The Center For Global Tolerance & Engagement: World Fast Facts Languages, Fang, French, punu, Sira, Nzebi, Mpongwe. Density, 39 people per square km. Religions, 52% indigenous beliefs, 40% Muslim, 8% Christian. http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d34/cgte/cgtegcty.html
Extractions: FAST FACTS Location West Africa Capital Banjul Population 1.9 Million Density 119 people per square km Urban/Rural Split 26% Urban, 74% Rural Languages Mandinka, Fulani, Wolof, Diola, Soninke, English Religions No statistics Ethnicities 42% Mandingo, 18% Fulani, 16% Wolof, 10% Jola, 9% Serahuli, 5% Other
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
JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 03 To 16) Many people in Western cultures view African objects as culturally foreign and Fig. 16. Stilt dencer, punu peoples, Gabon. Photograph by Michel Huet http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/articles/jaic31-01-002.html
Extractions: JAIC 1992, Volume 31, Number 1, Article 2 (pp. 03 to 16) Some specific examples in African art where nontangible attributes might have an effect on treatment decisions can be seen in the following: Should we look inside a Yoruba beaded crown (fig. 1), considered to be the premier piece of divine regalia, to mend the textile lining (fig. 2), or lend slides of its interior to the education department, when in cultural context it is forbidden for anyone, including the king, to view the interior? Should we secure loose and detached fragments of sacrificial patination on a Bamana Komo headdress (fig. 3), when the amount and thickness of this incrustation (fig. 4) are directly related to the degree and effectiveness of its cultural power? How do we justify the public exhibition of an Igala shrine figure (fig. 9), which would have been restricted from public view and seen only by people of a specific age, sex, or initiate? Fig. 1. Crown, Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Glass beads, basketry, textile, vegetable fiber, metal, H 30 ¾ in (78. 1cm). NMAfA 24-1989-01 (private lender). Photograph by Jeffrey Ploskonka
Africa Mozambique, Flag of Mozambique, Portuguese (official), indigenous dialects note Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in http://www.ethiotrans.com/africa.htm
Extractions: Ruwanda County Flag Language Support Algeria Arabic (official), French, Berber dialects Yes Angola Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages Yes Benin French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north) Yes Botswana English (official), Setswana Yes Burkina Faso French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population Yes Burundi Kirundi (official), French (official), Swahili (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area) Yes Cameroon 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) Yes Central African Republic French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili Yes Chad French (official), Arabic (official), Sara and Sango (in south), more than 100 different languages and dialects Yes Congo, Democratic Republic of the
African Tribe Clothing tribal artists from the Fang, punu, Makushi, Chokwe indigenous, ethnic and tribal artifacts, crafts, textiles, and functional use of clothing of people in five http://www.hongkong-travel.info/african-tribe-clothing.html
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Masks Office Links US is a type of wood that is indigenous to Bali an ancestral spirit of the Kota and Mukudji people from Gabon. Known as punu, the ancestral spirit is believed to http://officeus.helenk.net/office/masks.html
State Of Indigenous Languages In Australia - 2001: 11. Bibliography Burnaby, Barbara 1997, Personal thoughts on indigenous language stabilization. 1985, punu Yankuytjatjara Plant use. Alice Springs Institute for http://www.deh.gov.au/soe/techpapers/languages/bibliography.html
Extractions: ISBN Contents Previous Next Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 1990, Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs Inquiry into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language maintenance (ms.). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Native Title Social Justice Advisory Committee 1995, Recognition, rights and reform: a report to government on native title social justice measures Canberra: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 2000, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Australia's Obligations under the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [place/ pub?]Canberra: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
TERMINOLOGY For example, Barimba, being the punu word for Forest People in general, As is so common throughout central africa, the term also carries with it the http://www.unesco-pygmee.org/res/jk/term.php
Extractions: Ressources( Forum Partenaires Contact Aujourd'hui nous sommes le : 25-9-2005 Culture et communication Ressources News Introduction Terminology State of knowledge Geography and distribution Relocation (I) Relocation (II) ... Reference Appendix Home TERMINOLOGY Forest Peoples also referred to as Pygmies are known by various names in different parts of the country; thus, nomenclature can be confusing. The majority of groups still live next to their long-standing neighbours (often referred to as traditional) thus names for the Forest People can differ only in so much as they are equivalent labels given to them by different ethnic groups. For example, Barimba, being the Punu word for Forest People in general, is used in the Southern regions of Gabon where there are high densities of Bapunu. There are often overlaps and multiple names for the same group, and these names likewise differ from what the Forest People call themselves. In informal discourses, it is often said that, certain peoples such as the Mitsogo, and the Pygmies are the same because of their longstanding relationships and traditional forest hunting way of life. As is so common throughout central Africa, the term also carries with it the double identity of the Pygmies as nothing (numerous derogatory connotations, lower status) and everything (healers and fetishers that know the secrets of nature). They themselves use the word with outsiders as a form of self-description, interchangeably with such local terms as Babongo, again in contexts that emphasise their dual identity as small and powerless and omnipotent fetishers, and, like other Gabonese, go on to elucidate its meaning in relation to the term Bantu.
Colby College : STS215 : Weather, Climate, And Society Projects In addition, village education changed as the indigenous institutions were taken From 19101957 Gabon was considered a part of French Equatorial africa. http://www.colby.edu/sts/st215/projects/stations/libreville/
Extractions: In general, the climate in Gabon is hot, with the average daily temperature rarely dipping below 81 degrees Fahrenheit. It is also extremely muggy throughout most of the year; while the locals might be used to these types of Equatorial conditions, the humidity alone can present a challenge to foreigners or those visiting from abroad. The dry season lasts from May to September, with a short dry spell in mid-December. These trends are evidenced by our daily weather recordings collected from September to November. Please follow this link to see our daily weather record: When we began recording in September, the May to September dry season had just ended. However, in a few weeks, come mid-December, they should get a short reprieve from their generally rainy and stormy weather, with the coming of the brief December dry season. As the charts below demonstrate, during the time we recorded the weather, the climate was very characteristic of the rainy season, with the country experiencing predominately rainy, overcast, and stormy weather throughout the duration of our study.
African Masks human body, African masks are mobile in their indigenous Yoruba, Bambara, Sidamo, Bobo, Fanti, punu, Tikar, Fang When most people think of African art they http://www.snorkel-equipment.info/se_resources/African-Masks.html
Elections In Gabon Gabon (French Gabon) is a country in Central africa. The capital is Libreville The official language is French, other main languages are Fang and punu. http://www.electionworld.org/gabon.htm
Extractions: Electionworld.org / Elections around the world Gabon French Gabon ) is a country in Central Africa. The capital is Libreville. The dominant religions are christianity (roman catholicism) and indigenous beliefs. The official language is French, other main languages are Fang and Punu. Gabon has a population of around 1,3 million on 257,667 km². The country is a presidential republic where despite democratic structures there is no fair chance for the opposition. It is divided in 9 provinces. Freedom House rated the country on political rights with a 5 and on civil rights with a 4, both on a scale of 1 to 7 (in which 1 is the most free). Freedom House considers Gabon to be a partly free country. More info CIA World Fact Book Wikipedia World Statesmen Rulers ... Political resources Official name: (Gabonese Republic) Political parties (including links) A short history Executive
WCRD - Christian Audio Resource Directory Galcom is a service to missionaries and unreached peoples. A consultant is available to advise language teams and indigenous churches/agencies on http://www.missionresources.com/christianaudio.html
Extractions: This resource directory includes Bible, New Testament, scripture portions and music recordings on audio cassettes in many languages. Please send any additions, deletions and recommendations to ken@missionresources.com INTERESTED IN TALKING DIGITAL TRACTS? Check 'em out... solar powered, solid state, made by http://www.mymegavoice.net info@mymegavoice.net galcom@galcom.org has a printed catalog they send out Global Resources for Computing (GRC) has been selected by Gospel Recordings USA, to design and implement their Global Audio Distribution system. The project provides this service via multiple Teraservers. GRC provided the design, methodology, hardware, software and systems integration. Over the last 60+, years GR has collected over 5500 language samples of Gospel messages. This new project will make these recordings available across a soon-to-be announced Internet address during 2003. The media will be distributed in MP3, Real Audio, and .WAV formats through an Oracle database-supported website as specified by GRC. More- http://www.grcomputing.net
History 5000 BC The people of northern africa began practicing farming. indigenous african tribes 95% (including major groups Kpelle, Bassa, Gio, Kru, Grebo, http://www.africaalmanac.com/history.html
Extractions: Defining dates in African history, 5000 B.C-2000 A.D 5000 B.C The people of northern Africa began practicing farming. The vast area stretching across northern Africa and down to central Africa began drying up, turning into what is today the Sahara desert. Upper and lower Egypt were united by King Menes to become Egypt of antiquity, one of the greatest of world civilizations. Menes also founded the first Egyptian dynasty. Construction work on the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Egypt began. The first great pyramid, called the Step Pyramid, was built for the king Zoser and it stood at about 60 metres high. The Third Pharaoh of the First Egyptian Dynasty conquered the Nubian people of the Upper Sudan area. The future Kushite empire grew out of this conquest.
African Masks Yoruba, Bambara, Sidamo, Bobo, Fanti, punu, Tikar, Fang When most people think of African art they think body, African masks are mobile in their indigenous http://www.halloween-deals-discounts.com/1/african-masks.html
Extractions: Roles of and Impacts on Non-Hawaiians By Anthony Castanha , August 1996 The free association model of Hawaiian self-government would provide Hawai'i a political status between integration with an independent state and full independence. Free association means Hawai'i would be internally self-governing, and this status would allow a degree of external autonomy for Hawai'i as a whole. This political status is recognized and established internationally, and also within the U.S. political system. "Free association with an independent State" is one of the choices for self-government listed under United Nations Resolution 1541 (XV), as discussed in chapter 2 . This political status was established in 1953 to allow some former dependent territories the option of freely associated status, rather than independence, with some territories not being given "a real option of independence in the case of the entities emerging from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands." If the free association model is implemented, Hawai'i and the United States would sign a "compact of free association," a contract defining the relationship.
Extractions: 2002 Media Files Page Articles reprinted in 2002 from contributors, newspapers and magazines in the ATADA Newsletter Table of Contents Media Files - antique and tribal art issues as seen from the point of view of the outside world reprinted from The ATADA Newsletter. You may track reports of various recent court cases as they proceeded through the US court system here. Media Files from the Fall 2002 Issue of The ATADA Newsletter Archaeologists Find Mayan Masterpiece in Guatemala High in the Andes, a Place That May Have Been Incas Last Refuge Returning Tundras Rhythm to the Inuit in Film: Profile of Inuit Filmmaker Zacharias Kunu Exhibition includes masks, quills, moccasins, Haida ceremonial pipes Museum Joins With Tribe to Expand Exhibits Pechangas Delay Pact With L.A. Museum: The tribe wants more information before allying with the struggling Southwest New Travails for a Struggling California Museum A Backwoods Tanner Follows Indian Ways Antiquities Dealer Is Sentenced to Prison That Face: Enamored of a Mask ... Native New Yorkers of an Original Kind: The City wit the Largest American Indian Population is New York Tired of Turquoise?
Artefact Bibliography (bibli1Page2) sifnificance) (Keywords Ethnology, africa, Bassa, Yoruba, Boki, punu, Teke, Kuba). Leuzinger, Elsy. africa. The Art of Negro People. BNo. 6013819. http://www.tribalworldbooks.com.au/bib-artPage2.html
Project MUSE loss of any African heritage as well as the heritage of other peoples lost in When Derain painted Matisse in 1913 in a style similar to a Shirupunu http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/research_in_african_literatures/v031/31.4duerden.ht
Extractions: The principal theme in this essay is the part played in Western art by masks from the Niger and Congo basins in Africa (to be referred to after this as Niger-Congo Africa), and the significance of their "discovery" in the years preceding and the years immediately following the First World War. It is therefore very specific, concerned with the form only of the masks that attracted Western visual artists and excludes the figures in a corpus which they referred to as , or "black art." Introducing this theme I have used four terms that have been ill-defined and need re-defining, and the revision of their definition is necessary to clear the ground for the argument that follows. Previous writers have used them in a very confused manner. These are "the discovery," "the mask," "African art,"
BALOCHUNITY.ORG the Mughals) of Makran; Nazims Mosque and Sassi punu Fort many nationalists to whom it will diminish the indigenous character of the town and its people. http://www.balochunity.org/index.php?opinions &did=757
