Patrol Reports. Morobe District, Mumeng, 1949 - 1953
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- Approximately 14 patrol reports, with related correspondence. Includes reports from administrative years 1949/1950, 1950/1951, 1951/1952, and 1952/1953. PATROL OFFICERS: Sinclair, J. P.; Normoyle, C. J.; Robinson, J. M. AREAS PATROLLED: Watut, Patep, Buang, Banir, Laura River, Menyamya, Waffa, Gumi, Langimar, Snake River, Mumeng. UC San Diego Li... Pacific IslandsMelanesiaMumeng (Papua New Guinea)OceaniaMorobe Province (Papua New Guinea)
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- 1949-1953
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- Papua New Guinea
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- text
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- Digital Public Library of America
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- UC San Diego, The UC San Diego Library
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The Indigenous Land Owners of Menyamya District
By Jeremiah Guiye | Yakinji village Tsewi, Menyamya District Morobe | 10 Aug 2026
Before the arrival of the western explorers made first contact to Menyamya, the original inheritance Kukukuku people of Menyamya District were the Yoguhiea tribes known as katsiong people who were one of the 12 tribes of the Kukukuku people, there where know of their humble respectful and responsible people, the Yoguhiea tribes speak Two languages called Yoguiye language and Katsiong language similarly with Qokuaiko Languages, the Katsiong language is extinct and are rearly spoken whilst Yoguiye language is the most existing language spoken to date, The Yoguhiea tribes have lost 12,000 population in a post colonial tribe war between the Markham people. Only few remained in the early age was lead by Tribes leader Avelwano and his son Guiye Avelwano who than became the tribes first Tultul and his brother in-law Kauso spear headed the tribes and began their populations and have lived in Menyamya. When the first contact from the Western explorers occured in early 1920's and 1930' Tultul Guiye Avelwano and his comrat luluai Kauso accepted the early missionaries and patrol officers settled them in Menyamya station and moved to remaining Katsiong people to Tsewi. Just before the arrival of the early missionaries a tribal fight broke out between Pathea tribes sub clan yamnanjea tribe in conflict over land valley for garding and farming land which has displaced the indigenous people homeless, and the displaced people moved up hill top and further moved up to the top end of the Owen Stanley range and settled there while others still remain at Menyamya until the arrival of the missionaries, those who settled at the new location where name as Hagariga or Hagaaraga meaning the night walkers, and they set up huts and started a new community which now called Tsewi, the neighbouring tribes were Langimar, Watut, Qokuaiko known as Hakwange and Lagai people who shared Common cultural heritage, belives and dialogues at large. The Patea tribes and the Yamnanjea Sub tribes originates from Kotitanga in Kaintiba district Gulf where known as nomads, hunters and gathers scattered in search for land and food, south west from Menyamya, since the arrival of the Kipas From Mumeng and Wau district J.K McCarthy searched a suitable site to establish a patrol post based and started the early establishment of Menyamya station on a flat land in between two rivers and a stream on a savannah grassland, and in early 1949 and 1950's Menyamya wash establish as a District station
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