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John Frum (also called Jon Frum, [1] John Brum, [2] and John Prum [3]) is a figure associated with cargo cults on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu (formerly the New Hebrides).He is often depicted as an American World War II serviceman who will bring wealth and prosperity to the people if they follow him.
A chapter named "The oddest island in Vanuatu" in Paul Theroux's book The Happy Isles of Oceania pages 267–277 describes Theroux's visit to a John Frum village and provides answers about the faith and its practices. Penguin Books, 1992.
Tanna is the most populous island in Tafea Province, and one of the most populous islands in the country with a population of about 29,000 in 2009, [7] which grew to 30,770 in 2015. [8] Isangel, the provincial administrative capital, is on the west coast near the island's largest town of Lénakel. Tanna is populated almost entirely by ...
The Prince Philip movement is a religious sect followed by the Kastom people around the villages of Yaohnanen and Yakel on the southern island of Tanna in Vanuatu. It is a cargo cult of the Yaohnanen tribe, [ 1 ] who believe in the divinity of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021), consort to Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022).
Southern Islands: John Naupa: Vanua'aku Pati: Tanna: Willie Korisa: Vanua'aku Pati: John Louhman: Vanua'aku Pati: Charley Nako: Kapiel: Gideon Nampas: Vanua'aku Pati: Alexis Yolou: John Frum Movement: Died in 1980. By-election held on 2 September 1982 and won by Jean-Marie Léyé (Union of Moderate Parties) [3] [2] Source: Zorgbibe [5]
Map of the New Hebrides, 1905 The Joint Court in 1914. New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (French: Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides) and named after the Hebrides in Scotland, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu.
The formation was dissolved following the departure of the Americans from the island in 1945. The mass participation of Ni-Vanuatu men in the Labor Corps had a significant effect on the John Frum movement, giving it the characteristics of a cargo cult. [4]
Whitesands or White Sands is a village on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. Located on the southeast side of the island near Sulphur Bay, the area is a center of the indigenous Whitesands language and the John Frum cargo cult. It is a growing tourist destination.