Leaders of CNTC, TUN and ENPO with Ao Senden, Ungma Village Council members and others during the formal acknowledgement of the land donated to the three organisations in Ungma village on September 26.
Kohima, September 26 (MExN): Months after three clans voluntarily gifted parcels of ancestral land in a first-of-its-kind gesture, officials from the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC), Tenyimi Union Nagaland (TUN), and the Eastern Nagaland People’s Union of Mokokchung (ENPUM), representing the ENPO (Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation), arrived in Ungma Village on September 26 to formally acknowledge and receive the donation.
The land was donated through the Ungma Village Council by three clans: the Lanusuwa Jamir Clan for CNTC, the Shikiyangba Jamir Clan for TUN, and the Sentimongba Longkumer Clan for ENPO.
At a short reception service held at Rongpu Astro Turf in the presence of representatives of the three organisations, Ao Senden, UVC members, land donors and well-wishers, leaders from CNTC, TUN and ENPUM expressed gratitude to the UVC and the land donors for the historic gesture.
Hukiye K Yepthomi, President, CNTC; K T Villie, President, TUN; and Y Among Yimkhiung, President, ENPUM, also appreciated Ao Senden and all those contributing to meaningful and historic occasion.
Describing the initiative as a first-of-its-kind in the history of Nagaland, the leaders noted that the gesture carries a deeper message of unity, brotherhood and mutual understanding, and emphasised that the three tribal organisations must understand, respect and support one another and work together as one body.
The CNTC, TUN and ENPUM leaders expressed the hope that the land would become a place where greater cooperation and fellowship could be nurtured, and that many meaningful things could be achieved by strengthening their unity and working collectively.
Speaking on behalf of the land donors, Imtidongba Jamir, Tatar; R Nungshilepden Jamir, Tatar; and Imtisungkum Longkumer, Tatar, said that the land donation was an effort to sow the seed of unity among the people of Nagaland.
They further expressed the hope that the seed would grow into something bigger and more meaningful in the years to come.
The Tatars further encouraged the three organisations to utilise the donated land at the earliest and assured that the land had been donated to the respective organisations and would remain theirs.
Imti Longkumer, General Secretary, Ao Senden, also spoke on the occasion, which was chaired by UVC Secretary Nungsangtemjen.
It may be recalled that during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rüna Khrietho-Maong Aksü, marking 25 years of friendship between Ungma and Tuophema villages, held at Yimtsungda Arok Sabang (Amphitheatre), Ungma, on May 2, 2026, three clans of Ungma village voluntarily donated three parcels of ancestral land, each measuring 100×100, to CNTC, ENPO and TUN. The land was allotted through a lottery, not individually chosen by the clans.
Formalised through a legal document, the donation was described as a symbolic act of reconciliation, shared identity and fostering collective responsibility among the Nagas.
