Extractions: African Religions I D-30.14.63 shows the Odente shrine [Dente] shrine, a powerful shrine that was often consulted during war times. People relied on it for the exposure of evil, especially witchcraft, in communities. The presence of the shrine in the forest ensured the preservation of the vegetation as no farming or hunting activity was permitted in the vicinity of the shrine.
Africa Book Centre Ltd Culture, People And Anthropology A survey of the society, religion, history and art of the asante of Ghana. THE GA OF GHANA History Culture of a West African People http://www.africabookcentre.com/acatalog/Culture_Ghana.html
Sfc : Social Studies In The Upper School The 10/11s study the African Diaspora and the African Experience in the Americas . of contact and colonization on the indigenous peoples of the Americas, http://www.bankstreet.edu/sfc/socialstudies_upper.html
Extractions: Search Site Index Webmail Contact Us ... Physical Education The social studies curriculum in the Upper School continues to provide students with the skills, procedures, and knowledge needed to fulfill the goals of the school's mission: finding answers to questions; understanding and appreciating the multicultural nature of their world; functioning effectively as citizens of a democratic society; understanding themselves and others; and acquiring strategies to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of others. Upper School students learn about cultures "long ago" and "far away" through artifacts, original documents, primary and secondary sources, myths, news articles, and scholarly essays. As they discover and learn about relationships from these sources, children review and expand skills in reading, writing, listening, speaking; using maps, charts and graphs; conducting research; participating in groups; and working individually. Through hands-on experiences as well as direct teaching, students acquire the skills necessary for note-taking and research; they also learn to analyze and interpret historical information; read and understand non-fiction texts; make maps; take tests; and write essays. Information and knowledge is shared and further reinforced through class meetings, discussions, debates, extended role plays, simulation games, art and craft projects, fieldtrips, and related publishing work.
Extractions: DAGOMBA HISTORY, CULTURE, RELIGION, ECONOMY Please click on the bulleted headings to toggle text. Arhin, Kwame, Traditional Rule in Ghana, Past and Present, SEDCO, ISBN 9964 72 033 5 no date. 43 Succession to Dagbon 'skins.' 'Skins' are material symbols of traditional political office in the northern and upper regions, just as stools are symbols of traditional political office in central and southern Ghana. . . The state of Dagbon . . . was basically a union of autonomous states, with the head of one of them elevated above the others as the 'first among equals.' . . . the Na of Yendi was Na of all Nas. 44 . . . the officials of the Na's court differed from those of ohene's court in being predominantly eunuchs. Bowdich, T. E., Mission from Cape Coast to Ashantee 1819 (notes) 177 7 days from Sallagah NE according to the Moors through the Inta town of Zongoo is Yahndi (Yendi) the capital of Dagwumba. 178 Yahndi is described to be beyond comparison larger than Coomassie, the houses much better built and ornamented. Ashantees lost themselves in the streets. The King Inana Taquanee, has been converted by the Moors, who have settled there in great numbers. The markets at Yahndi are described as animated scenes of commerce, constantly crowded with merchants from almost all countries of the interior. Horses and cattle abound. Yahndi is named after the numeral one, from its pre-eminence.
Transnational Publishers Since the publication of the first edition of indigenous african Institutions in Still, much mythology and misconception enshroud africa and its people. http://www.transnationalpubs.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=10297
Extractions: by Keith W. Jones African people are incapable of migration. That is an idea that many scholars would still like to have us people of African descent believe. I find it disappointing that even today, as we transition to a new millennium, this concept is still being pushed, taught, and written about. The static African concept, as I call it, is implied in our literature, newspapers, and cinema, and is disseminated during television broadcasts. One possible result of this concept is that, being incapable of movement might be linked to being incapable of accomplishment. That is, if one cannot think well enough to move from one location to a better location, even though all of his or her muscles are fully functional, then how can one possibly think well enough to develop technology, which will make life easier for himself or herself. I believe that what is most psychologically damaging, though, for people of African descent, are the Eurocentric and ethnocentric falsehoods still disseminated in most of the textbooks used in schools today, by our children and young adults. Put another way, when African American children and young adults go to school, they still are taught and they still read about untruths regarding the lack of scientific, intellectual, and technological accomplishments made by people of African descent. These untruths are in addition to what these young people are learning about the so-called mental and intellectual inferiority of African peoples to other ethnic groups. However, I am getting ahead of myself.
RAI: Interv_mcleod By Gustaaf Houtman Among his publications are the The asante (1980),Treasures of African Art And, of course, we always like to bring indigenous people to work with us. http://www.therai.org.uk/pubs/at/museums/interv_mcleod.html
Extractions: His early background was not in museums or even in anthropology. Born in 1941 in Edinburgh, in 1965 he completed his first degree in history at Oxford. He took up an interest in anthropology, in which he completed a BLitt two years later at the age of 26, also at Oxford. From 1967-69 he was lecturer at the department of sociology, University of Ghana. Upon his return to England in 1969, he accepted a post as assistant curator at the Museum of Archaeology ad Ethnology in Cambridge, which was the beginning of a career in museums. In 1974 he was appointed to his present post at the Museum of Mankind.
Extractions: Many folks from around the world have asked to know more about George Ayittey. For the benefits of those who rely on this Dialogue for information to teach and do research, I have been carrying some long articles. This is the minimum we owe others without access to information. In two parts, I will be excerpting a piece from Ayittey's book. NOTE : The following is excerpted from Indigenous African Institutions . If you want to send excepts of your piece abroad through this medium, seek the permission of your publishers and send it to me for circulation. There is a small reward: a small commercial will be posted as in the following. All Ayittey's books are available at http://www.amazon.com. [when school resumes, the volume of postings will reduce to let you all focus on other things]
C:\!WWW\PC Stuff\!BSTemp\supp\other\Molefi_Kete_Asante.htm MOLEFI KETE asante(2). The idea of multiculturalism in the academy signals It originated in denial of the African and indigenous people and was not http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/ss/phi101/supplementary/more/Molefi_Kete_Asante.htm
Extractions: MULTICULTURALISM AND THE ACADEMY MOLEFI KETE ASANTE The idea of multiculturalism in the academy signals evolution in thought about education and is an indication of a social consciiousness that leaps toward national unity. This is so despite the fact that many decent people - and some not-so-decent people - have disparaged the idea for a variety of reasons. Their arguments to the contrary, multiculturalism is not antagonistic to the best American ideals. My idea of multiculturalism grows from the rich cultural mixture I experienced during the 19660s. As graduate students at UCLA in the late '60s, three of my colleagues, Andrea Rich, Deluvina Hernandez, Dennis Ogawa, and I conceived the idea that it was possible to have a society truly committed to transracial and transcultural cooperation. It was not a new idea, but we were earnest, and in our zeal, like so many other young people of the day, we misjudged the real obstacles to multiculturalism in society and in the academy. We wrote books: Ogawa, The Japanese Americans ; Rich
Decolonizing The African Mind: Further Analysis And Strategy asante, M. Abarry, A. (Eds.) African intellectual heritage A book of African peoples contributions to world civilizations Shattering the myths. http://www.nbufront.org/html/FRONTalView/ArticlesPapers/Hotep_DecolonizingAfrica
Extractions: Decolonizing the African Mind: Further Analysis and Strategy by The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonisation does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them. - Chinweizu Introduction This paper presents a framework for discussing the psychology of African liberation by using the political terms colonialism, colonization and decolonization as vantage points for contextualizing African American oppression. Over the past 500 years, European ruling elites perfected a method of psychological manipulation and control first discussed from an African perspective by the Nigerian scholar Chinweizu (1987) in his classic Decolonising the African Mind. I call this method mental colonization.
Wangari Maathai En Beijing +10 Menchú noted that the Mayan Quichè people of her homeland in Guatemala have written and read by Edith Natukunda of africa that said asante Baba! http://www.radiofeminista.net/mar05/notas/wangari_eng.htm
Extractions: Outcome of Grassroots Plant a Tree for Peace Campaign New York, March 4, 2005. FIRE/Women´s Media Pool Two renowned women peace activists met for the first time to join hands in an historic message of peace and the environment today at the 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) also known as "Beijing + 10". Wangari Maathai of Kenya, and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, joined Rigoberta Menchu of Guatemala, and 1992 Nobel Laureate to address a standing room only crowd at the 49 th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York at the United Nations to celebrate the Platform for Action of the IV world Conference on Women in Beijing, 1995. Matthai told the crowd that linking peace and the environment are critical to world peace and sustainable development, that along with democracy they serve as three pillars of peace or like three legs on a traditional African stool. ¨We cannot have peace without these three pillars,¨which must be firmly grounded in order to have peace and development.
Multiculturalism Molefi Kete asante. The idea of multiculturalism in the academy signals It originated in denial of the African and indigenous people and was not http://www.terry.uga.edu/~dawndba/4500MC&Academy.html
Extractions: The idea of multiculturalism in the academy signals evolution in thought about education and is an indication of a social consciousness that leaps toward national unity. This is so despite the fact that many decent people - and some not-so-decent people - have disparaged the idea for a variety of reasons. Their arguments to the contrary, multiculturalism is not antagonistic to the best American ideals. My idea of multiculturalism grows from the rich cultural mixture I experienced during the 1960s. As graduate students at UCLA in the last 60s, three of my colleagues, Andrea Rich, Deluvina Hernandex, Dennis Ogawa, and I conceived the idea that it was possible to have a society truly committed to transracial and transcultural cooperation. It was not a new idea, but we were earnest, and in our zeal, like so many other young people of the day, we misjudged the real obstacles to multiculturalism in society and in the academy. We wrote books: Ogawa.
Black History Most of these Central African peoples construct granaries, With the Westernizingof African cities, much indigenous architecture has been lost, http://www.britannica.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=384737
Internet African History Sourcebook For gender variants See WEB People With a History Near East and Egypt WEB Islam and indigenous African Culture At Harvard http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
Extractions: Sourcebook Africa is both the most clearly defined of continents - in its geography - and the hardest to pin down in historical terms. Human beings originated in Africa and, as a result, there is more diversity of human types and societies than anywhere else. It is not possible, in any non-ideological way, to claim any one of these peoples or societies as more essentially "African" than others; nor is it possible to exclude a given society as "not really African". On this site historical sources on the history of human societies in the continent of Africa are presented, when available, without making prejudgements about what is "African". This page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks listed below. For more contextual information, for instance about the Islamic world, check out these web sites. Notes: In addition to direct links to documents, links are made to a number of other web resources.
African Studies: Films & Videos African Studies Videos at Columbia University (Columbia University Libraries) by People of Color in America and by Third World and indigenous people http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/video.html
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Boston University The Leopard s Drum An asante Tale from West africa. Little Brown, 1995. Includes over 50 symbols of Adinkra cloth from the asante people of Ghana. http://www.bu.edu/africa/outreach/materials/handouts/ghanares.html
Extractions: 6. Internet resources This list was compiled by Barbara Brown, Ph. D., of the Outreach Program of the African Studies Center at Boston University and Patricia Carrington and Christine Terry of the Agassiz School. in Boston. Additional annotations with an asterisk* in front are from Brenda Randolph, Africa Access, 2204 Question Road, Silver Springs, MD 20910. TRAVELLING KIT Ghana Kit Rental from: CHILDREN'S BOOKS (for elementary grades unless otherwise noted) Aardema, Verna. Anansi Does the Impossible. Atheneum Books for young Readers, 1997. Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people. Ahiagble, Gilbert and Louise Meyer. Master Weaver from Ghana. Open Hand Publishers, 1988.
Africa Today--Table Of Contents Vol. 50 DA Masolo Philosophy and indigenous Knowledge An African Perspective / 21 From Guerrillas to Government The Eritrean People s Liberations Front. http://iupjournals.org/africatoday/attoc50.html
Book Review The American Historical Review, 106.1 The El Dorado in West africa The GoldMining Frontier, african Labor, This period,which saw the waning of asante power and the waxing of British imperial http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/106.1/br_194.html
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BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Is Witchcraft Alive In Africa? The most famous of these was when AlAhly went to play asante Kotoko in the I also know many people who are said to be witches. If africa truly wants to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4705201.stm
Extractions: Talk ... Newswatch LANGUAGES Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 14:25 GMT 15:25 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Is witchcraft alive in Africa? Would you turn to him for help? Does witchcraft have a place in modern society? BBC Africa Live wants to know if it is relevant to you. In Africa, witchcraft has played a role in rebellions, fighting wars, gaining independence and is often seen at election time. Some people also consult witchdoctors to cure diseases or find a husband. However, the practise has negative sides - mutilated bodies are often found in Africa, with their organs removed presumably for use in magic charms. And recently in the UK, three people were jailed over the torture of an eight-year-old Angolan girl they accused of being a possessed witch. Do you believe in witchcraft? What is its role? What does your religion say about it? And how do you feel spiritually towards it? Would you like it banned? Do you know a witch? This debate is now closed. Thank you for your comments.
