DIMAPUR, MAY 10 (MExN): Delegates of the 22nd Naga Students Federation conference today pledged to respect, uphold and strengthen the indigenous system of restorative justice and in transforming conflicts for the greater good. The delegates who converged at Robvedzu to reaffirm its brotherhood took solemn pledge to uphold the spirit of “Nagaism”. Stating that the village tradition, ethos and decorum gave the Nagas its unique identity, NSF pledged to preserve and strengthen self rule of village republics and to live in respect of the elders. Also affirming that the wealth of the Naga Nation was the product of good health, enterprise and industriousness of its people, the delegates pledged to uphold workmanship and struggle and toil for prosperity.
The conference also pledged to nurture and preserve the God-gifted land, forest and resources of the Nagas ‘without which, they could not protect the Naga culture.’ The pledge also stated that it resisted policies of nations and agencies that ‘attempt to undermine Nagas’ relationship with Mother Earth.
The students would also take courage to work for harmony and reconciliation through healing of the spirit in family, hearth, village, the tribe the Naga nation and in the community of nations. With the firm belief that the future belongs to the the student, the NSF pledged to undertake to be involved in the shaping of a collective destiny for a place of pride and dignity in the community of Nations.
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