The whole Woodlark Island is an alienated land which means it is State land.
Woodlark Island has a population of over 6,000 people from eight different clans.
Minister for Lands and Physical Planning Benny Allan said the people have been living on State land and they belong to that island.
In 2014, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill directed the Department through Minister Allan to work on the Woodlark land and solve the issue and try to return the land back to the people.
