It sounds very interesting - wonder what the mechanics/enforcement consist of? eg Will there be any form of guards/magic/alarms to prevent unwanted guests or is the territory more symbolic? And what does "resources are claimed" mean - untappable by others, or fitted with burglar alarms, or something completely unique and imaginative?
As a self confessed non-recogniser of the right to own land, I kind of hope its along the lines of the tribe has to respond to an alarm, rather than untappable nodes. Not that it'll matter much while the population is low.
Bah, I only landed on this game 2 days ago and I'm getting as obssessed as everyone else already.