Within the Fijian nation, Matanivanua is the name of a

Mataqali A mataqali (pronounced ) is a Fijian clan or landowning unit. See also *Culture of Fiji *Fijian traditions and ceremonies Fijian tradition and ceremony is a living way of life that has remained intact for millennia, evolving as the Fijian nation ...

( clan). The Fijian word means "

eye Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conv ...

of the land". This clan is renowned as eloquent and articulate in speaking on behalf of the land and their chief. When a chiefly presentation of a sevusevu is performed, only this clan can do it. They speak on behalf of the chief and all others in his or her

chiefdom A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based on kinship, and in which formal leadership is monopolized by the legitimate senior members of select families or 'houses'. These elites form a ...