Extractions: The project aims to establish the basis for international recognition, conservation and sustainable management of Globally Important Ingenious Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) and their associated landscapes, biodiversity, knowledge systems and cultures throughout the world. Specific action programmes will be developed in 5-10 pilot sites/ systems, as well as activities to leverage global, regional and national policy and institutional support. In many countries specific agricultural systems and landscapes have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse species and their interactions and using locally adapted, distinctive and often ingenious combinations of management practices and techniques. Building on dynamic local knowledge and experience, these ingenious agricultural systems reflect the evolution of humanity and its profound harmony with nature. They have resulted not only in outstanding aesthetic beauty, maintenance of globally significant agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and valuable cultural inheritance but, above all, in the sustained provision of multiple goods and services, food and livelihood security and quality of life.
Indigenous And Minority Peoples' Views Of Language (Terralingua) Among peoples as different as the dogon of Nigeria and the Navajo of the southern United States indigenous and Minority peoples Views About Language http://cougar.ucdavis.edu/nas/terralin/ip&lgs.html
Extractions: The importance of language in human life and in determining the place of humans in the world is stressed in most past and present cultures on earth. In many religious traditions the spoken word is creative power. Ritual, as performed through language, is seen as a way of doing (and making) things right. For the Ancient Greeks, the logos was word, speech, discourse, and the principle that governs the order, and the orderly development, of the universe. Among peoples as different as the Dogon of Nigeria and the Navajo of the southern United States, elaborate theories of language exist that see language as the means through which the world is created, organized, classified, and beautified. Many religious traditions suggest that a diversity of languages (and cultures) is a good thing. In the Qur'an, the variety of linguistic expression among groups and individuals is seen as one sign of Allah's creative omnipotence, along with the creation of heaven and earth. As another example, according to the Acoma Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, the mother goddess Iatiku causes people to speak different languages so that it will not be as easy for them to quarrel. And it is even possible to suggest a different perspective on a widespread interpretation of the idea of Babel as a "curse". It is perhaps more accurate to see the divine intervention that brings about a multiplicity of languages as a way of curbing the arrogance and single-mindedness of monolingual empire buildersan arrogance that seems to be again on the rise.
BTM: Africa By Country notion of gay does not exist in the indigenous world The great astrologers of the dogon are gay Why is spiritual life of the Dagarat that her people have no http://www.mask.org.za/sections/AfricaPerCountry/burkina_faso/burkina_faso.html
Extractions: (Somé is a Dagara tribesman of Burkina Faso; east of Nigeria and north of Ghana): Now, gay people have children, because they are normal people. So to then limit gay people to simple sexual orientation is really the worst harm that can be done to a person....I think this is again victimization by a Christian establishment that is looking at a gay person as a disempowered person, a person who has lost his job from birth onward, and now society just wants to fire him out of life. This is not justice... What keeps a village together is a handful of "gays and lesbians", as they call them in the modern world. In my village, lesbians are called witches and gay men are known as gatekeepers. These are the only two secret societies. These are the only groups that will get together as a separate group and go out into the woods secretly to do whatever they do.
Essential Evolution Explained has revealed characteristic sequences among indigenous people who lived This dogon man, in Mali, West africa, probably And because people who are frozen stiff http://whyfiles.org/shorties/145polar_evol/
Extractions: Polar science Evolution Fast evolution Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic, Northwest Territories, Canada (excellent resource!). Photo: Mitochondria are found inside animal cells. They produce ATP a chemical that powers countless body processes and heat. Is this heat just a byproduct, or can it be a subject of evolution? How did people get accustomed to living near the poles? Just take it from a tropical person who's moved to Wisconsin: Making body heat is a big problem. For most of human history, staying warm was not just a matter of comfort, but of survival. Understanding the when, where and how of this adaptation is a critical issue for studying human migration, and now comes an answer, courtesy of work reported this week in Science by Douglas Wallace, a population geneticist at the University of California at Irvine. With his colleagues, Wallace has surveyed the genetics of a structure called the mitochondrion, which is found in all mammalian cells. For decades, scientists have known that this bitty organelle creates energy, in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is used to power almost everything the body does, whether it's remembering your mother's maiden name or rubbing your tummy while wiggling your ear.
African Art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 africathe regions richest (because of the peoples sedentary lifestyles) in indigenous art The figures of the dogon tribe of central Mali stress http://www.bartleby.com/65/af/Africana.html
Extractions: Select Search All Bartleby.com All Reference Columbia Encyclopedia World History Encyclopedia Cultural Literacy World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. Dictionary Roget's Thesauri Roget's II: Thesaurus Roget's Int'l Thesaurus Quotations Bartlett's Quotations Columbia Quotations Simpson's Quotations Respectfully Quoted English Usage Modern Usage American English Fowler's King's English Strunk's Style Mencken's Language Cambridge History The King James Bible Oxford Shakespeare Gray's Anatomy Farmer's Cookbook Post's Etiquette Bulfinch's Mythology Frazer's Golden Bough All Verse Anthologies Dickinson, E. Eliot, T.S. Frost, R. Hopkins, G.M. Keats, J. Lawrence, D.H. Masters, E.L. Sandburg, C. Sassoon, S. Whitman, W. Wordsworth, W. Yeats, W.B. All Nonfiction Harvard Classics American Essays Einstein's Relativity Grant, U.S. Roosevelt, T. Wells's History Presidential Inaugurals All Fiction Shelf of Fiction Ghost Stories Short Stories Shaw, G.B. Stein, G. Stevenson, R.L. Wells, H.G. Reference Columbia Encyclopedia PREVIOUS NEXT ... BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. African art art created by the peoples south of the Sahara.
American University Library - African Mediagraphy Northern Kenya, Sukor in Nigeria and the dogon of Mali. Namibia africa s last colony her country s vast mineral resources, while the indigenous people have been http://www.library.american.edu/subject/media/africa.html
Extractions: Feature Films and Fictional Short Africa . 1984. 4 videocassettes (114 min each). Gives a history of Africa from many locations showing life as it is today plus archival film and dramatized reconstructions of historical events. VHS 588-591 Africa: a history denied Lost civilizations . 1995. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.). Film looks at the extraordinary achievements of Africa's indigenous civilizations. Because Africa's white settlers couldn't believe that natives were responsible for the once great kingdoms of Great Zimbabwe and the Swahili Coast, these ancient cultures were credited to everyone from wandering Phoenicians to the Queen of Sheba. Now the place where human history began is being reclaimed from centuries of indifference by the descendants of those lost kingdoms and the glories of their accomplishments are being revealed. VHS 5178
PlanetLightworker - November 2002 Another tantalizing link is the dogon people of West africa. They are an indigenous people who have lived reclusively in Mali, south of the Sahara Desert, for http://www.planetlightworker.com/articles/joyleo/article1.htm
Extractions: Sirius is a blue Star. Its predominant color is blue-white. The Hopis called it the Blue Star Kachina. In the Hebrew tradition, this six-sided star is known as Star of David, or Seal of Solomon. The Hindus called it the Mark of Vishnu, one of whose manifestations is half man, half-fish. Both Krishnawho is an incarnation of Vishnuand Vishnu himself, are known for their illuminating blue color. In the Wisdom Teachings of the Great White Brotherhood, El Morya, Archangel Michael, to name just a couple, are masters of the Blue Ray. Surya, another name for the God of the Central Sun whose outpost of our galaxy is found in Sirius, is tinged with dazzling blue-white. So, are there connections here? The Nommos were aquatic gods. The BLUE that is the vibrational signature of Sirius is reflected in the depths of our oceans. As above, so below. The positioning of celestial bodies, and the energy they emanate, has a direct impact upon all the species that populate the thousands of stars and planets in the multiverse. Is this why people are inordinately drawn to the mysterious deep blue - the abyss which seems to hold so many secrets to our ancient origins, to the matrix of our past and future, and to the very meaning of Life itself?
Bicycle Africa Tours: Goals, Objective, Philosophy dogon village, Mali, West africa (cick to We enjoy leisurely interactions with people during visits supporting the decentralized, indigenous economy, including http://www.ibike.org/bikeafrica/africa.htm
Extractions: Bicycle Africa Program Philosophy Homepage Search Overview Programs ... Jobs BICYCLE AFRICA's people-to-people programs offer you the unique opportunity to discover a fascinating and diverse continent at a personal level. Most tourists see only congested capital cities, animals in game parks and other tourists on beaches. Bicycle travel removes the barriers between you, the land and its people. Join us to explore untouristed rural areas and experience the sights, sounds, tastes and vitality of African life in North South East West , and Central Africa. We enjoy leisurely interactions with people during visits to homes, schools and markets, and are generally awed by the hospitality and extraordinary landscapes. Learn of developments, and achievements, and the complexity and diversity of Africa that rarely come to the attention of the West. Specialists with a broad knowledge of Africa accompany each group. Topics range from art to zoology while local culture, ecology, economics, and history are also explored. You will return with hours of stories to tell from your first hand experiences. BICYCLE AFRICA offers both the resources and social opportunities of group travel and the flexibility to pursue individual interests. If you are new to African travel or bicycling, the program will build your self-confidence and self-sufficiency. You gain new insights and positive feelings about yourself and the world.
Center For Archaeoastronomy: A&E News Archive sky is the heritage of all peoples and each indigenous European, Arabic, American, and Polynesian astronomies have great detail Egypt and the dogon region of http://www.wam.umd.edu/~tlaloc/archastro/ae28.html
Extractions: by Jarita Holbrook, History Dept. UCLA Stellar Navigation: Stellar navigation is a method of using the stars to determine directions when traveling at night. During my field work in Tunisia, North Africa, I discovered that the fishermen of the Kerkennah Islands still used stellar navigation to reach their fisheries at night (Holbrook 1998). Since then I've unveiled several sites of stellar navigation all over Africa. A second site which I am researching is the Afar people in Eritrea (Holbrook 1998). During the struggle for independence which ended in 1993, the Afar where consulted to navigate troops at night. Other potential stellar navigation sites are in Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, and Madagascar. Most but not all of the sites as associated with ocean travel. Summary: My preliminary findings on African Astronomy reveals a continent rich in astronomical traditions. I have presented four of these traditions as separate from each other, but in fact they overlap in interesting and unexpected ways. Such as stars being named for their use in navigation or being named for the season which begins with their appearance. In addition to the four topics mentioned here there are several more focusing on the moon, the sun, the major planets, and the relationship between the stars and man. I continue to search the literature for mention of African astronomical traditions as well as taking trips to Africa to interview people about their astronomy.
Extractions: Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas Sotheby's Saturday, May 19, 2001, 10:15AM Sale 7659 By Carter B. Horsley This season Sotheby's has combined its Tribal Art, American Indian Art and Pre-Columbian Art auctions into one catalogue. The 87 lots of Oceanic Art start the auction at 10:15AM, Saturday, May 19, 2001, followed by 159 lots of the arts of Africa. The afternoon session, which starts at 2PM, will begin with 27 lots of American Indian Art, the smallest number in many seasons, followed by 148 lots of Pre-Columbian Art. While the sale recorded some good prices, only 75.66 percent of the 419 offered lots sold fora total of $6,767,745 including the buyer's premiums. Oceanic Art The Oceanic section of this auction has many fine works included a superb canoe prow, a fine canoe splash board, a wonderful dance paddle, an excellent gope board, a nice "pig killer," a fine ancestor plaque, and some good masks. Lot 38, canoe prow, 83 inches long, Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya The canoe prow, shown, above, Lot 38, comes from the Geelvink Bay in Irian Jaya and measures 83 inches in length and has a conservative estimate of $60,000 to $90,000. It sold for $55, 375 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in this article.
Ford Foundation Report met with a diviner among the dogon people of Mali is the subject of Cosmic africa, a documentary it explores several strains of the indigenous knowledge that http://www.fordfound.org/publications/ff_report/view_ff_report_detail.cfm?report
Salt Caravan Charity Trek - Photograph Page invites the fox to visit the sacred dogon markings. The indigenous people of the Sahara taxing the goods they helped to convey and raiding neighbouring peoples. http://www.atdexp.com/saltcaravantrek/charity_trek_salt_trek_photos.htm
Extractions: The Salt Caravan Charity Trek Get your own record of this epic journey If you order before the 31st July How to Order Simply send the expedition an email here, and let us know many prints you would like to; pre-order to take advantage of the presentation offer above. or how many prints you would like to order and we will send you payment details. Sample Images Wood carving on the back of a chair in a village of the mystical Dogon People of the Bandiagara Plateau; an area designated a World Heritage Site because of the richness and uniqueness of its culture. The Dogon have survived for centuries, withstanding constant slave raiding parties of the successive empires of Ghana, the Sonrai, the Mossi, the Sao, the Fulani, and the Muslims from the north. Consequently, the Dogon have evolved a keen sense of cultural preservation and an ability to withstand outside forces of change.' Head man and son sitting under the 'toguna' which consists of eight pillars supporting an eight-layered roof of millet stalks. The roofs are purposely built quite low so that no matter how heated to discussion becomes nobody can stand up and be aggressive!
Transcultural Psychiatry mental health of indigenous peoples, ethnocultural communities ethnopsychiatry (local and indigenous psychiatric theory and on healing among the dogon; James K http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/psychiatry/transcultural/tprr.html
Extractions: First published in 1956 as Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review, Transcultural Psychiatry is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, scientific journal of cultural psychiatry published by the , McGill University in conjunction with SAGE Publications (London). Transcultural Psychiatry provides a forum of communication for psychiatrists and other mental health practitioners as well as social scientists around the world concerned with the relationship between culture and mental health. The journal is committed to the most comprehensive coverage of the social and cultural determinants of psychopathology and psychosocial treatments of the entire range of mental and behavioural problems in individuals, families and communities. Transcultural Psychiatry publishes original research reports and comprehensive reviews relevant to cultural psychiatry and mental health including: social and cultural factors in the origin, course and treatment of psychiatric disorders mental health of indigenous peoples, ethnocultural communities, immigrants and refugees
Indigenous Americans - MXN was taught the religion of the dogon and given concepts of the Malian Moors of africa, the Olmecs is not the feelings concerning indigenous people, but more so http://www.minorityx.com/viewarticle.php?artId=148
Experience The Indigineous People And Places Of West Africa showcasing her photographs of West africa s vanishing cultures and indigenous people in their Mali, where she photographed the shamanistic dogon tribe http://www.forrelease.com/D20030418/nyf009.P2.04172003170029.07843.html
Extractions: Anything Computer/Electronics Multimedia/Online/Internet Consumer Electronics New York Nikon OLDER OLDHREF = document.getElementById("OLDID").href; NEWER NEWHREF = document.getElementById("NEWID").href; Experience the Indigineous People and Places of West Africa Renowned Travel Photographer Rosanne Pennella Uncovers the Beauty and Mystique of West Africa on NikonNet MELVILLE, N.Y., April 18 /PRNewswire/ This month, NikonNet (www.nikonnet.com), Nikon's leading photo-sharing and education website, will explore the work of Rosanne Pennella in its "On The Road Again" series, showcasing her photographs of West Africa's vanishing cultures and indigenous people in their natural habitat and surroundings. Rosanne Pennella will share her experiences and stories through the photographs she took in the challenging and remote settings of Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali. Starting in Benin, Pennella traveled north up the Niger River where she stopped in Burkina Faso and then Mali, where she photographed the shamanistic Dogon tribe. Her adventure ends near the well-known city of Timbuktu. Throughout the trip, Pennella used two Nikon N90s cameras as well as several Nikkor lenses to shoot all the action and life of African men and woman, their rituals, and the cultures they live in.
Extractions: The History and Mystery of Belly Dance This general style of female solo interpretive dance is known and appreciated all over the Arab world including Northern Africa. There is no formal choreography but instead a variety of characteristic movements with which to interpret the music and show mastery of the rhythm. In the villages of northern Africa, most women dance as a social activity, at weddings for example, in all-female groups. The character of this sensual dance style is different in the big cities; particularly in Egypt where the dance has reached its most highly developed form. Top dancers achieve the status of movie stars because of the prominence of the entertainment industry. Through discussion, slides and demonstration, Ms. Siegel, as "Habiba" will trace the long history of this dance. Attend this fascinating lecture and find out for yourself the skills needed for authentic belly dance. Ms. Barbara Siegel
Elderhostel : Program Detail to rock paintings, and observe indigenous mask dances the most impressive geological feature in West africa. are houses and granaries of the dogon people. http://www.elderhostel.org/programs/programdetail.asp?RowId=1+KS+55
Namibia Video Travel, DVD, For Great Adventure Trek to see Pygmies, the indigenous people of Congo s Ituri once notorious as the slave coast of africa. in Mali trekking through spectacular dogon country and http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Travel_Videos/Namibia_video_travel_dvd.htm
African Art And Culture indigenous teachings are derived from stories that they see as eternal dogon africa s People of the Cliffs Walter EA Van Beek, Stephenie Hollyman Photo Harry N http://www.inspiredplanet.com/books/bookstore.asp?section=afro
