Indigenous Fijians are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands. They are indigenous to all parts of Fiji except the island of Rotuma. As of 2005, they constitute slightly more than half of the Fijian population. However, disproportionately to ethnic demographics, about 83 percent of Fijian land is still natively owned. In 1876, Governor Sir Arthur Gordon established a law prohibiting the sale of Fijian land to non-ethnic fijians. This policy has been continued, hardly modified, to this day. The Governor also banned the exploitation of Fijians as laborers, and in 1878 decided to import indentured laborers from India to work on sugarcane fields. Between 1879 and 1916, some 61,000 Indian laborers came to Fiji. The plan was for the indentured laborers to work a 5-year contract and return to India, but a great majority chose to stay. The effects of which created a troublesome unbalance in modern Fijian ethnical and cultural demographics. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 36. ... The Roman Catholic Church in Fiji is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal denomination with approximately 52. ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best-known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath and that the second advent of Jesus Christ is imminent. ... Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kanaka oiwi or kanaka māoli) are the Polynesian peoples of the Hawaiian Islands who trace their ancestry back to Marquesan and possibly Tahitian settlers (starting circa 400 CE), before the arrival of British explorer Captain James Cook in 1778. ... The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and to their language. ... Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... Polynesian is an adjectival form which refers variously to: Polynesian pie Polynesian sauce, a food condiment available at Chick-fil-A the aboriginal inhabitants of Polynesia, and their: Polynesian culture Polynesian mythology Polynesian languages Category: ... The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ... For other uses, see Fiji (disambiguation). ... Rotuma is a Fijian Dependency, consisting of the island of Rotuma and the nearby islets of Hatana, Hofliua, Solkope, Solnohu and Uea. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indigenous Fijians are a mixture of Polynesian and Melanesian, resulting from the original migrations to the South Pacific many centuries ago. ...

Indigenous Fijians are overwhelmingly Christian, with the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma claiming the loyalty of 66.6% at the 1996 census (the latest available). Other significant denominations include the Roman Catholic Church (13.3%), the Assemblies of God (6.2%) and the Seventh-day Adventists (5.1%). About 8% belong to other churches from a large number of denominations. About 0.8% follow non-Christian religions or no religion. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ... The Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma is the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, with 36. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The Roman Catholic Church in Fiji is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal denomination with approximately 52. ... The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination which, as its name suggests, is best-known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the Sabbath and that the second advent of Jesus Christ is imminent. ...

Indigenous Fijians are predominantly of Melanesian extraction, with some Polynesian admixture; the Fijian language belongs to the Melanesian branch of the Austronesian family. Melanesia (from Greek black islands) is a region extending from the west Pacific to the Arafura Sea, north and north-east of Australia. ... Polynesians settled the vast Polynesian triangle by 700AD Polynesian culture refers to the aboriginal culture of the Polynesian-speaking peoples of Polynesia and the Polynesian outliers. ... Fijian is an Austronesian language of the Malayo-Polynesian family spoken in Fiji. ... The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific ( with a few members spoken on continental Asia). ...

Other ethnic groups represented in Fiji include Indo-Fijians (or Fiji Indians), Rotumans, and minority communities, which include Caucasians, Chinese, and others. Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. ... Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. ... General Electors is the term used in Fiji to identify citizens of voting age who belong, in most cases, to ethnic minorities. ...