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history · Second half of the 19th century; historical analysis published 2018

Kerewan’s settlement and historical land relationship

A scholarly chapter connects Kerewan’s nineteenth-century settlement to Katchang, with clear limits on contemporary use.

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Assan Sarr’s chapter states that a family from Katchang settled along the Suwareh Kunda Creek on the Miniminiyang bolong in the second half of the nineteenth century and founded Kerewan. The chapter also describes a continuing historical relationship around ancestral land and alkalo appointment. [sarr-kerewan]

This is a scholarly historical interpretation, not a current title deed or a basis for naming living authorities. Any present land, leadership or family claim requires current, locally authorised evidence and should be treated separately from the historical account. [sarr-kerewan]

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It is a source-backed research note. It does not stand in for personal testimony, community agreement, or a complete account of this place.