Reconnecting bloodlines: Buatavatava descendants return to Verata
Turaga na Tui Bua Ramakutu Nagagavoka performed the ‘Carasala’ to renew and strenghthen ties, to clear misunderstandings, and to formally restore connections between the vanua of Bua and Verata.
Tuesday 16 September 2025 | 06:30
From left the Turaga na Ratu, na Turagalewena Ratu Ilaitia Dreuvuata and the Turaga na Tui Bua Ramakutu Nagagavoka held each other, showing their unity.
For over a year, generations, stories of origins, migrations and chiefly alliance have been carried through oral traditional, reminding us the deep connections between our iTaukei culture.
On Friday September 12th, the descendants of Buatavatava returns to Ucunivanua, Verata, Tailevu was more than just a visit, it was a reconnection of their blood lines, vanua, and chiefly ties that stretch across provinces and its generations.
Turaga na Tui Bua Ramakutu Nagagavoka performed the ‘Carasala’ to renew and strengthen ties, to clear misunderstandings, and to formally restore connections between the vanua of Bua and Verata.
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Their return to Verata is a symbolic journey back to the roots of identity. It honors the legacy of Koya na Ratu and his banished son Buatavatava- the Naulumatua, a person whose name is deeply connected to the vanua o Verata.
