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Traditional story
This is a story told by Daniel Pakanatangala at Raputput village, Makada on 1 November 2022.
This story is about a place called Nodup on Makada Island, where an old man named Nemagu settled long ago. Soon, the population grew to become a village. One day, as this was still the time of cannibalism, Nemagu’s two sons went out in search of human prey. From a hiding place, they attacked and killed a victim with their war clubs. They then roasted his body as food for themselves.
A few days later, the relatives of the victim were searching for him. They found out that he was killed by the people of Vunabui, so they retaliated by killing ToBirbir and burning houses.
The story continues to recount how the land in the area was given to a German couple to use as a plantation in exchange for tobacco and necklaces. It further describes how the land was also given to the Catholic Mission where the Kuragaga church was established.
(Steven Gagau, May 2024)
(revised, Russell Barlow, May 2024) |
