Dimapur, May 2 -- Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday exhorted the Nagas to reflect on the richness of Naga customs during festivals.

Addressing the second day of the Moatsu Festival of the Ao Naga tribe at Imkongmeren sports complex in Mokokchung, Rio asserted that disputes concerning the Naga customary laws and procedures have been settled accessibly and affordably through village-level courts up to "Dobashi courts".

Highlighting the richness of Naga culture, customs and traditions, he said despite being referred to as savages and naked during their rule, the Britishers did not interfere with the Naga way of life."Hence, some historical steps like the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873 and the provisions of th...