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Here the newly established Pohnpei District Legislature is meeting. The early 1970s were a pivotal time for the islands.  Although the legislatures had been established 15 or 20 years earlier, many Micronesians were just beginning to move into high-level government positions at this time.  Membership in the legislature had just become a full-time position.
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(photo by College of Micronesia Archives)