ABSTRACT
This chapter shows how Naga sovereignty and 'place-making' are significant to the Nagas' sense of belonging. It suggests territory is not an object or a place that can be fixed in time, but rather an act of narration and imagination with the power to shape where it belongs. The chapter explores the importance of Christianity for the Nagas as they imagine their nation. Contrasted largely with what they perceive as 'Hindu-India', this register is pivotal in resisting the larger resonating force of the Indian nation-state. The United Nations (UN) has become a transnational arbiter provides universal recognition of human rights and 'moral' weight to the Nagas' claim for self-determination. The chapter also shows the contradictions and tensions in these articulations due to the messy project of nation building, when we consider Christianity and its integral relation to Naga identity. It determines the case that we need to rethink traditional forms of sovereignty based on a strong national state orders difference.
