Extractions: note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39.7% (male 2,517,608; female 2,471,342)
Owl Tales From Africa - Owls In Lore And Culture, Appendix 2 southern africa, mostly in South africa, Zimbabwe, and locals of Zulu, Ndebele, shona, and Balozi in western Zimbabwe, the local indigenous people there (shonas http://www.owlpages.com/articles/lore_culture/owls_in_lore_8.html
Extractions: by Bruce G. Marcot http://www.spiritone.com/~brucem/owlloreafrica.htm 1 August 2000 I recently returned from 3+ weeks in southern Africa, mostly in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the Caprivi Strip of Namibia (also corners of Botswana and Zambia). I camped out and stayed in a wide variety of habitats and locations from the coast, along the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers, in thornveld woodland, and on a river island in the Zambezi marshlands. I spent time with some of the locals of Zulu, Ndebele, Shona, and Balozi tribes, and asked them about their local owl lore. The answers, across all these sites and cultures, was consistent with what my co-authors and I had presented in our paper on Owls in Lore and Culture In general, owls are viewed as harbingers of bad luck, ill health, or death. Some examples: According to Gavin Robinson, the (white) director of a game and ostrich farm north of Bulawayo ("The Cawston Block") in western Zimbabwe, the local indigenous people there (Shonas, I believe) view Ground Hornbills and owls as evil or as portending death. If an owl lands on your house, it is believed that ill luck, or illness per se, will follow. This is especially believed of the Common Barn Owl (called "Screech Owl" there) because of its commensal association with humans and houses. The witch doctors take owls and use their talons and beaks for medicines which help them harm other people - very powerful medicine.
AFRICA - Teacher Tools: African Culture Lesson Plan Activity Five indigenous Religions In this lesson students what they have learned about shona burial traditions then go to that region s people section, there http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/tools/culture/activities2.html
Towards A New Type Of ethnographic Museum In Africa from being potential tourist attractions, the shona Village at isolates the majority of the indigenous people from enjoying in many museums in africa have by http://museumsnett.no/icme/icme2002/makuvaza.html
Extractions: Introduction Museums in Africa and in Zimbabwe in particular share a common heritage in their history as national institutions. They are by products of the colonial era and essentially 20 th Socio-historical factors: the concept and development of theme parks in Zimbabwe The origin of museums in Africa in general and in Zimbabwe in particular was a western concept as seen from the obsession in seeking to conserve material culture at the detriment of the intangible heritage. Museums in many African states are therefore late 19 th and 20 th The local people were not consulted for their interests since it was by then necessary to sideline them for museums were not meant to serve them. The confiscated objects were stripped of their value and were displayed in places were they could not be accessed by their creators (Konare 1983). For example, the traditional colonial type of museums in Zimbabwe, South Africa and Zambia are situated in urban areas, which are not within the reach by the bulk of rural dwellers. This isolates the majority of the indigenous people from enjoying their culture. Many of the displays during and after colonialism, in many museums in Africa have by and large remained eurocentric in nature with a strong concentration on white settler material culture. Displays in cultural history museums in South Africa for example, were dominated by the white settler colonial history especially those associated with Afrikaner nationalist ideology and history (Dominy 2000). Pwiti (1997) notes that postcolonial Zimbabwean museums still remain colonial and target foreign tourists. As recently as 1994, for example, the Harare Museum of Human Sciences still had poor ethnographic collections, unsystematic and incomplete cataloguing while the Mutare Museum had ethnographic displays that had not been altered since 1962 (Ucko 1994).
Unisa Online - Frontiers Of African Christianity Churches (AICs) in South africa, Zimbabwe and important contributions come from indigenous church leaders prophetic solidarity with the shona people before and http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=13519
MSN Encarta - Africa is wracked by hostility between shona and Ndebele In many countries, adherents to indigenous belief systems make Subsequently, Jewish people may have converted http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572628_8/Africa.html
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Africa Luvale, Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages. Zimbabwe. Harare. English, shona, Sindebele. 54 countries, over 1000 languages, 797 million people. http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/africa.html
Extractions: Speaking Countries) Last updated domingo 21 abril, 2002 19:12 [back to the top] Thanks to Mooney's Mini Flags Country Capital Language Botswana Gaborone English, Setswana Cameroon Yaonde English, French + 24 major African language groups The Gambia Banjul English, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars Ghana Accra English, African languages (including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga) Kenya Nairobi English , Kiswahili , numerous indigenous languages
SDNHM Shona: About The People The shona and their ancestors have lived and died on the land of Southeastern africa for more than 1000 years. They are Zimbabwe s largest indigenous group. http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/shona/people.html
Extractions: The Shona and their ancestors have lived and died on the land of Southeastern Africa for more than 1000 years. They are Zimbabwe's largest indigenous group. Primarily peaceful farmers, they have struggled with political oppression, armed invaders, disease and drought. In order to cope with these challenges the Shona developed intricate social customs and beliefs that supported their desire to live together and thrive. While farming their land, individuals would on occasion find and save pieces of serpentine stone that they would later carve into intricate shapes and designs. The Shona believe that everything on earth contains a spirit, including the rock indigenous to their country. They believe that it is this spirit in the stone that speaks to the artist, who then listens, and works to set the spirit free. Edronce Rukodzi releases the joyful spirit of "My Good Family."
Operation World - Detailed Information Urbanites 27%. peoples. Over 42 peoples. indigenous 90.9%. shona 70.5%. 9 major peoples speaking related dialects and numbering 8.2 mill. Nguni 14%. http://www.gmi.org/ow/country/zimo/owtext.html
Extractions: Zimbabwe Republic of Zimbabwe December 8-9 Africa Quick Find Home About Us Authors Calendar CD Developer CD-ROM Contact Information Errata Web Links Factbook FAQ Feedback GMI Maps OM Literature One Hundred Days Operation World book Other Languages Overhead Transparencies OW Team Paternoster Permissions Policy Pray Today Prayer Resources Publisher Technical Support Technical Specifications Updates Wall Map Web Developer Window on the World Home Pray Today Summary Religion ... Tech Support click to enlarge Area 390,759 sq.km. Landlocked state in south-central Africa. Population Ann.Gr. Density 30 per sq. km. 33 per sq. km. 39 per sq. km. These UN-projected figures do not allow enough for the death rate due to AIDS. The possible 2025 population may be around 9 million. Capital Harare 2,300,000. Other major cities: Bulawayo 800,000, Gweru 130,000, Mutare 124,000. Urbanites Over 42 peoples. Indigenous Shona 70.5%. 9 major peoples speaking related dialects and numbering 8.2 mill. Nguni 14%. Ndebele 1.55m; Kalanga 196,000 (a Shona group being absorbed by Ndebele). Other 6.4%. Tswana-Sotho 210,000; Shangaan-Tsonga 143,000; Tonga 137,000; Kunda 134,000; Venda 114,000.
Map & Graph: Africa:Countries By People: Ethnic Groups Zimbabwe, African 98% (shona 82%, Ndebele 14 US who had been slaves), Congo People 2.5% (descendants Mozambique, indigenous tribal groups 99.66% (Shangaan, Chokwe http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_eth_gro/AFR
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Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition The White Man's Burden is a view of the world used to justify imperialism Imperialism is the acquisition and maintenance of empires, through direct territorial control or through indirect methods of exerting control on the politics and/or economy of other countries. The term is used by some to describe the policy of a country in maintaining colonies and dominance over distant lands, regardless of whether the country calls itself an empire.
Disability.Dk africa under the British South africa Company and The British settlers found two main indigenous groups in they settled in namely the Ndebele and shona people. http://www.disability.dk/site/viewdoc.php?doc_id=306
Africa the first language of most people is one Nyanja, Tonga, and about 70 other indigenous languages, Zimbabwe, English (official), shona, Sindebele (the language of http://www.ethiotrans.com/africa.htm
Extractions: ALRC County Flag Language Support Algeria Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects Yes Angola Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages Yes Benin French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) Yes Botswana English (official), Setswana Yes Burkina Faso French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population Yes Burundi Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Yes Cameroon 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) Yes Central African Republic French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili Yes Chad French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects Yes Congo, Democratic Republic of the
The Land Issue Zimbabwe, do the Tonga and other groups including the shona, Ndebele, those The Rights of Indigeous peoples in Conflict with indigenous Wildlife; R http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/zimbabwe/politics/land1.html
Leap Of Faith Review Many of africa s black leaders were to widely, studying the dance of indigenous people, especially in shona has created dances with tribespeople, parishioners http://www.ocbooks.co.nz/Reviews/leap.htm
Extractions: OC Books Reviews Vol 1 No 5 October 1997 Leap of Faith My Dance Through Life by Shona Dunlop MacTavish This remarkable biography is love story, travel book, dance quest and generous testament of faith. It documents the resilience of the human spirit..... N Z Listener Born Shona Dunlop, the daughter of a theologian and grand-daughter of a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand, Shona MacTavish has led an extraordinary life. Throughout her life run two threads: her love of dance and her strong faith, both of which have sustained and enriched her. Following extensive travels in Europe with her family while still a school girl, Shona studied expressive dance in Vienna for two years with well-known dancer and choreographer, Gertrud Bodenwieser, escaping to South America at the time of the Anschluss with members of the Bodenwieser dance company, many of whom were Jewish. A return to New Zealand and the setting up of a modern dance company in Sydney followed. A new phase in Shona's life began when, after a whirlwind courtship of five weeks, she met and married Donald MacTavish, a Canadian missionary. The couple set out for China only to be caught up in the ructions of the Communist revolution. Their missionary work thwarted, Donald and Shona escaped on the last plane out of China. They sailed to South Africa where Donald was called tobe Chaplain to the Church of Scotland's Lovedale Missionary Institute, the oldest in Africa. Many of Africa's black leaders were to acknowledge their indebtedness to religious educational institutes such as Lovedale. Nelson Mandela writes: "I saw virtually all the achievements of Africans seemed to have come about through the missionary work of the church."
Wauu.DE: Shopping: Ethnic And Regional: African: Southern made by the indigenous people of Southern africa. http//www.africaingear.co.za/. Art of africa Importer and retailer of stone carvings, shona sculpture, wood http://www.wauu.de/Shopping/Ethnic_and_Regional/African/Southern/
Extractions: Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 38.68% (male 2,223,332; female 2,172,479)
Arts, Visual Arts: Native And Tribal Site promoting the artisans producing indigenous art forms Sculptures of Zimbabwe Gallery of shona stone sculpture items made by tribal peoples, usually with http://www.combose.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Native_and_Tribal/
Extractions: Top Arts Visual Arts Native and Tribal ... Rugs and Textiles Related links of interest: Regional:Oceania:Arts and Entertainment Society:Ethnicity:Indigenous People Aboriginals: Art of the First Person - Gallery of tribal art from West and Central Africa, Australia, and the Americas. - A centralized source of information about dealers and experts in tribal arts in the Los Angeles area. Berna Tribal Arts and Antiquities - Denise and Beppe Berna, dealers in Bologna, Italy. Site is in English and Italian. Brightpath - Tribal arts and antiques from Africa, Asia, Pre-Columbian and Oceanic cultures. Douglas Dawson Gallery - Non-Western art, including textiles, sculpture and vessels, ceramics, and furniture. Frequent on-line exhibitions. Ethno-Textil Galerie - Tribal and ethnic textiles from Afrcia, Asia and the Americas. In German and English Ethnographic.com - Mostly a series of collections of links to web sites with ethnographic content. The categories include ethnographic art dealers, museums, music, and books. Folk Art International - Dealer in tribal arts and antiquities, with many images and some cultural background on objects.
