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Succession.
The land and resources are passed down matrilineal through the tribe. It belongs to every person to the tribe, however,
every fruit trees planted or any other plants planted on the land belong to the planter. The planter do not have to be a
member of the tribe owning the land. These planted trees can be handed matrilineally if the mother plants them. If the
father planted the trees then, unless the siblings of the planter give thanks to the father before the trees can be passed to
the siblings.
Who makes the decision over Land & Resources.The tribal ownership of the land poses the challenge to current
developments such us Mining or other form of major commercial ventures. An elder or leader of a tribe is not an
absolute decision maker of the land and resources of the tribe. This was the case in pre-Christian era but no longer
today. The individual rights bestowed by the National Constitution. The availability of Courts and it's dispute resolution
process raised gives an avenue to ordinary members of the tribe to challenge the elders.
The Mistakes.
The major mistake by current developers or investors commit is to hold elders or leaders of the tribe as a trustee of the
tribe or as for behalf of the tribe. This approach can only breed distrust among the tribal members .Developments
hampered and investors lost their time and resources. The logging related litigations in Isabel Island attested to this.
Several Prospecting License has been issued to prospect for minerals on the Islands with promising results. Investors
surely will loose their resources if there hangs an environment of distrust among the communities and tribes.
Traditional dispute Resolution.
The way Isabellian resolve disputes, settle issues between families and tribes without resorting to
extra-ordinary litigations is well known in the Solomons. This has been the case since our ancestors. This is
the approach we advocate, to enable smooth transition to those genuine investors for Isabel Island.
The land and resources are passed down matrilineal through the tribe. It belongs to every person to the tribe, however,
every fruit trees planted or any other plants planted on the land belong to the planter. The planter do not have to be a
member of the tribe owning the land. These planted trees can be handed matrilineally if the mother plants them. If the
father planted the trees then, unless the siblings of the planter give thanks to the father before the trees can be passed to
the siblings.
Who makes the decision over Land & Resources.The tribal ownership of the land poses the challenge to current
developments such us Mining or other form of major commercial ventures. An elder or leader of a tribe is not an
absolute decision maker of the land and resources of the tribe. This was the case in pre-Christian era but no longer
today. The individual rights bestowed by the National Constitution. The availability of Courts and it's dispute resolution
process raised gives an avenue to ordinary members of the tribe to challenge the elders.
The Mistakes.
The major mistake by current developers or investors commit is to hold elders or leaders of the tribe as a trustee of the
tribe or as for behalf of the tribe. This approach can only breed distrust among the tribal members .Developments
hampered and investors lost their time and resources. The logging related litigations in Isabel Island attested to this.
Several Prospecting License has been issued to prospect for minerals on the Islands with promising results. Investors
surely will loose their resources if there hangs an environment of distrust among the communities and tribes.
Traditional dispute Resolution.
The way Isabellian resolve disputes, settle issues between families and tribes without resorting to
extra-ordinary litigations is well known in the Solomons. This has been the case since our ancestors. This is
the approach we advocate, to enable smooth transition to those genuine investors for Isabel Island.
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