UNDP - United Nations Development Programme The largest plant diversity is believed to exist in Southern africa. Because itis a matter of survival, indigenous people have carefully nurtured and http://www.undp.org/cso/resource/UNDP/conserving/ch2.html
Extractions: Most Biodiversity Found in Developing Countries Species Loss/Erosion Current Trends Resource Centre Conserving Indigenous Knowledge - Integrating New Systems of Integration Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 ... Appendix B II. Issues and Trends in Biodiversity Over 90 percent of the earth's remaining biological diversity is in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and South America. Seven percent of the earth's surface hosts between half and three quarters of the world's biological diversity Most Biodiversity Found in Developing Countries Source: David, SD, et. al., (1986). Plans in Danger: What do we know? IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. WRI/IUCN/HNEP, (1993). Guidelines for Action to Save, Study and Use earth's Biotic Wealth Sustainability and Equitably. upon citation in : CUNNINGHAM, AB (1993). Ethics, Ethnobiological Research and Biodiversity. WWF, Geneva, Switzerland. p. 5
Dictionary - Ethnic Groups - African Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people Krahn, Gola, Gbandi, Loma, Kissi, Vai, Dei, Bella, Mandingo, and mende), http://www.exxun.com/enpp/dy_ethnic_groups_2.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 African Portugal homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal African Reunion French, African , Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian African Saint Helena African descent 50%, white 25%, Chinese 25% African Seychelles mixed French, African , Indian, Chinese, and Arab African Sierra Leone 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 30%), Creole (Krio) 10% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century), refugees ... African South Africa black African 79%, white 9.6%, colored 8.9%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2001 census) African Suriname ... part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and ...
RaceandHistory.com - Foreign Control Of African Lands And Resources The major problem is that much of africa s productive lands are in the hands recently discovered to be of mende origins and the Washitaw People of the http://www.raceandhistory.com/historicalviews/10092001.htm
Extractions: Leads to Poverty and Starvation T he conflict over Zimbabweans' lands between Zimbabwe indigenous Africans and the descendants of British settlers in Zimbabwe as well as similar coflicts elsewhere on the African continent and elsewhere, is one of the reasons for the suffering, poverty and starvation faced by many Africans, whether in Zimbabwe, Sudan or Mauritania. The major problem is that much of Africa's productive lands are in the hands of foreigners whether they arrived during the eighteen hundreds (as in Zimbabwe), or during the 1500's (as in Sudan or Mauritania) or during the 600's A.D. The control of African (indigenous Black Africans) lands and resources by non-Africans, reminds one of the control of Irish land by the English landowners of Ireland during and before the Potato Famine of the late 100's. The Irish, like many Zimbabwean small farmers today had the worse lands or no control of their lands, and like the people who are starving and are faced with poverty and lack of food in parts of Africa today, the Irish also starved and suffered because they had no control of their own lands. When one looks at the history of Zimbabwe or most of Africa, one will see a rich region where agriculture and pastoralism was born and where civilization grew out of the customs developed from the agricultural way of life.
Extractions: Leads to Poverty and Starvation T he conflict over Zimbabweans' lands between Zimbabwe indigenous Africans and the descendants of British settlers in Zimbabwe as well as similar coflicts elsewhere on the African continent and elsewhere, is one of the reasons for the suffering, poverty and starvation faced by many Africans, whether in Zimbabwe, Sudan or Mauritania. The major problem is that much of Africa's productive lands are in the hands of foreigners whether they arrived during the eighteen hundreds (as in Zimbabwe), or during the 1500's (as in Sudan or Mauritania) or during the 600's A.D. The control of African (indigenous Black Africans) lands and resources by non-Africans, reminds one of the control of Irish land by the English landowners of Ireland during and before the Potato Famine of the late 100's. The Irish, like many Zimbabwean small farmers today had the worse lands or no control of their lands, and like the people who are starving and are faced with poverty and lack of food in parts of Africa today, the Irish also starved and suffered because they had no control of their own lands. When one looks at the history of Zimbabwe or most of Africa, one will see a rich region where agriculture and pastoralism was born and where civilization grew out of the customs developed from the agricultural way of life.
TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents PEOPLE. The indigenous population is made up of 18 ethnic groups. LanguagesEnglish, Krio, Temne, mende, and 15 other indigenous languages. http://www.traveldocs.com/sl/people.htm
Extractions: PEOPLE The indigenous population is made up of 18 ethnic groups. The Temne in the north and the Mende in the South are the largest. About 60,000 are Krio, the descendants of freed slaves who returned to Sierra Leone from Great Britain and North America and slave ships captured on the high seas. In addition, about 4,000 Lebanese, 500 Indians, and 2,000 Europeans reside in the country. In the past, Sierra Leoneans were noted for their educational achievements, trading activity, entrepreneurial skills, and arts and crafts work, particularly woodcarving. Many are part of larger ethnic networks extending into several countries, which link West African states in the area. However, the level of education and infrastructure has declined sharply over the last 30 years. Nationality: Noun and adjectiveSierra Leonean(s).
Sierra Leone The Economic Community Of West african States (ECOWAS) is a regional group of amongst themselves (but not with the indigenous people of West africa), http://www.ecowas.info/slehist.htm
Extractions: Useful Links Contact Us Advertise Privacy Policy ... Home SEARCH -Quick Search- - ECOWAS - -Introduction -Members -Different Roles -Defense Protocol -Development -Choose A Country -Benin -Burkina Faso -Cape Verde -Côte d'Ivoire -Gambia -Ghana -Guinea -Guinea-Bissau -Liberia -Mali -Niger -Nigeria -Senegal -Sierra Leone -Togo Advertise Contact Us Useful Links Main Page SECTIONS Fact-File Hotels History Climate ... Contact Addresses History In the late 18th century, British philanthropists decided that freed slaves should have a homeland in Africa and after much discussion amongst themselves (but not with the indigenous people of West Africa), they chose a recently acquired territory which became known as Sierra Leone. In 1821, Sierra Leone was merged with Gambia and the Gold Coast (now Ghana) to create the British West African Territories. Over the next 50 years, the British navy landed 70,000 slaves in Sierra Leone; the population of Freetown, the capital, was further boosted by the migration of indigenous tribes from the interior.
Religious Freedom Page Ethnic divisions 13 native African tribes 99% (Temne 30%, mende 30%, Legal system based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local tribes; http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/Sierra_Leone/dem.html
Extractions: African American Studies Africa Caribbean Africans in America A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days before the Civil War. 1998. 90 min. each installment Africans in America, Part 1: The Terrible Transformation. This first episode examines the origins of one of the largest forced human migrations in recorded history. After the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619, the British colonies laid the groundwork for a system of racial slavery, which generated profits that ensured the colonies' growth and survival. DVD 814; Video/C 5838 Africans in America, Part 2: Revolution. In this second episode, while the American colonies challenge Britain for independence, American slavery is challenged from within as men and women fight to define what America will be. When the War of Independence is won, black people, both enslaved and free, seize on the language of freedom even while the new nation's Constitution codifies slavery and oppression as a national way of life. DVD 814; Video/C 5839 Africans in America, Part 3: Brotherly Love.
Black History Liberia is the only black state in africa never subjected to colonial rule, The people of Liberia are classified into three major groups the indigenous http://www.britannica.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=110791
African Artville The 21st Century African youth Movement is envisaging showcasing several mende is one of two indigenous Sierra Leonean languages with a written script. http://www.africanartville.org/africanartville/Events/FutureExhibition.asp
Extractions: Email Address: Masking spirit of Jawe Chiefdom This exhibition is scheduled for implementation in late 2005 or early 2006 depending on the availability of venue and grants. The 21 st Century African youth Movement is envisaging showcasing several significant masking traditions of the Mende people in the South and Eastern Provinces of Sierra Leone. These will be the Gorboi, Kongoli, Nafaiyeh, Jaweh Yafei and the womens masking tradition, the Sowei. Twelve years of rebel war ravaged most of Sierra Leone. During the last decade, this beautiful country was the scene for the most gruesome atrocities in recent history. Both the war and prevailing poverty contributed immensely to the looting, stealing and selling of Mende artifacts out of the country. The rebel war was concentrated in the South and Eastern part of Sierra Leone, the land of the Mende people. Masking Spirits Across the Waters: The Richness of Mende Expressive Culture of Sierra Leone and its Impact on America will be a comprehensive attempt to bring together and catalogue the artifacts and culture of the Mende people in a way that can be both scholarly and entertaining. To make this exhibition a wonderful educational experience and a cultural phenomenon Masking Spirits Across the Waters: The Richness of Mende expressive Culture of Sierra Leone and its Impact on America will entail a symposium and a series of lectures by qualified scholars and non-scholars.
Africa A-F africa, african traditional religion, authenticity, Bakongo people, africa,Church Growth, church planting, indigenous churches, Iraqw tribe, socialism, http://www.fuller.edu/swm/abstracts/africa.html
Extractions: 30 Years of Mission Abstracts Africa Faculty Introduction How to use this volume Search Our Site Author: Addai, Joseph William Degree: Ph.D. ICS Title: Metaphors, Values, and Ethno-leadership: A Missiological Study with Implications for Christian Leaders in Ghana. (U.M. 9925349) 301 pp. Abstract This missiological research examines the problem of developing functional leadership in Ghana, Africa. The premise is that leadership values of any identifiable culture are reflected by their everyday metaphors, and than an understanding of those values is crucial to effective leadership in that context. Key Words African, Ashanti, Akan, biblical leadership, Ghana, Ghanaian, leader, leadership, culture context, world view, tradition, effective leadership, ethno-leadership, ethno-values, functional leadership, holistic leadership, leadership situations, African proverbs, symbols, stools, metaphor, assumptions, English influence, images Author: Adekeye, George Niyi
African History And Environmental History 6 The taming of nature and indigenous peoples emerges as the central motif. 7 Both African people, and the settlers and colonists who came to the http://www.h-net.org/~environ/historiography/africaeh.htm
Extractions: Introduction: Approaches to Environmental History Human beings are, before anything else, biological entities as Crosby reminds us. Their interaction with other species and with the natural environment, and their appropriation of the natural resources without which life is impossible, must be a central element in history. Significant sorties have been made over this terrain in a variety of historical writing, and more so in other disciplines. With respect to Africa, environmental issues have been a perennial concern for historical and physical geographers, anthropologists, archaeologists and medical scientists. Historians and social scientists, however, have often been uneasy about incorporating environmental questions into their work, and not only because of disciplinary divisions and their lack of familiarity with the subject matter. Some earlier western intellectual traditions evinced a strong environmental determinism to explain different forms of society, racial characteristics and social division. The legacy of French Annales historians, especially Lucien Febvre, did provide an alternative framework. While Febvre insisted upon studying human history within the totality of the natural environment, or upon geography as an element of history, he energetically attacked environmental determinists who laid too much emphasis on climate, or soil, in shaping culture. Culture and politics, he argued, transcended specific environments. Natural influences were extraordinarly complex and mediated by cultural understandings: it was difficult even to make assumptions that islands produced particular cultures, or that littorals were more densely populated, or that towns developed especially on rivers, or that people living in deserts were isolated. Febvres warning that people with simple technologies were not necessarily more closely shaped by, or attuned to, their environments, was subconsciously echoed in later Africanist scholarship.
Welcome To Sierra Leone Ethnic groups 20 native African tribes 90% (Temne 30%, mende 30%, other 30%), Legal system based on English law and customary laws indigenous to local http://www.middleeastnews.com/SierraLeone.html
Extractions: www.MiddleEastNews.com www.MiddleEastNews.com Welcome to Sierra Leone Map of Sierra Leone Map of Sierra Leone Introduction Geography ... Economy Business News Fraud Alert Organizations Sierra Leone Web Links Be a sponsor! click here SPONSOR Introduction [Top of Page] Current issues: Geography [Top of Page] Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia Geographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 11 30 W Map references: Africa Area:
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 Featured in Beachcomber Community Guides Sierra Leone Introduction Top of Page Background: Since 1991, civil war between the government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (well over one-third of the population) many of whom are now refugees in neighboring countries. A peace agreement, signed in July 1999, collapsed in May 2000 after the RUF took over 500 UN peacekeepers hostage. The RUF stepped up attacks on Guinea in December 2000, despite a cease-fire that it signed with the Freetown government one month earlier. As of late 2000, up to 13,000 UN peacekeepers were protecting the capital and key towns in the south. A UK force of 750 was helping to reinforce security and train the Sierra Leone army.
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Extractions: African American Black Blood Donor Emergency COUNTRY RACIAL and/or ETHNIC ANALYSIS of PEOPLE GROUPS Afghanistan Pashtun 38%, Tajik 25%, Uzbek 6%, Hazara 19%, minor ethnic groups (Chahar Aimaks, Turkmen, Baloch, and others) Albania Albanian 95%, Greeks 3%, other 2%: Vlachs, Gypsies, Serbs, and Bulgarians Algeria Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1% Andorra Spanish 61%, Andorran 30%, French 6%, other 3% Angola Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, Mestico (mixed European and Native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22% Antigua black, British, Portuguese, Lebanese, Syrian (see Barbuda) Argentina European 97% (mostly of Spanish and Italian descent), 3% other (mostly Indian or Mestizo) Armenia Armenian 93%, Azeri 3%, Russian 2%, other (mostly Yezidi Kurds) 2% (1989) Note: as of the end of 1993, virtually all Azeris had emigrated from Armenia
African Lesson Plans 1998 The people of western and central africa whose art is represented in the This tradition probably relates more to the ancient indigenous art still http://www.umfa.utah.edu/index.php?id=MTIz
New Acquisitions Shapiro, Thomas M. The hidden cost of being African American how wealth perpetuates European conquest and the rights of indigenous peoples the moral http://www.wm.edu/law/lawlibrary/collections/04feb.shtml
