Profile - Nigeria members than almost any of africas other major languages include Fulfulde, Kanuri,ibibio, Tiv, Efik In the south, indigenous peoples produced their own art http://www.inadev.org/profile_-_nigeria.htm
Extractions: Nigeria , republic in western Africa, bounded by Cameroon to the east, Chad to the northeast, Niger to the north, Benin to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Until 1991, the capital was the largest city, Lagos, on the southwestern coast; at that time, the new city of Abuja, in the countrys interior, became capital. Nigeria has a federal form of government and is divided into 36 states and a federal capital territory. The country's official name is the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Nigeria covers an area of 923,768 sq km (356,669 sq mi). At its widest, it measures about 1,200 km (about 750 mi) from east to west and about 1,050 km (about 650 mi) from north to south. The countrys topography ranges from lowlands along the coast and in the lower Niger Valley to high plateaus in the north and mountains along the eastern border. Much of the country is laced with productive rivers. The Nigerian ecology varies from tropical forest in the south to dry savanna in the far north, yielding a diverse mix of plant and animal life. Human population and development pose serious threats to both the ecological and the human environment. A Topographic Regions The broad, mostly level valleys of the Niger and Benue rivers form Nigerias largest physical region. The Niger enters the country from the northwest, the Benue from the northeast; they join at the city of Lokoja in the south central region and continue south, where they empty into the Atlantic at the Niger Delta. Together, they form the shape of a
MOTHERLAND NIGERIA: PEOPLES (by Boomie O.) People and Culture, in Nigeria peoples. SITE AWARDS. JOBS IN NIGERIA BEYOND NATIONAL PLEDGE. MOTTO. peoples. POPULATION. RELIGION. CHRISTIANITY IFA The indigenous Faith of africa. Yoruba Nigerian Galleria http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/people.html
Ethnicity In Nigeria They do maintain an indigenous home, however the belt ethnic minority groups,which include such peoples as the Tiv in the north, the Efik/ibibio, the Ejaw http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/nigeria/ethnicity.html
Extractions: The ethnicity of Nigeria is so varied that there is no definition of a Nigerian beyond that of someone who lives within the borders of the country (Ukpo, p. 19). The boundaries of the formerly English colony were drawn to serve commercial interests, largely without regard for the territorial claims of the indigenous peoples (38). As a result, about three hundred ethnic groups comprise the population of Nigeria (7), and the country's unity has been consistently under siege: eight attempts at secession threatened national unity between 1914 and 1977. The Biafran War was the last of the secessionist movements within this period (3). The concept of ethnicity requires definition. Ukpo calls an "ethnic group" a "group of people having a common language and cultural values" (10). These common factors are emphasized by frequent interaction between the people in the group. In Nigeria, the ethnic groups are occasionally fusions created by intermarriage, intermingling and/or assimilation. In such fusions, the groups of which they are composed maintain a limited individual identity. The groups are thus composed of smaller groups, but there is as much difference between even the small groups; as Chief Obafemi Awolowo put it, as much "as there is between Germans, English, Russians and Turks" (11). The count of three hundred ethnic groups cited above overwhelmingly enumerates ethnic minority groups, those which do not comprise a majority in the region in which they live. These groups usually do not have a political voice, nor do they have access to resources or the technology needed to develop and modernize economically. They therefore often consider themselves discriminated against, neglected, or oppressed. There are only three ethnic groups which have attained "ethnic majority" status in their respective regions: the Hausa-Fulani in the north, the
African Studies - Teaching Resources Promotional site for "africa" the 8 part television University Libraries). african indigenous Science and Knowledge Systems between the peoples and scholars of africa and the http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/teaching.html
JAR Index- I ibibio conflict resolution among, 53423; elders indigenous peoples and the Futureof Amazonia An International Working Group for indigenous Affairs, review http://www.unm.edu/~jar/indexI.html
Extractions: Online Index - I Return to JAR Home Page Return to Main Index Page Iberia before the Iberians: The Stone Age Prehistory of Cantabrian Spain, by Lawrence Guy Straus, review of, 50:213 Iberian Peninsula: archaeology of, 50:213, 54:283, 373, 56:1, 3, 7, 11, 17, 30, 39, 59; refugia during Paleolithic abandonment of northwestern Europe, 47:265; Solutrean sites on, 47:265. See also Chatelperronian; Solutrean Ibibio: conflict resolution among, 53:423; elders council among, 53:427; oath taking among, 53:435; place of ancestors among, 53:425; social organization of, 53:424; status of women among, 53:428 Iceland: concept of independence in, 48:303; concepts of fishing in, 48:307; concepts of language in, 48:303; and differences in indigenous discourse, 48:301; ethnography of, 55:482; prestige discourses in, 48:311 "Identities: The Hidden Life of Class," article by Sherry B. Ortner, 54:1 Ideology: Indianist and mestizo, in Ecuador, 50:171; Navajo, codification of mutualism in, 57:28; of Philippines fishing, 52:443; in pre-Columbian civilizations, 49:412; of redemption in Peru, 49:393; of Western Shoshoni, 52:207 "Ideology and Identity: Western Shoshoni Cannibal Myth as Ethnonational Narrative," article by Richard O. Clemmer, 52:207
< < E - N I G E R I A . I N F O > > and nonMuslim parts of the north, indigenous peoples produced their cultures suchas the Ijo, ibibio, and Igbo material for Black and African peoples all over http://www.e-nigeria.info/social.htm
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Nigeria: Delta Update the continuos survival of the indigenous peoples of the Ijaw youths and peoples willpromote the principle of Ilaje, Urhobo, Isoko, Edo, ibibio, Ogoni, Ekpeye http://www.africaaction.org/docs98/delt9812.htm
Extractions: This posting contains several documents updating the situation in the oil-rich Delta region in Nigeria, including (1) the Kaiama Declaration from a conference of Ijaw youth, distributed by Project Underground, (2) excerpts from an update by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), and (3) a press release from MOSOP on formation of a new security task force for the Delta. Additional relevant background documents can be found in the postings on the shell-nigeria-action listserv, archived at: http://www.essential.org/listproc/shell-nigeria-action/ +++++++++++++++++end profile++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE KAIAMA DECLARATION BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ALL IJAW YOUTHS CONFERENCE
MOST Ethno-Net Publication: Anthropology Of Africa 199217) noted that the incorporation of the various indigenous African peoplesinto modern The ibibio union was formed in 1928, the Igbo state Union http://www.ethnonet-africa.org/pubs/p95modo.htm
Extractions: 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).
A COMMUNITY GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING RESOURCE By Oronto Douglas it was understood as a struggle by indigenous peoples of the including the Urhobo,Egi, Oron, ibibio, Ikwere among But the communities and peoples of the Niger http://www.waado.org/NigerDelta/Essays/ResourceControl/Guide_Douglas.html
Extractions: INTRODUCTION This ERA BRIEF seeks to clarify and present the understanding of "resource control" from the perspective of communities and peoples of the Niger Delta. There is now an emerging A TENDENCY TOWARDS proliferation of views and interpretations of "resource control", an issue that is now sweeping the country like wildfire in a hot harmattan afternoon. (The debate may move to Europe and America should the communities and peoples of the Niger Delta so desire DON'T SEE HOW THIS FITS IN). BUT What exactly do the peoples and communities of the Niger Delta mean, when they say they want to "control (their) our resources"? ORIGINS Resource control as a concept has traveled a very long and languid road to its present formulation. In the late 18th and early 19th century it was understood as a struggle by indigenous peoples of the Niger Delta to participate in trade and in the politics of self-government in the region. The principal resource then was "palm oil". The communities and peoples of the area became involved in what would today have been described as a struggle for "resource control and self determination". King William Koko of Nembe, Nana Olomu of Itsekiri and Jaja of Opobo perhaps best exemplify this tendency towards self assertion and a desire not to be under any people or any government especially "foreign".
Ewe Slaves & Voodoo: America's Hidden Heritage culturally,and ancestrally distinct and indigenous to their Ewe, Fon, Yoruba, Bini,Hausa, Ibo, ibibio, Efil, Kongo Ellis, AB, The Ewe Speaking peoples of the http://www.mamiwata.com/ewe.html
Extractions: "Paw use to take us across this small bridge that he'd built. For years, we'd track on across that bridge, and never thought nothing of it. It was not until later that we realized that it wasn't no bridge at all; but a great-big-ole-serpent! You see, in those days, before the White man started clubbing and shooting them to death, they [the serpents] use to grow that big!" -[Mamaissii Vivian's] Family-lore about "Paw" An Anecdotal Journey [The] "Papaws or Popos were the largest group of Africans exported and enslaved [in America] in the early eighteenth century. They were speakers of Ewe and in this language there is a word dzon'ku ' a sorcerer's name for himself and the world -nu meaning man. Put together the words mean
The Page Cannot Be Found one of the two most common indigenous languages of are spoken by the Khoikhoi andSan peoples of southern The Ijoid languages, including ibibio, spoken in the http://www.africana.com/Articles/tt_162.htm
Social And Cultural Anthropology: Internet Resources A annotated guide to Internet resources from the University of Delaware.Category Science Social Sciences Anthropology Cultural Anthropology The collection includes examples from ibibio, Igbo, Ijo Native Web Information onnative peoples by subject Center for World indigenous Studies; National Park http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/anth/soccult/internet.htm
Extractions: Starting Points Archives, Databases, Exhibits, and Information Sources Museums Societies, Associations, and Other Organizations ... Other Sites of Interest Anthro.Net A search engine that "queries a database of over 40,000 reviewed web sites with anthropological content built by the interests of its users." Anthropology Maintained by Ingeborg Aamodt-Loeken, this page has links to e-journals, indexed archives and databases, software, and miscellaneous resources of interest to anthropologists. Anthropology (Social Science Hub) Maintained by Sharyn Clarkson, Canberra, Australia. Anthropology and Archaeology (Yahoo) Search these categories: archaeology, biological anthropology, Cargo Cult, conferences, education, ethnobotany, ethnomusicology, institutes, journals, linguistics and human languages, mailing lists, museums, organizations, papers, Usenet. Anthropology Resources on the Internet Maintained by the American Anthropological Association. Anthropology Web Sites (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Joseph Kenny OP THE SPREAD OF ISLAM , Bibliography WEST JC Benin, Niger Delta, Ibo and ibibio peoples in the JAB West African countriesand peoples (1868 Meillassoux, Claude The development of indigenous trade and http://www.op.org/nigeriaop/kenny/nwafr/Bib20Colonial.htm
Visit The World Of Chevron mangroves in 46 countries, and indigenous communities in Ijaw youths and peoples willpromote the principle of Ilaje, Urhobo, Isoko, Edo, ibibio, Ogoni, Ekpeye http://www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground/reports/chevworld2.html
Extractions: In the 1990s, as organized protest mass discontent , and resistance movements have emerged and grown in the oil-rich Delta region of Nigeria, the choice between listening to communities and supporting the guns that silence them has grown clearer. The nonviolent campaign of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, forced oil giant Shell from the Ogoni homeland. The Nigerian government crackdown that followed, including the military occupation of Ogoni,
About G. I. Jones in 1957 on a commission to inquire into indigenous political systems time periodincluded the ethnography The Ibo and ibibio Speaking peoples of SE http://www.siu.edu/~anthro/mccall/jones/jonesbio.html
Extractions: In 1939 Jones married Ursula Whittall. As a result of his growing interest in ethnology, and with the encouragement of Ursula, he chose, at age 43 to begin a new career and became a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College. He became a leading scholar of Africa and his official investigation of ritual murders in Basutoland in 1949 earned him the nick-name 'Sherlock Jones' in the popular press. He returned to Nigeria in 1957 on a commission to inquire into indigenous political systems and the role of chiefs. He returned again in 1963-64 and 1964-65 for ethnographic and historical research. This project included the collection of village histories written by local chiefs. His researches were extensive. His most important publications from this time period included the ethnography The Ibo and Ibibio Speaking Peoples of S.E. Nigeria, [with Daryll Forde] (1950) and his important historical work The Trading States of the Oil Rivers
Nigeria: Delta Update, Wed, 30 Dec 1998 the continuos survival of the indigenous peoples of the 5. Ijaw youths and peopleswill promote the Itsekiri, Ilaje, Urhobo, Isoko, Edo, ibibio, Ogoni, Ekpeye http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Urgent_Action/apic_123098.html
Extractions: +security/peace+ Summary Contents: This posting contains several documents updating the situation in the oil-rich Delta region in Nigeria, including (1) the Kaiama Declaration from a conference of Ijaw youth, distributed by Project Underground, (2) excerpts from an update by the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), and (3) a press release from MOSOP on formation of a new security task force for the Delta. Additional relevant background documents can be found in the postings on the shell-nigeria-action listserv, archived at: http://www.essential.org/listproc/shell-nigeria-action/ +++++++++++++++++end profile++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE KAIAMA DECLARATION BEING COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE ALL IJAW YOUTHS CONFERENCE WHICH HELD IN THE TOWN OF KAIAMA THIS 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1998. [For more information: Steve Kretzmann, Oil Campaign Director Project Underground: Supporting communities threatened by the mining and oil industries 1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA, 94703 510-705-8982 - office; 510-705-8983 - fax E-mail: steve@moles.org; web: http://www.moles.org]
GUOSA AFRICAN CULTURAL CENTER because there were no elements of homogeneity in the peoples that occupied Languagewas evolved as a medium of common indigenous socially interwoven ibibio 51. http://www.dawodu.net/guosa1.htm
Extractions: GUOSA AFRICAN CULTURAL CENTER, The Guosa Language: (A Pan Nigerian and West African Sub-Regional Language) By: Alex G. Igbineweka guosalanguage2@aol.com OR guosa_language02@yahoo.com The Guosa African Cultural Center is a diverse multi-cultural center located temporarily on 647 16th Street, Unit A, Richmond, California 94801. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The purpose of the Guosa Language African Cultural Center is to acquaint Western Civilization and the Asians world with the Guosa Language. A Pan Nigerian and West African Sub-Regional Language , Guosa is one of the worlds oldest language/cultural groups. Resulting from the ever transforming Nigerian, West African Sub-Regional languages. Guosa is influencing the cultures and nations of West Africa as the sub regional countries rise to meet the challenging socio-political global civilization. The Edo language is one of the States capitals central languages spoken by the Edo people of Edo State in Nigeria. The language dates back to the pre-historic existence of the old Benin Kingdom which swept across the coastal territories of West Africa between the 12 th Century B.C. and 1950s AD
Cultural Anthropology The collection includes examples from ibibio, Igbo, Ijo and Ogoni speaking TheIndigenous peoples Rights Question in africa This statement by http://www.archaeolink.com/cultural_anthropology_index.htm
Extractions: Cultural /Applied Anthropology - Home 'A' thru 'F' - go to - 'G' thru 'Z' This section may be one of the fastest growing because of the sheer amount of material that falls under the general heading of "cultural anthropology." You will find a mix of websites ranging from general social studies and basic human nature, to items which are culturally specific. My only attempt at organizing this is alphabetically. Treasure hunts can be fun. So, dig right in. 1999 Eclipse Anthropology Project Observation of reactions to a solar eclipse. "Even with modern communications, an eclipse may create anxiety and emotional reactions. - By Dr. Thomas Crump - http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/crump.html 20th WCP: Philosophical Anthropology Large and varied collection of papers dealing with philosophy in conjunction with cultural anthropology. - By the Twentieth World Congress of Philosophy - http://web.bu.edu/wcp/MainAnth.htm 20th WCP:Understanding Human Nature... Paper on philosophical anthropology deals with self-realization based on philosophy and the arts. - From Cambridge University - http://www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Anth/AnthAmil.htm
[Caravana] Caravana To Africa. Some FACTSHEETS. and Kabyè in north Religion indigenous beliefs (70 There are over 250 differentpeoples, languages, histories Fulani, Yoruba, Ibo, Kanuri, ibibio, Tiv, Ijaw http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/public/caravana/2002-April/000015.html
Extractions: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 17:40:02 +0100 Dear IMCista's A CARAVANA TO AFRICA related articles and introduction can be found on the caravana list.if you are new to the list, i recommend that you join! http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/caravana From the recommendations so far, it is advised to take a boat trip from http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-sa there currently seems to be a problem and will cause difficulties is that there is no list for the johannesburg summit as far as i can find... Finally, i need as many conclusions that were learnt on the South american trip. if people post onto caravana, people should read them....i also need ideas on financing as well as many other things to start the debate. i look foward to all contributions to make this trip as productive and safe for all. MAP OF AFRICA Morocco Mauritania Gambia Guinea Liberia Côte d'Ivoire Togo Nigeria Cameroon Namibia South Africa http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-afr.htm
Operation World: Nigeria - Detailed Information Christian, over 200 peoples, largest ibibio 3.6m the 1990s has revealed that 168peoples are inadequately lack of resident workers, indigenous churches, Bible http://nema.gospelcom.net/ow_nigeria/owtext.html
Extractions: click to enlarge Area 923,768 sq.km. Mangrove and tropical rain forests in the south, savannah and grasslands in the north. The country is drained by the Niger-Benue river systems. Population Ann.Gr. Density 121 per sq. km. 150 per sq. km. 198 per sq. km. Africas most populous nation. Census figures have in the past been manipulated for religious or political advantage by the ruling Muslim elite. The figures of the 1991 census have been widely accepted. Capital Abuja 500,000. Other major cities: Lagos 5 mill.; Ibadan 1.7m; Kano 1.5m; Port Harcourt 1.2m; Kaduna 1m; Enugu 900,000; Jos 650,000. Urbanites 44%. Neglect of agriculture has accelerated urban migration. Over 490 ethnic groups. The triangular rivalry between the Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo have dominated Nigerian politics since independence. Guinean 49.5%. Mainly across south and centre. Over 70 peoples, mostly Christian, some Muslim. Yoruba 20.3mill.; Igbo (Ibo) 19.9m; Edo 1.1m; Nupe 1.1m; Ijaw(4) 970,000; Igala 891,000; Idoma(4) 800,000; Igbirra 660,000; Urhobo 608,000; Isekiri 557,000; Isoko 423,000; Gbari 409,000; Esan 357,000; Izi 357,000; Ewe 340,000; Ezaa 322,000. Hausa-Chadic 20.6%. Mainly in north. Though over 25% of all people speak Hausa, many who embrace Islam switch to Hausa. Over 100 peoples, majority are Muslim. Hausa 23m.
