Map & Graph: Countries By People: Ethnic Groups Map Graph People Ethnic groups by country Liberia, indigenous Africantribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/peo_eth_gro
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Liberian History With citizenship having been limited by law to people of African descent since 20 indigenous languages, a few such as Vai, Bassa, kpelle and Loma with http://onliberia.org/Liberia_History.htm
Extractions: Introduction to the Republic of Liberia top Pre-LiberiaSocial, Political, Cultural and Economic Systems to 1822 Although limited, archaeology and oral traditions reveal a record of human habitation in the territorial entity now known as Liberia that can be traced to antiquity. While precise dates cannot be given, there is some evidence that the area may have been occupied during the Sangoan period of the Stone Age. These earliest settlers are presumed to have been hunters and gatherers with some possible rudimentary forms of root horticulture. They probably were a part of the large Niger-Congo speaking people that populates much of West Africa to this day, and the earliest group in the Liberian area probably spoke a form of what today is classified as the Mel languages, represented here by the Kissi and Gola. In the eastern section of Liberia, the area inhabited by Kruan-speaking peoples (Dei, Kuwaa [Belle], Bassa, Wee [Kran], Kru, Grebo), there is evidence of a general westward-south westward movement of these peoples and of their linguistic and ethnic similarities to peoples in the western Cote d'Ivoire. In addition, we know that a branch of these people, the Dei, reached as far as the mouth of the Mano River, on Liberia's western boundary, prior to 1500. In a like manner, linguistic evidence demonstrates the westward spread of the Kuwaa (Belle) just to the interior of the Dei.
Dictionary - Ethnic Groups - European Gbandi, Liberia, indigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people http://www.exxun.com/enpp/dy_ethnic_groups_22.html
Extractions: world Evolving xxlarge UNion - thousands of windows on the world - constantly updated Home Countries Flags Maps ... Notes and Definitions Ethnic groups Dictionary A B C D ... Z Translation word Country Ethnic groups European Swaziland African 97%, European European Tanzania mainland - native African 99% (of which 95% are Bantu consisting of more than 130 tribes), other 1% (consisting of Asian, European , and Arab); Zanzibar - Arab, native African, mixed Arab and native African European Togo native African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1% European Tunisia Arab 98%, European 1%, Jewish and other 1% European Turks and Caicos Islands black 90%, mixed, European , or North American 10% European Uganda ... Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Batoro 3%, Bunyoro 3%, Alur 2%, Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%, Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%, Rundi 2%, non-African ( European , Asian, Arab) 1%, other 8 European Zambia African 98.7%, European 1.1%, other 0.2% Europeans Benin African 99% (42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Bariba)
Liberia - People 36 people per sq km land area (July 2005 est.) indigenous African tribes95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano, Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, http://www.exxun.com/Liberia/c_pp.html
Ethnicity And Race By Countries Liberia, indigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Venezuela,Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855617.html
Extractions: World Countries Afghanistan Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) Albania Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2%: Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians (1989 est.) Algeria Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% Andorra Spanish 43%, Andorran 33%, Portuguese 11%, French 7%, other 6% (1998) Angola Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% Antigua and Barbuda black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian Argentina white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%; mestizo, Amerindian, other 3%
Liberia Fact File indigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, Mano,Krahn, Gola, During the civil war an estimated one million people fled to http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Liberia/LIBERIA1.HTML
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Liberia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 These include the kpelle, the Mano, the Bassa, the Grebo, the Kru, and the Vai . Doe became Liberias first indigenous president (by a fraudulent http://www.bartleby.com/65/li/Liberia.html
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Liberia: Map, History And Much More From Answers.com Ethnic groups, indigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, the attitudes of the settlers toward the indigenous African people. http://www.answers.com/topic/liberia
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Government ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Map Local Time Geography Dialing Code Currency Stats Anthem WordNet Wikipedia Translations Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Liberia Dictionary (Click to enlarge) Liberia (Mapping Specialists, Ltd.) Li·be·ri·a lÄ«-b®r A country of western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded (1821) through the efforts of the American Colonization Society and settled mainly by freed slaves from 1822 to the 1860s. Liberia is the oldest independent country in Africa (established 1847). A military coup in 1980 initiated a period of despotic government and civil unrest leading to full-scale civil war in 1990. A cease-fire agreement was reached in 1996, and elections were held in 1997. Monrovia is the capital and the largest city. Population: 3,390,000 . Li·be ri·an var tcdacmd="cc=edu;dt"; Encyclopedia Liberia lÄ«bÄr ) (New Lat.,=place of freedom), officially Republic of Liberia, republic (1995 est. pop. 3,073,000), 43,000 sq mi (111,370 sq km), W Africa. Liberia fronts on the Atlantic Ocean for some 350 mi (560 km) on the southwest and is bordered on the northwest by Sierra Leone, on the north by Guinea, and on the east by C´te d'Ivoire. Monrovia is the capital, largest city, main port, and commercial center.
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Liberia - Home Page Liberia began when US philantropists set out to resettle in africa, a hundredyears of the virtual enslavement of the indigenous people of Liberia, http://www.africanet.com/africanet/country/liberia/home.htm
Extractions: Liberia began when US philantropists set out to resettle in Africa, liberated slaves who no longer wanted to work on plantations. Not all of the slaves who were offered repatriation, accepted it; many found it humiliating and refused to go. The three thousand who accepted resettlement had a hard time establishing themselves because they had to contend with the existing population who resented being alienated from their land. In 1847 the country declared itself as an independent republic. It wasn't until 1862 that the USA formerly recognised this. The new settlers saw themselves as part of a mission to bring civilisation and Christianity to Africa and so imposed a type of forced labour on the existing population. In the late 19th century the country lost large chunks of its territory to the British and French.
LX | Liberian Express | People Of Liberia of Liberia are classified into three major groups the indigenous people, The largest number of Christians are the kpelle, followed by the Basa. http://www.liberianexpress.com/people.htm
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Five WIndows Into Africa: Instructor's Guide According to Ruth Stone, kpelle music is not conceived as isolated sound, Explain how it can be that the people attending the funeral appreciate the http://iupress.indiana.edu/instruct_guide/fivewindows/gbarbea.html
Extractions: I. GBARBEA FUNERAL by Ruth Stone with Alan Burdett e The Gbarbea Funeral section of Five Windows into Africa demonstrates how larger principles such as cultural exchange, national politics, colonialism, urbanization, and musical change play out in a ritual event. Rather than broad generalizations, the viewer will see how the details of everyday life are implicated in the dynamics of culture. Audience Gbarbea Funeral presents materials that are suitable to students at a variety of levels. By altering how it is presented and by using different kinds of questions, Gbarbea Funeral is appropriate for both introductory classes and graduate student seminars. Introductory students will find basic information on history, politics, or music in the context of a large event. They will find the content accessible and presented in a way that does not require any prior knowledge of music or West African culture. They will not only find a wealth of information about West Africa, but they can also use its contents as a starting point to develop their knowledge of ethnomusicology, West African culture, and history. Upper-level students will gain comparative knowledge on African culture as well as insights into the processes that led to its documentation and analysis. Intermediate and advanced students will find a fascinating exercise for engaging music, cultural issues, and theoretical approaches to music and culture. This instructor's guide will give you examples of questions and exercises at three different levels: introductory, intermediate, and advanced. These do not necessarily correspond to student age or course level. While a 300-level course in anthropology would use intermediate or advanced questions about culture, it may also need introductory questions about music. In contrast, a class of musicians can take an advanced approach to musical issues, but might require introductory questions on culture or Africa. The sample questions and exercises at the end of this guide are identified according to these three student levels.
Worldstats: Providing Information About Our World! The Liberian constitution restricts citizenship only to people of Negro descent indigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, http://www.worldstats.org/world/liberia.shtml
In Praise Of The Word: African Oral Arts For example, the kpelle people of Liberia maintain that, in the distant past of indigenous and Western musical forms have produced such uniquely African http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/CoursePack/praiseword.htm
Extractions: Works Cited IN PRAISE OF THE WORD In many traditional African cultures, oral arts are professionalized: the most accomplished storytellers and praise singers are initiates ( griots or bards , who have mastered many complex verbal, musical, and memory skills after years of specialized training. This training often includes a strong spiritual and ethical dimension required to control the special forces believed to be released by the spoken/sung word in oral performances. These occult powers and primal energies of creation and destruction are called nyama by Mande peoples of Western Africa, for example, and their jeli, or griots, are a subgroup of the artisan professions that the Mande designate nyamakalaw nyama-handlers Following a traditional griot performance of a spiritually-charged oral epic like Sundjiata , a Malian audience might ritualistically chant !Ka nyama bo! which could be translated something like
SIM Country Profile: Liberia A. Liberia is 95% indigenous, including the major groups kpelle, Bassa, African People Groups ? Asian People Groups ? South American People Groups ? http://www.sim.org/country.asp?cid=29&fun=2
Guinea Guinea The Switzerland of africa is a Land of Contrasts indigenous peoplesWebFuuta Home of the FuutaJaloo and Fuutanke of Guinea. WebMande http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/guinea.htm
TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents PEOPLE. There are 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberia s indigenous population.The kpelle in central and western Liberia is the largest ethnic group. http://www.traveldocs.com/lr/people.htm
Extractions: PEOPLE There are 16 ethnic groups that make up Liberia's indigenous population. The Kpelle in central and western Liberia is the largest ethnic group. Americo-Liberians who are descendants of freed slaves that arrived in Liberia early in 1821 make up an estimated 5% of the population. There also are sizable numbers of Lebanese, Indians, and other West African nationals who make up a significant part of Liberia's business community. Because of the 1989-1996 civil war and its accompanying problem of insecurity, the number of Westerners in Liberia is low and confined largely to Monrovia and its immediate surroundings. The Liberian constitution restricts citizenship only to people of Negro descent. Liberia was traditionally noted for its hospitality and academic institutions, iron mining and rubber industry booms, and cultural skills and arts and craft works. But political upheavals beginning in the 1980s and the brutal 7-year civil war (1989-1996) brought about a steep decline in the living standards of the country, including its education and infrastructure. Nationality: Noun and adjectiveLiberian(s).
Africa.iafrica.com Countryinfo Liberia People People. Population 2 923 725 (July 1999 est.) Age structure Ethnic groupsindigenous African tribes 95% (including kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, http://africa.iafrica.com/countryinfo/liberia/people/
Black History The people of Liberia are classified into three major groups the indigenous The largest number of Christians are the kpelle, followed by the Basa. http://www.britannica.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=110791
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