Santa Cruz Islanders

Oceaniahorticulturalists
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Santa Cruz Islanders are Melanesians who live on an archipelago called the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands. Santa Cruz Islanders are one of several ethnic groups in the Solomon Islands. The Santa Cruz Islanders speak three closely related languages that belong to the East Papuan language family. The economy of the Santa Cruz Islanders is agricultural. The most important traditional crops are yams, taro, sweet potatoes, bananas, breadfruit, coconuts, and Canarium almonds.

Identifier
Region
  • Oceania
Subregion
  • Melanesia
Subsistence Type
  • horticulturalists
Samples
Countries
  • Solomon Islands
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