VADA - Volkeren En Stammen Peoples Tribes B BAAKA (Afrika - africa). BABANKI (Kameroen - Cameroon) (Native American). BEMBA bembe (Democratische Republiek Congo Amerika - North America). indigenous peoples in BOLIVIA http://www.vada.nl/volkenbb.htm
Extractions: BAGA (Guinee) H+K Gallery - About the Baga Tribe - An enormous head with beak nose and horseshoe ears (typical of the work of west Atlantic tribes), the whole heavily scarified, is cantilevered on a long neck. The huge breasts are carved in one with the shoulders and it is worn on the head of the dancer, whose body is hidden under a raffia costume, so that the head and breasts are all that is visible of the carving
Book Reviews photographs depicting human activity from africa to New often revealing the facesof indigenous peoples along with the documenting a group of bembe and Bwende http://www.tribalarts.com/review/review_su_au99.html
Extractions: Illustrated with objects and antique photographs, this catalogue, which has been published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the city of Boulogne-Billancourt in France and the Caixa Foundation of Girona in Spain, addresses the art of the Plains Indians in all its originality and diversity. It includes essays by five French and Spanish authors who are specialists in Native American history and culture. Their studies explore the history of the Plains Indians, the role of women, religion, and the central importance of Vision in their culture. Although the Plains Indians created no monumental art and little sculpture, their artistic creations such as headdresses and ceremonial garments, horse trappings, weapons, and ritual objects survive as testimony to a unique and rich philosophy of life.
Congo (Zaire) revised 15 October 1998 Congo (Zaire) Information Map of Congo (Zaire) with the peoples discussed in "Art and Life in africa" CDROM General Information for Congo (Zaire) June 30, 1960 Kisingani, Lubumbashi, Kolwesi Head of State Azande Chokwe Songo Kongo Kuba Lunda bembe chiefdoms, from settled indigenous village communities to predominantly http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Congo_%28Zaire%29.html
Extractions: Country: Congo (Zaire) Location: Central Africa Independence: June 30, 1960 Nationality: Congolese Capital City: Kinshasa Population: Important Cities: Kisingani, Lubumbashi, Kolwesi Head of State: Lawrence Kabila Area: 2,345,410 sq.km. Type of Government: Dictatorship, presumably undergoing transition to Representative Government Currency: 4.5 CF=1 USD Major peoples: Azande, Chokwe ,Songo, Kongo ,Kuba,Lunda,Bembe Religion: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, African 10% Climate: Equatorial Literacy: Official Language: French Principal Languages: Lingala, Azande, Chokwe, Kongo, Luba Major Exports: Copper, Cobalt, Diamonds, Crude Oil, Coffee Pre-Colonial History The precolonial past of Congo (Zaire) was complex. A diversity of social aggregates developed, ranging from small, autonomous groups of hunters and gatherers to centralized chiefdoms, from settled indigenous village communities to predominantly Muslim and Arab trading communities. Established in the late 1300s, the Kongo Kingdom expanded until the mid-17th century. The
Extractions: Cape Town South African National Gallery Government Avenue ma-di 10-17 Arts de la perle / Expositions temporaires Cape Town - Gardens South African Museum 25 Queen Victoria Street lu-di 10-17 Ethnographie et archéologie de l'Afrique australe: terres cuites de Lydenburg San (peintures rupestres), Zimbabwe Tsonga , Khoikhoi, Sotho, Nguni, Shona, Lovedu... Exposition "
KAM Yoruba Spirituality And Philosophy but also the descendants of indigenous peoples (misnomered Indians can be contactedduring a bembe where one In all of africa, masks play an important role http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/9912/yorubaspirit.html
Extractions: Yourba Spiritual System and Philosophy There are various religious systems in Africa that share many commonalties. To discuss them all in their intricacies would take volumes. This page will attempt to focus on the Yoruba spiritual philosophy of West Africa. It stresses an extremely ancient rooted African tradition of working with natural forces and the ancestral realm to better one's life. Its system of divination in fact has led some scholars to remark on its similarity to Eastern philosophical beliefs such as those found among the Chinese in the I Ching. And while it may not be as ancient as Nilotic beliefs, it is the African spiritual system that can be best called a world religion. The Yoruba believe in the existence of spiritual beings or divinities. Called Orishas, they are seen as emissaries of Oldumare from whom they emanated. These Orisha are ancestors whose great deeds earned them divinity. The Orisha are said to recognize themselves and are recognized through a host of different numbers and colors. These polarities which each Orisha exhibits are expressed as personalities called Roads or Paths of the Orisha. This is done through offerings to Orisha of their particular favorite foods and other gifts. One can learn much about these different Orishas by watching the forces of nature at work about you. These Orishas can be contacted during a "bembe" where one or more of their priests will be mounted in a form of highly spiritualized trance possession. This possession by an Orisha is an integral part of Yoruba religious ritual as it serves as a means of communicating with the forces of Oldumare (God).
CARIBBEAN LITERATURE A concise listing of Publications of a Caribbean Cultural activist and poet. KWABENA EVOKES africa'S. POWER GLORY include Sustainable Development, indigenous peoples, Original Island Names, Cultural INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS. bembe PRODUCTIONS http://nefertamu.tripod.com/books.html
Extractions: PUB.1997 Modibo Nsami introduces this unique anthology of new inspiring verse by this Caribbean poet on sojourn in the sacred land of KUSH , where he was bestowed the Title "Al Ansaari" at the junction of the Blue and white Nile. This compelling collection retraces his experiences and acknowledges the contribution of ancient civilizations of Sudan. Stunning photography and illustrations are supplemented by a comprehensive glossary. ....Kwabena whose latest book of poems was recently published had spent quality time in KUSH, now part of Sudan, some years ago. He writes with feelings in the title poem evoking memories of 'mighty warriors humbled' by the Kushites and speaks feelingly of reclaiming '..the lost, stolen legacy of pristine ages'....." GEORGE ALLEYNE
Musées Afrique indigenous Knowledge in South africa . Zela, Hemba,Songye, Boyo, bembe, Lengola, Kumu Aquarelles de Joy Adamson peoples of Kenya . http://www.unil.ch/gybn/Arts_Peuples/Ex_Africa/ex_Af_musaf.html
Extractions: Cape Town South African National Gallery Government Avenue ma-di 10-17 Arts de la perle / Expositions temporaires Cape Town - Gardens South African Museum 25 Queen Victoria Street lu-di 10-17 terres cuites de Lydenburg San (peintures rupestres), Zimb abwe Tsonga , Khoikhoi, Sotho, Nguni, Shona, Lovedu... Exposition " Ulwazi Lwemvelo - Indigenous Knowledge in South Africa Cape Town - Rosebank University of Cape Town Irma Stern Museum Cecil Road ma-sa 10-17 Arts de Zanzibar et du Congo: Lega, Luba Durban Art Gallery City Hall lu-sa 8.30-16; di 11-16 Durban Local History Museum Aliwal Street East London East London Museum lu-ve 9.30-17; sa 9.30-12 Grahamstown Albany Museum. Natural Sciences and History Museums Somerset Street lu-ve 9-13 / 14-17; sa-di 14-17 Johannesburg MuseuMAfricA Newtown Cultural Precinct
U.N. Information: General Information On The United Nations Anzuluni bembe, displayed a certain amount of annoyance at by Tutsi leaders in CentralAfrica that Garretón related to the status of indigenous peoples in the http://www.hri.ca/uninfo/unchr97/africa.shtml
Extractions: Liberia ... Sudan The interim report to the 1996 General Assembly reflects the findings of a field mission by the Special Rapporteur from 1 to 17 July 1996, one week before the coup that brought Major Pierre Buyoya to power and led to the temporary suspension of the National Assembly and political parties. The assessment is clear, with the report stating that the conditions identified in previous reports ... have been deteriorating markedly. The human rights situation in Burundi has assumed catastrophic proportions, with its endless stream of targeted assassinations, arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, looting, crime and the destruction of private property. While it is true that Burundi currently is being torn apart by civil war, it should be noted at the outset that the resulting violence and unrest can be attributed to certain actors or parties: first and foremost to the armed forces and the security forces, next, to the militias, which are related to them, and, lastly, to an armed opposition that itself comprises various groups. All these actors are responsible, although to varying degrees, for the grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law which are being perpetrated.
CARIBBEAN LITERATURE KWABENA EVOKES africa'S POWER include Sustainable Development, indigenous peoples,Original Island AFROETS PRESS INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHERS, bembe PRODUCTIONS http://ethnonet.gold.ac.uk/illustrations/ch4illustrations/414ekwabene/books.html
Extractions: ....Kwabena whose latest book of poems was recently published had spent quality time in KUSH, now part of Sudan, some years ago. He writes with feelings in the title poem evoking memories of 'mighty warriors humbled' by the Kushites and speaks feelingly of reclaiming '..the lost, stolen legacy of pristine ages'....." GEORGE ALLEYNE
MARRIAGE IN AFRICA: ISLAM VERSUS CULTURE of different races with the indigenous people ring), Kuleta begi (the wedding trousseau),bembe (Ramadan feast have been different with different peoples and in http://www.makerere.ac.ug/womenstudies/full papers/SAAD.htm
Extractions: Makerere University, Uganda 'Hausa' is a linguistic not an ethnic term and refers to those who speak the Hausa language by birth. Many people (groups) whose sole language is Hausa have little or nothing in common ethnically. It is impossible to give a simple definition of a Hausa person because different criteria is used, either historical claims, cultural traits or social values. So Hausa will be defined as those who historically issued from Hausa land or their descendents through the male line or those who became closely associated with Hausa culture by adapting its language, customs and religion. 1 Hausa land is situated in the Savannah region of West Africa and stretches about 1,500 miles to the west and 2,000 miles to the East occupying the region between Lake Chad in the east and middle Nigeria in the west. 2 The Hausas are not a mono-ethnic group nor are they the only inhabitants of the region. The bulk of the inhabitants were believed to have migrated into the region some time before the 10th century from the central Sahara, perhaps due to desiccation or some such natural phenomenon. They settled in the central Savanna and mixed with the indigenous people. The result was a multi-ethnic society sharing a common language, Hausa. This heterogeneity further facilitated the absorption of other ethnic groups that arrived subsequently. When the Fulani reached the Hausa land early in the 15th Century, those who settled in towns lost not only their nomadic feature but also their native language. 3
LACS Events international community, local government, indigenous peoples and immigrants Vodu,Tajona, Haitian bembe, Tumba Francesa, as MUSIC AND DANCE OF africa AND THE http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/lacs/archive/event967.htm
Extractions: International Institute, University of Michigan LACS Events, 1996-1997 Fall 1996 Wednesday, October 2: The Department of English sponsors a talk by CAROLYN COOPER of the University of the West Indies (Jamaica), titled "A Tale of Two States: Language, Lit/Orature and the Two Jamaicas" at 3 pm, Rackham West Conference Room. Carolyn Cooper is the author of Noises in the Blood: Orality, Gender, and the 'Vulgar Body' of Jamaican Popular Culture (Duke, 1995). In addition to her public lecture on Wednesday, Cooper will present a video and lecture entitled "'Performance Criticism': The Video Version of Noises in the Blood ," on Friday from 2-4 PM in the English Dept. lounge, 7629 Haven Hall. Friday, October 4: GINA ULYSSE, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, will speak on "Seeking Some Truths to Demystify Some Myths: The Social Politics of Color and Class in Kingston, Jamaica." Her talk is part of the CAAS Graduate Student Brownbag Series. In the Robert E. Hayden Lounge (111 West Hall). Monday, October 28: Everyone is invited to the presentation of the 1996-97 Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences to Professor JOHN VANDERMEER of the Department of Biology. Prof. Vandermeer is well known for his work on tropical ecology in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. At the presentation, he will lecture on "Maintenance of Biological Diversity in Neotropical Rainforests." The lecture and award presentation will take place at 4:00 pm in the Rackham Amphitheater, 4th floor, Rackham Graduate School. Reception to follow. (For information, call 764-1125.)
The Right Of Self-Determination In The Angolan Enclave Of Cabinda Renovada is led by Antonio Bentebembe, who apparently Antonio Cassese, Self-Determinationof peoples 114 (1995 for the purpose of reestablishing indigenous rule http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Workshop/kone98.html
Extractions: Temple University School of Law This paper seeks to examine the right of self-determination under international law and its relevance to the struggle for independence in the Angolan enclave of Cabinda. The right of self-determination has been grabbing the spotlight in recent years. The end of the Cold War ushered in sweeping changes in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The right of self-determination under international law has been acting as a midwife to the birth of new nation states. These kinds of changes have not been limited just to Europe. In Africa, too, the right of self-determination has received a good deal of attention these past ten years. The success stories have been widely reported. That is, Namibia finally became independent in 1990 after years of South African occupation and domination. In 1993, Eritrea managed to secede from Ethiopia after more than thirty years of struggle. South Africa itself saw its first free and full elections in 1994 after apartheid had begun to crumble around 1989. Most of the current or remaining struggles for independence on the continent, however, receive little attention, at least outside of their respective regions. For example, Ethiopia's Oromo people, presumably encouraged by the success of Eritrea
Book Reviews of preserving aspects of the indigenous cultures of finest collections of Kongo andBembe sculpture assembled the ethnic distribution of the peoples of africa. http://www.tribalarts.com/review/
Congo (Zaire) Major peoples Azande,Chokwe,Songo,Kongo,Kuba,Lunda,bembe. groups of hunters and gatherersto centralized chiefdoms, from settled indigenous village communities http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/countries/Congo_(Zaire).html
Extractions: Country: Congo (Zaire) Location: Central Africa Independence: June 30, 1960 Nationality: Congolese Capital City: Kinshasa Population: Important Cities: Kisingani, Lubumbashi, Kolwesi Head of State: Lawrence Kabila Area: 2,345,410 sq.km. Type of Government: Dictatorship, presumably undergoing transition to Representative Government Currency: 4.5 CF=1 USD Major peoples: Azande, Chokwe ,Songo, Kongo ,Kuba,Lunda,Bembe Religion: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, African 10% Climate: Equatorial Literacy: Official Language: French Principal Languages: Lingala, Azande, Chokwe, Kongo, Luba Major Exports: Copper, Cobalt, Diamonds, Crude Oil, Coffee Pre-Colonial History The precolonial past of Congo (Zaire) was complex. A diversity of social aggregates developed, ranging from small, autonomous groups of hunters and gatherers to centralized chiefdoms, from settled indigenous village communities to predominantly Muslim and Arab trading communities. Established in the late 1300s, the Kongo Kingdom expanded until the mid-17th century. The
History Of Salsa Son is the first truly indigenous AfroCuban music a appointed by a National Assemblyof peoples Power comprised del sabor, la salsa, y el bembe the hour http://www.mimat.com/salsayork/html/history_of_salsa.html
Extractions: The first use of the word Salsa, to describe the contemporary form, is attributed to a Venezuelan radio DJ in 1966. To understand the colourful diversity of the music, however, the story of its development must be traced back more than two thousand years to its beginnings in the complex cultural history of modern Spain! 2 : Celts to 1500 : The making of modern Spain - a brief history The indigenous Neolithic Celtic tribes of the Iberian peninsular were over-run firstly by the Romans before the time of Christ. This empire was already breaking up when in 383AD Magnus Maximus, ruler of Britain at the time, declared himself Emperor and crossed the Channel to conquer Gaul and Spain. In 388 he was defeated and killed at Aquileia. The Roman Empire continued to be over-run by fierce, marauding barbarians from Northern and Eastern Europe. By 425, Spain was being settled by Vandals, in the South, and by Suevi and Visigoths, in the North. Todays Basque peoples, with a language more akin to modern Hungarian than Spanish, may well be descended from these early migrants. The Eastern Roman, or Byzantine Empire (Byzantium-Constantinople-Istanbul) grew strong from this time, driving the Vandals from North Africa in 534 and the Goths from Italy in 552. This paved the way for a migration of Turkish tribes, from the Balkans, across the region bringing the influences of Romany music to Spain. Check out the guitar jazz of Django Reinhart or, in more popular idiom, The Gypsy Kings.
African Art. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 is limited to the works of the peoples of W of the peoples sedentary lifestyles)in indigenous art The bembe created smallscale sculptures in wood meant to http://www.bartleby.com/65/af/Africana.html
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WFS/ARC/NGO/REP be improved using especially indigenous knowledge as NGOs and peoples' organisations,in collaboration with Femmes Centrafricaines (OFCA) Mme Charlotte bembe. http://www.fao.org/wfs/resource/english/ARCNGOE.HTM
Extractions: Regional NGO Consultation for Africa on the World Food Summit Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 14-15 April 1996 1. The Regional NGO Consultation for Africa on the World Food Summit was held on 14-15 April 1996 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. More than 70 NGOs and rural peoples' organisations from some 30 countries attended this important meeting. The programme of the Consultation is attached as Appendix 1 . The list of participants is attached as Appendix 2 2. The FAO Regional Representative for Africa opened the meeting by clearly defining the objectives of the World Food Summit. He also highlighted the need to consider the specific aspects of food security and sustainable agricultural development in the context of Africa. The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources of Burkina Faso then welcomed the participants. He emphasised the important role of NGOs and rural organisations for food security. He then declared the Consultation officially open. 3. The Consultation then elected its officers:
Diaspora And Visual Culture of rainforest pygmies in Central africa. Thompson hears The performance of the bembeshows how Modern Brazil's mix of indigenous peoples, Europeans, africans http://faculty.art.sunysb.edu/~nmirzoeff/diaspora.htm
Extractions: Introduction: The Multiple Viewpoint: Diasporic Visual Cultures Nicholas Mirzoeff "The Jew and I: Since I was not satisfied to be racialized, by a lucky turn of fate, I was humanized. I joined the Jew, my brother in misery." Frantz Fanon (Fanon 1967: 122). "Kishinev and St Louis-the same soil, the same people. It is a distance of four and half thousand miles between these two cities and yet they are so close and so similar to each other" The Forward, 1917 (quoted in Takaki 1995). Bibliography Anderson, Benedict (1992), Imagined Communities , 2nd ed, London, Verso. Appadurai, Arjun (1993), "The Heart of Whiteness," Callaloo Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization , Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. Berman, Paul (1994), Blacks and Jews: Alliances and Arguments , New York, Delacorte Press. Boyarin, Jonathan (1993), Storm from Paradise , Minneapolis, Minnesota University Press Chambers, Iain (1994), Migrancy Culture Identity
