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The Kingdom of EnenKio, or "EnenKio" for short, is a small separatist group of Marshall Islander heritage who lay claim to the United States' unincorporated territory of Wake Island. EnenKio seeks recognition as a sovereign Micronesian state in the Northern Marshall Islands. The Kingdom of EnenKio derives its name from the native name of the northernmost Marshallese atoll, Eneen-Kio, which was also written as Enen-kio. In the Marshallese language, ''Enen-kio'' means "Island of the orange flower." Wake Island comprises three proximate coral atolls currently known as Peale Island, Wake Island, and Wilkes Island. In aggregate they make up an area of approximately 6.5 km² and are approximately 2,300 statute miles west of the Hawaiian Islands and 2,000 miles from Japan. The nearest island neighbor is Bokak Atoll of the Marshall Islands group, some 300 miles to the south. Westerners have called Wake Island by different names throughout history, such as San Francisco, Lamira, Disclerta, Halcyon, Helsion, and Wilson. The proclaimed king is current iroijlaplap Remios Hermios. ==Basis of claim== The Kingdom of EnenKio bases their claim over Wake Island upon primarily three factors. First, indigenous Marshallese oral tradition suggests that, before European exploration, nearby Marshall Islanders travelled to what is now Wake Island, which the ancient travelers called ''Enen-kio'' after a small orange shrub-flower said to have been found on the island. In ancient Marshallese religion, rituals surrounding the tattooing of tribal chiefs, called ''Iroijlaplap,'' were done using certain fresh human bones, which required a human sacrifice. A man could save himself from being sacrificed if he obtained a wing bone from a certain very large seabird said to have existed on ''Enen-kio''. Small groups would therefore brave traveling to the island in hope of obtaining and returning with this bone, thus saving the life of the potential human sacrifice.〔http://www.enenkio.org/adobe/Kio_Island.pdf〕 Second, EnenKio's Monarch claims to be a direct descendant of ancient travelers to Wake Island, as described above.〔(完全無料ポイント無しセフレサイト )〕 Third, and based upon the above two factors,〔http://www.enenkio.org/intro.htm#reference1〕 EnenKio bases their claim upon concepts of first-usage lands rights commonly held in Micronesian cultures and legal systems as legitimate for settling indigenous land disputes.〔http://www.forumsec.org.fj/division/DEPD/Economic_%20Issues/Land%20Issues%20in%20the%20Pacific.pdf#search=%22land%20disputes%20first%20usage%20micronesia%22 〕〔http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/alrc/publications/reform/reform80/07.rtf〕〔http://www.forumsec.org.fj/docs/FEMM/2002/femv06.pdf#search=%22land%20disputes%20first%20usage%20micronesia%22 〕 However, because there is no evidence of any permanent Marshall Islander settlement on Wake Atoll, the kingdom's claims have been questioned by many. Becoming a citizen requires membership in Kio Royale, a "private independent service-oriented advocacy group" that requires an initiation fee ranging from $500 to $10,000.〔http://web.archive.org/web/20051230033739/http://www.enenkio.org/adobe/kr_app.pdf〕 EnenKio is characterized as a scam by Quatloos.com, whose view is shared by the Marshall Islands Journal.〔http://web.archive.org/web/20030428123330/http://www.enenkio.org/adobe/MIJ.War.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kingdom of EnenKio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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