Elekana

Elekana or Erikana was a Christian deacon in the London Missionary Society who brought Christianity to Tuvalu after being blown off course and travelling over 1,500 nautical miles from Manihiki to Nukulaelae in 1861. He was active in Tuvalu until being removed in 1870. Little else is known about his life.

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