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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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