community. The early Palauans developed a complex and highly organized social system that ...

In Palau, the shell of a hawksbill is used to make a special kind of money. Without a second thought he dove into the water to try to catch the turtle, knowing full well that if he brought back a ...

We stood before the majestic Airai Bai, a centuries-old meeting house, as she narrated the legends depicted on the building's façade. As a historian, she's working with Palau's education ministry ...