Who is John

There is more than one instance of a John being a great name on the island of Aniwa.  A Cargo Cult rose and still exists in the village Ikaokao.   These cult members await John Frum and the cargo he would bring.  Another  important John is a missionary who brought water to the people through a well.  John Paton introduced Christianity to Aniwa after being chased off Tanna by the islanders.  This made having a main character for the story of Cradle Earth make sense to be called John

* Warning - The videos below may be somewhat triggering in various ways.  Not recommended for children.

Waiting for John

This is a great video on the John Frum Cargo Cult as well as the history and way of living and the change to that way of living.  This video is focused more on Tanna, though it seems some customs have changed due to tourism.

Additional cultural information on Aniwa

A Missionary Message

There is violent description within the video which may be triggering, however the reality that it was.  There is interesting information in the video and I found this to be a more informative and interesting video than a lot of others that I looked at.  The time stamp around 27:46 is more specific to when Paton arrives on Aniwa.

eBook story of John Paton