The title Tona'as is one of two categories of Minahasa leaders.Tona'as contains the original word “Ta´as”. This word is taken from the name of a big tree that grows straight up, and everything that is connected with wood, like forest, house, spear, sword, arrow and boat. Besides that this category Tona'as also decides in which area a house will be built to create a Wanua (community unit) and they also guard the safety of the community as well as war time activities.
