The year is 2012. After a long time and negotiations with the Nao-Mutana clan (my grandfather's clan), my dad was accepted and adopted into this clan.
This episode shows the ceremony in which my father is initiated into the Nao-Mutana clan. A new name is given to him that replaces his surname. Although, the name is changed his legal name is still to be used in legal and government documents.
As you watch it is important to note that the inlaws (mum's inlaws through marriage to her siblings and other family members) take the lead in the procession and make the fun on the day.
The importance of family in society is therefore paramount. Dad now belongs to a clan and can now have a family and clan he can turn to for support and in turn my mother now has inlaws on my father's side within the traditional society. Note: because Bougainville is a Matrinual society, the children of a couple will always come under the clan of the mother.
I would like to thank my brother Carl Pearson for providing the photos and videos for this production.
Images and videos taken on the day are by numerous individuals which I would also like to thank.
Uncle Les Pearson
Aggie Tovoga
Daniel Vavar
Cyril Akuani
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