R.D.Kirkpatrick 1965 Journal Tokelan Islands May placed in a wooden coffin and are 5 buried on the same day they die, unless die they die late in the evening. The cemeteries on Fakafo and Atafu are on islands near the village but the cemetery on Nukunonu is near the priests house in the village. The people have forgotten the old gods and no longer worship them. An old pagan altar open temple is on Fakafo but I could not learn the names of the gods that had been worshiped there. All the people are now Roman Catholic or protestant (London Missionary Society). Fakafo is mainly LMS with some R.C.'s. Atafu is all LMS and Nukunonu is all R.C. The Church has attempted to alter the sexual habits of the people on Nukunonu by watching the young girls very closely. They appear to only be partially successful due to the natural inclinations of the girls and the absence of effective artificial light at night. A very high percentage of the people smoke cigarettes. Both men and women