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Rakatne v Nisinamin [2009] VUICB 4; Land Case 02 of 1997 (3 December 2009)

IN THE TAFEA ISLAND COURT OF
THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
Held at Tanna
(Civil Jurisdiction)

Land Case No. 2 OF 1997

BETWEEN:

TRIBE RAKATNE
Original Claimant

AND:

FAMILY NAHINE NISINAMIN
Counter-Claimant No. l

AND:

FAMILY NIPIKNAM
Counter-Claimant No.2

AND:

FAMILY IAHLIAN ASUL
Counter Claimant No.3

AND:

NAKANE TRIBE & NISINAM
Counter Claimant No.4

AND:

FAMILY KASO INAM
Counter-Claimant No.5

AND:

FAMILY KOMAN ETA
Counter- Claimant No.6

AND:

FAMILY NAHEU FAILET NAMEL
Counter-Claimant No.7

AND:

TRIBE NAHIFA NISSINAMIN
Counter-Claimant No.8

AND:

NATUKA MATAUA (Tribe Nissinamin)
Counter-Claimant No. 9

AND:

NAWAKAI KAPATANGATANG
Counter-Claimant No. 10

JUDGMENT

Hearing Date: 11 August 2008
Judgment Date: Oral: 3 December 2009.

Coram: Nesbeth Wilson
Senior Magistrate

Justices: Mrs Talita Wilson
Chief Samsen Ieru
Chief Kaltoi Tom

Clerk: Blandine Tepi

NEM BLONG LAND CLAIM: LENKOWNGEN WHITE GRASS

Kastom blon usim blong harem land kes ia

Kot ibin lukluk long kastom we bae kot ifolem long kes ia. Kastom we olgeta patis oli kat mo oli agri blong folem hemi man or bladlaen (patrilaenal) be ino woman (Matrilaenal), be woman isave kam in nomo sipos bladline inomogat, tribe mo boundry blong claimem kastom ownaship blong land ia.

After Kot iharem olgeta patis hemi kamap wetem sam forcus questions we inid blong kot iansa blong kamap wetem decision blong hem long faenem who ia nao ikastom owna long land ia: -

1 - Land ia Lenkwangen istap long wanem Tribe?

- Wanem nem blong nakamal we tribe ia ikat?

- Nakamal ia istap wea, mo ol smol smol nakamal blong tribe ia istap Wea?

- Who ia Iararama blong Tribe ia?

- Who ia Iani blong Tribe ia?

- Mo Who ia Tupunis blong Tribe ia mo wanem nao wok blong each one.

- Wanen nao ol kastom rod we oli folem blong mekem ol kastom.

2 – Boundry

3 - Bloodline whether hemi man (luk luk long family tree)

4 - Faet mo movement blong ol pipol