The recent history of the northernmost districts of Mozambique has been one of movement and conflict leading people far from their areas of origin and into places where they have to rebuild networks and establish relationships. The Makonde moved from their original area in the Mueda Plateau to neighbouring districts and have to negotiate questions of legitimacy and belonging with the autochthonous population, the Mwani, seen as the ‘owners of the land’ and also the rightful bearers of the histories of the area. Recounting history – owning it – is loaded with references to identity, and weaves in memories and competing experiences of the past. Drawing on literature on history and legitimacy and local understandings of ownership, I discuss the importance of memory and storytelling in the maintenance and reshaping of past events and the different narratives that people create. I investigate how the past is appropriated by different groups and defines belonging by claiming or refusing ownership of local histories.

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“这不是我要讲的故事”：莫桑比克 Mocímboa da Praia 的所有权和历史政治

莫桑比克最北端地区的近期历史是一场运动和冲突，导致人们远离原籍地，进入必须重建网络和建立关系的地方。马孔德人从他们在穆达高原的原始地区搬到邻近地区，必须与当地居民姆瓦尼人谈判合法性和归属问题，姆瓦尼人被视为“土地的所有者”，也是历史的合法承载者。区域。讲述历史——拥有它——充满了对身份的提及，并编织在过去的记忆和竞争经验中。借鉴有关历史和合法性的文献以及当地对所有权的理解，我讨论了记忆和讲故事在维护和重塑过去事件以及人们创造的不同叙事中的重要性。我调查过去是如何被不同群体占用的，并通过声称或拒绝对当地历史的所有权来定义归属感。