21. Cross-cultural Parallels Thailand; Viet Nam; United States. indigenous peoples of africa (20). Aro; Asia; Bangwan; Baoule; Bini; Dagomba; Edo. Ewe; Ibo; igbo; Ijaw; Kalabari; Ndokki; Ngwa. Onitsha; http://www.cosmiccradle.com/cross-culturalparallels.html

All pages on this site conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommendations for XHTML transitional and CSS. Older browsers may not display pages on this site correctly. please upgrade your browser to view this site as intended. Cosmic Cradle Research Presentations Order ... Home The biblical Jacob witnessed the ladder between Heaven and Earth... angels escort souls from and to Heaven via this stairway. Cross-Cultural Parallels COSMIC CRADLE surveys hundreds of pre-conception stories - from ancient Himalayan caves and the wild Australian outback to contemporary Americana. We discover that the pre-conception pattern transcends time, space, and culture. Reports are found throughout philosophical, anthropological, and religious literature. Key Findings and Evidence originate from: Religious Traditions Ancient and Modern Cultures African Peoples Additional Indigenous Peoples ... Australian Aborigine Peoples Cosmic Cradle's global research creates a bridge between cultures: Jewish Kabbalah - When the child's soul image descends over the couple's nuptial bed, sexual intercourse leads to conception. Australian Aborigines - Every baby must be dreamed by its father before it comes into the world.

22. Teaching What We Don't Know and that finding out how to pronounce igbo names is by writers from areas such as africa and the was based on the genocide of the indigenous peoples. When I http://research.umbc.edu/~shattuck/teaching.html

Teaching What We Don't Know: Plotting the Boundaries of Our Ignorance There are parts of the map I will not show. There are places I will always keep secret. I will eat the tips of my fingers to keep them unknown and unvisited "Are you a priest or a soldier?" I ask, "I am neither a priest nor a soldier," you say. "I'm a mapmaker. A cosmographer." I ask if you can travel in all directions at one time. You say that is an impossibility. from "Wild Figs and Secret Places," by Gayl Jones Gayl Jones' long poem "Wild Figs and Secret Places" in her collection entitled The Hermit-Woman details the first meeting in Brazil of an indigenous shaman with a conquistador. The shaman is a woman cast out from her own community, while the conquistador is a mapmaker, survivor of a destroyed ship. The two communicate in the mapmaker's language, a possibility only because the shaman has learned the mapmaker's language from the Jesuits. The unknown and unvisited places the shaman keeps secret constitute the contested ground of both the poem and the colonial enterprise. The cartographer's mandate to make all places known battles the shaman's urgency to prevent the mapmaker from naming, knowing, mapping, and thus possessing the land. The epistemological differences between the two voices (the shaman assumes a type of movement or being the cartographer claims is impossible) indicate that the two know and experience the world in radically different ways. Their maps, or differing projections of the world, can never resemble each other, just as their names for these places reflect the shaman's and conquistador's opposing positions. The conquistador names his claim the "New World," a phrase the shaman ridicules in the following lines: "This is a New World to you / but to me? / Hah! / There aren't any secret places any more."

23. Shopping Resources - Indigenous People of Nigeria who reside in Cape Town, South africa. (http//www.ohanezendiigbo.org). works to preserve traditional cultures of indigenous peoples, empowering the http://directory.cybwell.ch/directory/389/389.htm

directory.cybwell.ch we are the best search engine directory.cybwell.ch HOME current search: Indigenous People last search: Similar Searches indigenous aboriginal people native people tribe ... indigenous people of canada Companies that offer products and services related to Indigenous People should be in our directory which currently contains more than 2 million listings. We do our best to deliver results at directory.cybwell.ch so you get the most relevant information available today in the DE for your search for Indigenous People. Top Society Ethnicity Indigenous People ... Aboriginal Connections - An Indigenous Peoples Web Directory A comprehensive web directory presenting categorized information to Canadian Aboriginal, Native American Indian and International Indigenous sites on the world wide web. (http://www.aboriginalconnections.com/) Aboriginal Links International A directory of Aboriginal links around the world. (http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborintl.htm#4)

24. Yoogoo - Your Best Archive Oha Neze Ndiigbo - A non-political association who reside in Cape Town, South africa. to preserve traditional cultures of indigenous peoples, empowering the http://www.yoogoo.com/Top/Society/Ethnicity/Indigenous_People

your personal directory of the internet. Top Society Ethnicity Canadian ... Aboriginal Connections - An Indigenous Peoples Web Directory - A comprehensive web directory presenting categorized information to Canadian Aboriginal, Native American Indian and International Indigenous sites on the world wide web. Aboriginal Links International - A directory of Aboriginal links around the world. Alaska Native Heritage Center - The Alaska Native Heritage Center is a gathering place that celebrates, perpetuates and shares Alaska Native culture, language, heritage and tradition. Center For World Indigenous Studies - An independent, non-profit organization; studies and promotes the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and their social, economic and political status. Fourth World Documentation Project online library; information on CWIS sponsored educational progr Dictionaries and Grammars of Indigenous Languages of Mexico - Organized by language family, in alphabetical order, this list includes other related books published by the Summer Institute of Linguistics or the Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Mexico). English/Spanish. GeoNative: native peoples and placenames - Place names of minority languages, native peoples and nations without state, which usually never appear in maps.

25. African Studies Publishers South africa s largest indigenous academic publisher. Also publishes an eleven volume encyclopedia, peoples of africa to 1910, igbo `Women s War of 1929, The http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/publish.html

Topics : Publishers Search: Countries Topics Africa Guide Suggest a Site ... Africa Home See also Journals South African Journals Book Dealers AcqWeb's Subject Directory of Publishers and Vendors A very good list of academic publishers. The e-mail directory seems more complete than the list of publishers by country http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/ Acton Publishers Kenya publisher of academic and specialized titles, such as African Christianity . Founded by Prof. J.N.K. Mugambi. Based in Nairobi, Kenya. [KF] http://www.acton.co.ke/ Adam Matthew Publications Microfilm publisher. Sells 19th and 20th century journals and archival collections for African studies and other areas. Has a search engine. http://www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk/ Examples - Africa Through Western Eyes . Part 1: Original Manuscripts from the Royal Commonwealth Society Library at Cambridge University Library Church Missionary Society Archive - See Section IV: Africa Missions From the Royal Commonwealth Society in Cambridge University Library Part 1: The Colour Question in Imperial Policy, 1836-1930)

26. Africa Untold Radio Series Teacher's Guide Some of the Yoruba, igbo, and Fon of West cases, Africans have continued to practice indigenous religious, while might be practiced and many peoples might have http://www.ohiou.edu/african/PROJECTS/UNTOLDTG.HTM

Africa Untold A Teacher's Guide By O. Patricia Cambridge, Ph.D. Assistant Professor E. W. Scripps School of Journalism Ohio Univeristy Athens, OH 45701 cambrido@ohio.edu Introduction The radio series Africa Untold is designed to provide a better understanding of the African continent and its people. The series is produced by African Studies in the Center For International Studies at Ohio University with funding from United States Department of Education. Africa Untold contains six 10-minute episodes: "Africa: The Beginning," "Religion," "Women and Children," "Politics and Economics," "Kinship," and "The African Man." News coverage of Africa often focuses on wars, health crises, environmental disasters, and military coups. This series gives a more complete picture of the continent, which has several climatic regions and is home to many nations, cultures, ethnicities, and languages. This Teacher's Guide is a resource with background information for each episode and a list of references that teachers and students can use to learn more about Africa. Africa: The Beginning Africa. The name conjures up so many images. For some, it's adventure, safaris, jungle, desert, music, dance. For others it is war or famine. It may even be South Africa or Nelson Mandela or the motherland, the ancestral home of black peoples around the world. Yet for others it is the dark continent - the unknown. Obviously, none of these images by itself completely defines Africa. These incomplete images actually distort the continent.

27. Internet Links To Africa Story, Memory and Continuity of igbo Culture The mathematical concepts embedded in indigenous cultures and global influence of africa s peoples and cultures http://sparta.rice.edu/~maryc/Africa.html

Peoples of Africa This page is designed for use of student in ANTH 3537/5537 Peoples of Africa to explore Africa on the net. I am continuing to update it as I discover new and interesting sites. Notices Check out Ellen Chamberlain's, Bare Bones 101: A Basic Tutorial on Searching the Web . Ellen is the head librarian at the University of South Carolina at Beaufort. Students are invited to attend the Conference of the National Asssocations of African American Studies, Hispanic and Latino Studies, Native Amercian Studies and the International Association of Asian Studies Student Presentations East African Witchcraft , Mary Cubberly Chinua Achebe, Mary Cubberly Photographs Smithsonian Museum African Art Hats Off! Exhibit of Personal Headgear Chinua Achebe Overivew from Brown University Ibo culture link , explains osu concept Nchetaka : The Story, Memory and Continuity of Igbo Culture The 1994 Ahiajoku Lecture by Prof. Emmanuel Obiechinna The 'Caste System' in Nigeria , Democratization and Culture: Socio-political and Civil Rights implications Ethnography Studies and Research Materials Africa Focus : Sights and Sonds of a Continuent from the University of Wisconsin at Madison OLATS/Virtual Africa . Multicultural and interdisciplinary project focused on the cultural and scientific contexts of water. African Mathematics .Ethnomathematics discovers the mathematical concepts embedded in indigenous cultures. Learn about math in pre-colonial Nigeria, play mancala online, discover the principles of geometry forund in African art and more.

28. MOST Ethno-Net Publication: Anthropology Of Africa 199217) noted that the incorporation of the various indigenous African peoples into modern The Ibibio union was formed in 1928, the igbo state Union http://www.ethnonet-africa.org/pubs/p95modo.htm

MOST ETHNO-NET AFRICA PUBLICATIONS Anthropology of Africa and the Challenges of the Third Millennium - Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts, PAAA / APA, 1999 An Anthropologist’s View of Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts in Africa I.V.O. Modo Department of Social Anthropology/Sociology National University of Lesotho P.O. Roma 180 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Ethnicity denotes an extreme consciousness of and loyalty to a particular linguistic and cultural group unidentified with any other group (Udoh 1998:38). Such groups usually possess myth of origin, traceable to an epical ancestor or ancestress. With a strong ruling house such ethnic groups like the Yoruba, Edo, Fante were able to organize themselves into Empire or Kingdoms, conquering and incorporating other lesser ethnic groups as vassals. With the coming of colonial masters, treaties were signed with such kingdoms wherever they existed; especially during the 17th and 18th centuries (Bradbury et al 1965; Igbafe 1972). Origin of ethnicity in Africa Ethnicity in post-colonial Africa is principally a response to the new social structure the indigenous people found themselves in during the colonial era and at independence. The cultural upbringing is seriously at variance with the social processes of the modern era. Bohannan (1957) speaks of the philosophy of limited good among the Tiv of Nigeria. All goods are communally owned and so the possession of a good by one person is the loss of that good by another. This concept is applicable to every tribe in most circumstances. Ethnic discrimination has its root in the favouritism shown to kin group members as could be seen from the principle of segmentary opposition among the Tiv of Nigeria (Bohannan 1969) or Nuer of Southern Sudan (Evans-Pritchard 1940).

29. [Starosciak Art Books] Books On Art, Architecture, Fashion, Decorative & Textile of the largest collection of igbo art objects Louis Paudrat ART DANCE RITUAL OF africa , Pantheon , 1978 Covers the crafts of the indigenous peoples of the http://www.artbooks-ltd.com/artbooks.cgi/scan/sf=keyword2/st=sql/se=indigenous/t

BROWSE OUR BOOKS BY CATEGORY SEARCH BY AUTHOR-TITLE-KEYWORD Purchase Terms Site Map ... Security Orders placed on our site are fully encrypted with SSL technology. Matches 1-50 of 85 found. Next Return to the search page. Dewet, William J. SLEEPING BEAUTIES: THE JEROME L. JOSS COLLECTION OF AFRICAN HEADRESTS AT UCLA Book ID#: J9811 Price: 27 Add to cart More indigenous (Africa) Afrika Museum, Nederland POPPEN SPEL EN RITUEEL : DOLLS FOR PLAY AND RITUAL Book ID#: J10369 Price: 26 Add to cart More indigenous (ceramics) Peterson, Susan LUCY M. LEWIS AMERICAN INDIAN POTTER Book ID#: J10377 Price: 111 Add to cart More indigenous (Mexican Masks) Juárez Cao Romero, Alexis CATOLICISMO POPULAR Y FIESTA: SISTEMA FESTIVO Y VIDA RELIGIOSA DE UN PUEBLO INDIGENA DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA Book ID#: J10400 Price: 30 Add to cart More indigenous (Africa) Dagan, Esther A. MAN AND HIS VISION. THE TRADITIONAL WOOD SCULPTURE OF BURKINA FASO / L'HOMME ET SA DE LA VISION NATURE. LA SCULPTURE TRADITIONNELLE SUR BOIS DU BURKINA-FASO Book ID#: J9224 Price: 49 Add to cart More indigenous (Africa) Dagan, Esther A.

30. World Cultures Trailblazer country; Name of people group (eg igbo, Pushtuns Note Native Planeta site about indigenous peoples http//www africa Focus Sights and Sounds of a Continent-good http://www.lc.cc.il.us/libweb.nsf/Pages/world

World Cultures Dewey Decimal Call Numbers 306 (for general sources on culture), other call numbers vary depending on the aspect of culture being covered Keywords/Subject Headings to use for Finding Books Keywords name of country name of people group or segment of population ( e.g. Dalits, Inuit, Maori, women) name of religious group or religion ( e.g. Sunni muslims, Buddhism, Hinduism culture, customs, social life, rites name of ceremony, event, or concept ( e.g. marriage, death, music, cooking, dress, costume Subject Headings Name of country Name of people group ( e.g. Igbo, Pushtuns Note: some time archaic terms are also used for subject headings e.g. use "Eskimos" in addition to "Inuit." Country nameSocial life and customs ( e.g. IndiaSocial life and customs Country nameReligion ( e.g. JapanReligion WomenCountry name ( e.g. WomenGreat Britain MarriageCountry name ( e.g. MarriageChina MusicCountry name ( e.g. MusicEgypt Funeral rites and ceremoniesCountry name ( Funeral rites and ceremoniesMexico Cookery, Name of people e.g. Cookery, Indic; Cookery, Chinese; Cookery, Kenyan

31. CHC Digital: Online Resources For Cuban And Cuban American Studies (1993) El Monte igbo Finda, Ewe In Enigmatic powers syncretism with african and indigenous peoples; pp. Face of the gods art and altars of africa and the http://digital.library.miami.edu/chcdigital/pozo/pozo_bib.html

Further Reading: Anyone who is new to the field of Santería and the orichas and would like to learn more may refer to the following bibliography of the most authoritative works. Bascom, William R. (1980) Sixteen cowries: Yoruba divination from Africa to the New World Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Brandon, George. (1993) Santeria from Africa to the New World: the dead sell memories. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Brown, David H. (1993) "Thrones of the orichas: Afro-Cuban altars in New Jersey, New York, and Havana." African Arts 26(4): 44-59. Cabrera, Lydia. (1993) El Monte: Igbo Finda, Ewe oricha, Vititi Nfinda: notas sobre las religiones, la magia, las supersticiones y el folklore de los negros criollos y el pueblo de Cuba La Habana: Letras Cubanas. _ (1996) Yemayá y Ochún, kariocha, iyalorichas y olorichas. Miami: Ediciones Universal. Castellanos, Isabel (1996) "From Ulkumí to Lucumí: a historical Overview of religious acculturation in Cuba." In: Santeria: Aesthetics in contemporary Latin American art; pp. 39-50 Arthur Lindsay, ed. Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press.

32. Genocide Of The Mind: New Native American Writing its appropriate to use the term Indian, Native American, or indigenous people. on what is supposed to be your peoples sacred home I am igbo from west africa. http://www.health-books-web.com/Genocide_of_the_Mind_New_Native_American_Writing

Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing by Authors: Marijo Moore , Vine, Jr. Deloria Released: October, 2003 ISBN: 1560255110 Paperback Sales Rank: List price: Our price: You save: Book > Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing > Customer Reviews: Average Customer Rating: Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing > Customer Review #1: Genocide of the Mind: New Native American Writing I really appreciate the fact that this book was written from the american indian perspective. This perspective is highly undervalued in historically white supremacist america. I got to read from people from different tribal nationhoods and different ages and stages of life. Part 5 "Who We Are and Who We Are Not" was particularly amazing. I liked Paula Gunn Allens (Laguna/Metis) piece, "Indians, Solipsisms, and Archetypal Holocausts" and the surreal poetry and writing of Carter Revard (Osage father) "Postcolonial Hyperbaggage: A Few Poems of Resistance and Survival" Each section of the book is educational and culturally enriching. I love the cover design. Im glad I read this book. I highly recommend it!

33. African Studies - Art And Archaeology of illustrated short essays on indigenous sculptural arts Benin, Fulani/Fulbe, Great Zimbabwe, Ife, igboUkwu, Nok research among the Sherbro peoples of Sierra http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/AfArt.html

African Studies Internet Resources African Studies Email: africa @libraries.cul.columbia.edu African Studies Internet Resources home WWW Virtual Library ... Department home Art and Archaeology of Africa A-Afri Afro Art B ... Adire African Textiles (Dr. Duncan Clarke, London, UK) A commercial site that contains useful information on the history and manufacturing techniques of adire cloth and other textiles of western Nigeria; plus links. Africa Forum (H-Africa, H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.) "Photography and colonial vision," by Paul S. Landau (May 19, 1999, Dept. of History, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut) Excerpt from "The visual image in Africa: an introduction" in Images and empires: visuality in colonial and post-colonial Africa, ed. by Paul S. Landau and Deborah Kaspin. The full text article reprinted from History in Africa. 22 (1995): 369-408. H-Africa Africa Forum Home Page H-Africa Network Home Page Africa Reparations Movement (UK) Campaign for Return of the Benin Bronzes (via ARC Net Ltd., UK) Note : this site has not been updated since 2002.

34. MSN Encarta - Africa majority of its inhabitants are of indigenous origin. mix; the same holds for the igbo and Hausa African people identify themselves, or have been identified by http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572628_7/Africa.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: logoImg('http://sc.msn.com'); Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade to Encarta Premium Search Encarta Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Send us feedback Related Items African Art and Architecture African Languages more... Magazines Search the Encarta Magazine Center for magazine and news articles about this topic Further Reading Editors' Picks Africa News Search MSNBC for news about Africa Internet Search Search Encarta about Africa Search MSN for Web sites about Africa Also on Encarta Editor's picks: Good books about Iraq Compare top online degrees What's so funny? The history of humor Also on MSN Summer shopping: From grills to home decor D-Day remembered on Discovery Switch to MSN in 3 easy steps Our Partners Capella University: Online degrees LearnitToday: Computer courses CollegeBound Network: ReadySetGo Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Encyclopedia Article from Encarta Advertisement document.write(''); Page 7 of 18 Africa Multimedia 159 items Dynamic Map View map of Africa Article Outline Introduction Natural Environment People of Africa Economy ... History G Human Impact on Vegetation Little of Africa’s vegetation is natural in the sense of being virtually unaltered by humans. Areas near settlements bear the particular marks of human impact: People plant trees for fruit, shade, and other uses; preserve beneficial wild species; and selectively clear less desired vegetation.

35. Bibliography Of Indigenous Knowledge And Institutions Resource Values on indigenous peoples Are Nonmarket Valuation Agricultural Water Management in East africa." african Affairs The Rights of indigenous peoples in InterGovernmental http://www.indiana.edu/~workshop/wsl/indigbib.html

WORKSHOP RESEARCH LIBRARY Indigenous Knowledge and Institutions (2100 citations) Compiled by Charlotte Hess November 21, 2001 Abay, Fetien, Mitiku Haile, and Ann Waters-Bayer 1999. "Dynamics in IK: Innovation in Land Husbandry in Ethiopia." Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor Abbink, John. 1993. "Ethnic Conflict in the 'Tribal Zone': the Dizi and Suri in Southern Sudan." The Journal of Modern African Studies Acharya, Bipin Kumar. 1994. "Nature Cure and Indigenous Healing Practices in Nepal: A Medical Anthropological Perspective." In Anthropology of Nepal: Peoples, Problems, and Processes . M. Allen, ed. Kathmandu, Nepal: Mandala Book Point. Acheson, James M. 1994. "Transaction Costs and Business Strategies in a Mexican Indian Pueblo." In Anthropology and Institutional Economics . J. Acheson, ed. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. (Monographs in Economic Anthropology, no. 12). Acheson, James M. 1990. "The Management of Common Property in a Mexican Indian Pueblo." Presented at "Designing Sustainability on the Commons," the first annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, Duke University, Durham, NC, September 27-30, 1990. Acres, B. D. 1984. "Local Farmers' Experience of Soils Combined with Reconnaissance Soil Survey for Land Use Planning: An Example from Tanzania."

36. MSN Encarta - Africa In Nigeria, Yoruba, igbo, and Hausa compete, sometimes In many countries, adherents to indigenous belief systems Subsequently, Jewish people may have converted http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761572628_8/Africa.html

MSN Home My MSN Hotmail Shopping ... Money Web Search: logoImg('http://sc.msn.com'); Encarta Subscriber Sign In Help Home ... Upgrade to Encarta Premium Search Encarta Tasks Find in this article Print Preview Send us feedback Related Items African Art and Architecture African Languages more... Magazines Search the Encarta Magazine Center for magazine and news articles about this topic Further Reading Editors' Picks Africa News Search MSNBC for news about Africa Internet Search Search Encarta about Africa Search MSN for Web sites about Africa Also on Encarta Editor's picks: Good books about Iraq Compare top online degrees What's so funny? The history of humor Also on MSN Summer shopping: From grills to home decor D-Day remembered on Discovery Switch to MSN in 3 easy steps Our Partners Capella University: Online degrees LearnitToday: Computer courses CollegeBound Network: ReadySetGo Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Encyclopedia Article from Encarta Advertisement document.write(''); Page 8 of 18 Africa Multimedia 159 items Dynamic Map View map of Africa Article Outline Introduction Natural Environment People of Africa Economy ... History B African Languages The number of distinctive languages spoken in Africa is open to debate. Some experts put the number at around 2,000, while others count more than 3,000. Virtually all of these languages originated in Africa. The most widely spoken indigenous African language is Swahili, spoken by nearly 50 million Africans, followed by Hausa and Yoruba, each with more than 20 million speakers. Several languages have only a few thousand speakers. Scholars generally recognize four African language families: Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan, and Khoisan.

37. Africa Indigenous People Resources Bangwa africa, african Anthropology General Resources. By peoples http://www.archaeolink.com/africa_indigenous_people_resourc.htm

Bangwa Home Africa, African Anthropology General Resources By peoples Akan Akuapem Akye Anyi ... Zulu ArtWorld AFRICA -Bangwa "The Bangwa occupy a mountainous and part forested countryside west of the Bamileke in south-eastern Cameroon, near the headwaters of the Cross River. They comprise nine chiefdoms. People live in separate family compounds, sometimes with large meeting houses where visitors may be received." - From University of Durham - http://artworld.uea.ac.uk/teaching_modules/africa/cultural_groups_by_country/bangwa/welcome.html Bangwa People "Authority among the Bangwa was traditionally instituted as part of the Bamileke political complex. Like most of the western Grasslands people, Babanki political authority is vested in a village chief, who is supported by a council of elders, and is called Fon." You will find material related to Bangwa history, culture, arts, political structure and more. - From University of Iowa - http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/Bangwa.html

38. ClassicNotes: About Things Fall Apart the Christian religion had brought to the igbo people. Drawing on indigenous Nigerian oral traditions, this movement into our perception of africa that the http://www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/things/about.html

Member login: Username Password Cancel Membership Tell a Friend! Enter e-mail address: Search GradeSaver dictionary thesaurus Hosted by pair Networks Buy the book ClassicNote on Things Fall Apart About Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe's college work sharpened his interest in indigenous Nigerian cultures. He had grown up in Ogidi, a large village in Nigeria. His father taught at the missionary school, and Achebe witnessed firsthand the complex mix of benefit and catastrophe that the Christian religion had brought to the Igbo people. In the 1950s, an exciting new literary movement grew in strength. Drawing on indigenous Nigerian oral traditions, this movement enriched European literary forms in hopes of creating a new literature, in English but unmistakably African. Published in 1958, Things Fall Apart is one of the masterpieces of 20th century African fiction. Things Fall Apart is set in the 1890s, during the coming of the white man to Nigeria. In part, the novel is a response and antidote to a large tradition of European literature in which Africans are depicted as primitive and mindless savages. The attitudes present in colonial literature are so ingrained into our perception of Africa that the District Commissioner, who appears at the end of the novel, strikes a chord of familiarity with most readers. He is arrogant, dismissive of African "savages," and totally ignorant of the complexity and richness of Igbo life. Yet his attitude echoes so much of the depiction of Africa; this attitude, following Achebe's depiction of the Igbo, seems hollow and savage.

39. Joshua Project - Peoples By Country Profiles Language. Primary Language igbo. indigenous Fellowship of 100 Other Progress Indicators *, Agency Progress Indicator (API) Level 5 People with mission sending http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=103963&rog3=CM

40. African Art On The Internet An annotated guide resources on african art. story architecture, Islam and indigenous african cultures, Shawabtis and 20 major peoples" from West and Central africa. Include masks of the http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/art.html

Topics : African Art Search: Countries Topics Africa Guide Suggest a Site ... Africa Home See also: South African Art Photographs 13th Triennial Symposium on African Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 31 March - 3 April 2004, African Art: Roots and Routes Click on African Art Triennial . Sponsored by the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA ). Events will take place at Harvard University in Cambridge, Ma. as well as at the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Ma. and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~du_bois/ Addis Art - Nouveau Art from Ethiopia Artists include Shiferaw Girma and Lulseged Retta. Photographs of each artist's work, a biography, and video. Founded by Mesai Haileleul. [KF] http://www.addis-art.com/ Adire African Textiles - Duncan Clarke History, background, and photographs of adire, adinkra, kente, bogolan, Yoruba aso-oke, akwete, ewe, kuba, and nupe textiles. The symbolism of images is often provided. One can purchase textiles as well. Clarke's Ph.D. dissertation (School of Oriental and African Studies) is on Yoruba men's weaving. Based in London. http://www.adire.clara.net Afewerk Tekle "Ethiopia’s leading artist." Biography, his paintings, sculptures, mosaics, murals, art in the artist's home. Afewerk created the stained-glass windows at the entrance of Africa Hall, headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. "In 1964, he became the first winner of the Haile Selassie I prize for Fine Arts." "In 2000, he was one of the few chosen World Laureates by the council of the ABI on the occasion of the 27th International Millennium Congress on the Arts and Communication in Washington DC." He painted Kwame Nkrumah's portrait and was awarded the American Golden Academy Award and the Cambridge Order of Excellence England. Prints of his work may be purchased online. http://www.afewerktekle.org

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