Hadanduwa Traditional Territorial Rights and Inter-Population Relations within the Context of the Native Administration System (1927-1970)

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Title:	Hadanduwa Traditional Territorial Rights and Inter-Population Relations within the Context of the Native Administration System (1927-1970)
Author:	Salih, Hassan M.
Year:	1980
Periodical:	Sudan Notes and Records
Volume:	61
Pages:	118-133
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Sudan
Subjects:	ethnic relations Beja customary law land law Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) colonialism History and Exploration Ethnic and Race Relations
Abstract:	The Hadanduwa are the largest tribe among the Beja, with a population of about 260,000. They are situated roughly in the middle of the Beja country, i.e. between the Amar'ar to the north, the Bishariyin to the north-west and the Bani 'Amir to the south and the south-east. The Hadanduwa territorial system reflects the segmented lineage structure which the tribal genealogies present. The ownership of land is highly valued in this society, and the Hadanduwa have developed a complicated customary law, oslif, to regulate the system of land ownership and the allocation of its uses. Sections: Territorial system - Inter-population relations - The Hadanduwa and other Beja tribes - Hadanduwa-Rasha'ida relations - The Hadanduwa and the urban population in the Qash Delta. Notes, ref., tab.