kastom

Noun

Meaning

kastom (uncountable)

(Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu) In Melanesia, the assertion of traditional values and cultural practices in a modern context.

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Since independence, only kastom owners and the government can own land; foreigners and other islanders who are not kastom owners can lease land only for the productive life of a coconut palm - 75 years. Source: Internet

In almost every part of Melanesia, the fact remains that land is our source of kastom, mana, sustenance and economic empowerment. Source: Internet

This European-held land had been mostly cleared for coconut production, but when they began clearing more land for coconut production, protests began in both Santo and Malekula led by Jimmy Stevens and his kastom movement called " Nagriamel ". Source: Internet

This prompts the question: what kastom is left? Source: Internet

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