Boundaries & Markers
Residential village land, plantations, orchards and garden plots always have boundaries on Mer.
The most ancient Meriam boundary markers are "daip", or mounds of rotted vegetable matter.
Boundary markers, called "nener" consist of natural features - trees, rocks, stones or shells. Boundaries may simply be imaginary lines joining these markers.
In more recent times, the Meriam have also used concrete markers.
Mer, Waier & Dauar
Topic
Dauar, Dauar, HMS Pandora, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Meriam history, Murray Island, Waier
Land Boundaries
Topic
boundary markers, clans, inheritance, land ownership, land use, oral tradition
Meriam Land Disputes
Topic
Dauar, Depoma, Marwer, land boundaries, land ownership, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Malo's laws, Malo's laws, Mer, Meriam culture, Meriam history, Murray Island Native Court, sea rights, trespass, Waier
Indigenous People & Their Land
Topic
custom, indigenous people, land ownership, land rights, land use, sacred
Indigenous People & Their Land
Topic
custom, indigenous people, land ownership, land rights, land use, sacred
The Murray Islanders' Evidence
Topic
1986
evidence, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Murray Island, plaintiffs, witnesses
Defending Territories & Making Peace
Topic
Depoma, Marwer, land boundaries, land disputes, land ownership, Las, Mabo Case, Mer, Meriam culture, Papua New Guinea
In Meriam Waters
Topic
fishing, Great Barrier Reef, Meriam culture, sea rights, seafarers, Torres Strait
