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NAVATU - CAKAUDROVE Navatu is sub district in Cakaudrove; one of 3 provinces situated in Vanua Levu, the second largest island in Fiji. The sub district or tikina as it is known in the iTaukei language comprises of nine villages mainly occupying the eastern peninsular of the Natewa Bay. While Copra has been the main source of income for villages in the Navatu tikina, kava or yaqona is also becoming a fast growing commodity for villages along the Navatu sub-district.

History

The name Navatu is derived from the Navatu tribe or Yavusa navatu which resides in the Village of Drekeniwai. A tribe originally from Vitawa village in Ra, that migrated to Nakorotubu tikina, and later to Cakaudrove under the Gonesau's (A traditional chief in Nakorotubu, Ra province) orders to keep watch on the colonies of Vereta residing in the Natewa bay area.

Vitawa

Some believed that they were part of an ancient tribe called the Daunavatu; A tribe that was tasked with catching turtle for Degei (an traditional god in Fijian mythology) when his plantains were ripe. They would catch a turtle with a special stone endowed with special mana (supernatural powers of sort) or sau, the Daunavatu people would present their finest or biggest catch to the Naqilaqila people (Chief priest of Degei) who would then take the turtle to degei along with the plantain. In one occasion the Daunavatu people deceived the snake god by presenting smaller turtles and keeping the bigger ones to eat. The furious degei who came to know of their transgressions sent down (from Nakauvadra) the lila balavu (believed to be wasting disease) upon the Daunavatu people. The Daunavatu people fleeing from degei's wrath, scattered all over Fiji, including Navatusila, Vatulele, Nadroga, Kadavu and NAKOROTUBU. The Daunavatu tribe is one of 3 tribes of the larger Navatu tribe, the other 2 tribes are the Naqilaqila and the Nasogoliku tribe.

Nakorotubu

The Navatu tribe of Cakaudrove is said to have migrated from Nakorotubu, one of the places that the Daunavatu tribe fled to during the lila balavu epidemic. The Navatu tribe resided at Tanavuso point in the Nakorotubu coast near Nabukadra, Kavula, Ra. The Navatu people shared a close relationship with Nacamavuto the Gonesau of Kavula, and the Ratu of Verata. Navatu was an ally of Verata during war and is considered as 'vanua veiwekani', with Verata this is one of the reason as to why the Navatu people of Cakaudrove considersnVerata as their 'Mataqali or Mata'(a form of name calling usually done within the confederacy of Kubuna) and 'vei tabani'or 'tau'to Bau. This alliance between Navatu and Verata lead to the appointment of Malodali a chief from Navatu to patrol the Natewa Bay and protect and or govern the colonies of Verata that resides there. This same chief Malodali, upon the instructions of Nacamavuto the Gonesau of Kavula brought Nailatikau Nabuinivuaka the son of Nadurucoko of Navakawaluwalu, Nabukadra, Ra to seek asylum with the Roko Tui Bau. Some believed that this was how the 'Kawa ni Vunivalu'of Bau came to the island of Bau. Another Navatu chief by the name of Matawalu also made his way to Cakaudrove, some of his people now reside in Korolevu, Vunivatu, Vaturova etc.

Cakaudrove

The people of Navatu under the leadership of Malodali resided on a small islet near the present day Drekeniwai village, and they named it Navatu island. Due to increasing population and the island being uncultivable the Navatu people moved further inland to their fortress Korotasere. Here in their fortress the Natewa people seeked refuge during war against the Ai Sokula (present day Tui Cakau). Navatu commanded alot of influence in the eastern peninsular of Natewa Bay and therefore Cakaudrove (Ai Sokula) and the Natewans competed for their allegiance. The Navatu people were sea people, and were known to the Natewans as fishers of men, they were also believed to have build canoes and form a navy for the Natewan military. Navatu was a close ally of Natewa in times of war even though they were defeated by the overwhelming numbers of the combined Cakaudrove and Bauan forces. A notable Navatu warrior was Qarikau; Qarikau was renown for his role in sending back the Bauan forces when Cakobau came to wage war on the people of Navatu, leaving on the Cakaudrove coast. It is said the Cakobau arrived with his war canoes loaded with warriors and canon to wage war against the Navatu people. Qarikau floated out to Cakobau's canoe in the cover of night with a whales tooth and war club resting on a banana stem. Upon reaching Cakobau's canoe taking him (Cakobau) completely by surprise, he held out his war club on his right hand ready to strike Cakobau down and the whales tooth on his left hand. The Bauan warlord was given a choice by the warrior from Navatu, the club or the whales tooth, Cakobau quickly worked it out in his head that the club meant death and the whales tooth meant life. He chose the whales tooth and was allowed to leave for Bau with his war party. This sort of choice was again given to Cakobau by Vosavakadua.

Ratu i Navatu or Tui Navatu

Amongst the nine villages of Navatu, the seat of the Ratu i Navatu or otherwise known as Tui Navatu in some cases reside in Drekeniwai village. The title is presently held by the Namatavu clan or mataqali Namatavu of Drekeniwai, Navatu. There are other chiefly titles in the tikina of Navatu, where almost every village has their own 'Turaga ni Mataqali'. Some notable ones that belong to the tikina of Navatu includes Turaga na Tui Navadra which resided in Viani village, Turaga na Tui Loa which resides in the village of Leia, Turaga na Tui Korolevu, from the village of Korolevu and so forth. The title of Ratu i Navatu is a testiment of Navatu's links with Verata, as Veratan Chiefs were usually accredited with the title of 'Ratu' instead of 'Tui'. However in formal occasions within the Tikina of Navatu (Cakaudrove) the 'Ratu i Navatu' or 'Turaga na Ratu' can also and sometimes referred to as 'Turaga na Tui Navatu'. The 'cavuti'for Navatu (Cakaudrove) is Naqorovarua vua na Turaga na Ratu (usually said in occasions within the Navatu yavusa) or Naqorovarua vua na Turaga Ratu, na Turaga na Tui Navatu (usually said during occasions where other yavusa's or tribes from Navatu tikina or outside Navatu Tikina is present).

TOTEMS

The moray eel (Dabea) is considered to be the totem fish (ika) for the Navatu people, and the Vesi tree as their totem tree or plant (kau). The people of Navatu's vu (traditional deity) is Ramasilevu an ancient being that manifests into a heron.

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