Is story telling a dying art in Africa?
My name is oluka. I was born in a small village found in the then remote town of Soroti district which is found in the Eastern part of Uganda. When i started going to school at about 5 or 7 years at that time the communities in my village had atradition of story telling and my grand parents and other relatives would call and gather all the young children around a fire where some chicken or meat would be roasted for what was called story time…
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Added by oluka bruno on May 19, 2010 at 12:29pm —
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I've left this mission till almost last, because traditionally I'm not much of a maker. A doer, yes, but my carpentry, pottery, woodsmithing, and metalworking skills are all sub-par. The best thing I can do is build a computer from component parts, or grow plants.
Building a computer didn't seem like an appropriate way of representing indigenous technology, but maybe growing a plant would. Obviously a plant itself isn't durable, but a pot sure is!
So I took one of our nicer…
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Added by Nick Heyming on May 17, 2010 at 1:38am —
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From Kivu:
"INDIGENOUS WOMEN HEALERS FORMED GROUPS TO PRACTICE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN OAXACA (MEXICO)
After bitter struggles with official associations of physicians, traditional medicine people, mostly women, finally were able to organize joint meetings in which they shared their experiences and set…
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Added by Nick Heyming on May 13, 2010 at 10:00pm —
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Who would have thought I would live to see it. Today, on September 11- I am 100 years old...
What an amazing ride it has been.
Oh yes, I am sure you want to know how I reached this old age (well comparatively
old) for that I could point you to another post but I will say this, have moderation in all things including your…
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Added by Kevin DiVico on May 12, 2010 at 2:19pm —
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Jacques Cousteau said "
We must plant the sea and herd its animals … using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about — farming replacing hunting. Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians." Interview (17 July 1971)… Continue
Added by Kevin DiVico on May 12, 2010 at 8:48am —
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Jacques Cousteau said "
We must plant the sea and herd its animals … using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about — farming replacing hunting. Farming as we do it is hunting, and in the sea we act like barbarians." Interview (17 July 1971)… Continue
Added by Kevin DiVico on May 12, 2010 at 8:48am —
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i believe that lasting knowledge media should be both rugged and carry as much information as possible. instead of making a record of a specific piece of knowledge, i decided to try to make an artifact that can keep any type of knowledge. i decided to make a portable, hand-powered phonograph.
old wind-up/crank phonographs (record players) that are…
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Added by nomadHAR on May 12, 2010 at 4:34am —
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This is a picture of a variety of foliage which I picked while out on walk. Once completely dried, these parts of plants can be passed down for generations to be studied by future scientists.
The idea here is to help preserve and protect the foliage of the future. If any of these plants shown here become extinct, future scientists will be able to study these dried plants and find possible reasons why this may have…
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Added by Jordache Perozzo on May 11, 2010 at 2:43am —
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i am a very nomadic person. i haven't lived anywhere for more than a few years, and i do not know where i will end up if i manage to reach 100 years of age. however, i have a love of learning, and have tried to pick up indigenous skills and knowledge in my travels. some are unique to a region; others i have observed in several places.
1) global secrets: secrets that are independent of any particular location.
a) 6 years growth,…
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Added by nomadHAR on May 10, 2010 at 9:55pm —
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hello My fellow Agents
I made a pictogram based on some examples that I found online. Unfortunately I do not have the link for it and I am hoping to find it so you can see more examples of pictography or pictograms. I have based my work of art on the following poem taken from Hiawatha.
These are the major pictograms that were used
I utilized a rabbit fur because I couldnt afford bison!!! The plains Indians would write stories on wood, trees, rocks and skins. I would like to…
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Added by sunnydupree on May 10, 2010 at 7:02am —
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When I am a hundred I hope to pass on the wisdom of the Beymun people of central Africa. They are a small people who need to find wives from surrounding peoples. The men do this by learning to sing the songs of he nations around them and pride themselves on being able to sing them better than the natives.
Lean to sing every song, make endless friends.
Added by Aaron Freeman on May 7, 2010 at 8:05pm —
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The valley of the Mayo River was isolated from the rest of the country until the 1970s, when construction of the Carretera Marginal trunk road gave access. A wave of spontaneous settlers from the highlands and the coast then came into the valley, increasing the population five-fold. Under such a dramatic event, the Aguarunas became a disadvantaged minority in their own…
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Added by Aaron Freeman on May 7, 2010 at 7:08pm —
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Having studied medical anthropology and written about the issue of medical colonialism the case study of the indigenous women healers in mexico was very interesting to me.
Here's the case:…
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Added by Katherine Morrison on May 6, 2010 at 12:40pm —
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traditions and modern inventions are not necessarily incompatible. while harmful customs and notions must be changed or destroyed, the many positive aspects of a culture can be used and adapted to work with modern techniques and technologies. for instance, Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis is now being used in western medicine.
the Nganyi people of Kenya…
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Added by nomadHAR on May 4, 2010 at 1:42am —
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Phew! I have finally completed my creation - an beaded bracelet made mainly from beads. Throughout the world, ethnic groups are characterized and identified by dress and ornamentation. My paternal grandmother (who sadly died before I was born and after whom I am named) was maasai, a tribe widely known for their beautiful beadwork.
Maasai have been creating jewelery since 1900, mostly for its beauty, which is a very important aspect of Maasai culture. Traditionally local raw…
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Added by Shakwei Mbindyo on May 2, 2010 at 6:30pm —
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I gathered the following chilling fact from the remarks made by UN Secretary General at opening of the ninth session of the United nations permanent forum on indigenous issues on April 19, 2010. I thought of sharing this with all my fellow EVOKERs as well as others who may come accross this post. I do hope this will open up…
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Added by Pradip Dey on April 28, 2010 at 6:00am —
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The story of the traditional healers from Oaxaca (mhh… I wonder how this word is pronounced) immediately caught my attention. These healers have struggle for recognition by official associations and the benefits that have accrued to indigenous women are now quantifiable. I found additional information on these awesome…
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Added by Shakwei Mbindyo on April 27, 2010 at 5:00pm —
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This is a story about two men who lived on the shores of Lake Alexandrina. They belonged to the Ngarrindjerri people.…
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Added by Reid Falconer on April 26, 2010 at 7:15pm —
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I wanted to bring a story from outside the recommended sources.…
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Added by Bonan Zhang on April 26, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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The year is 2092. I've decided to visit my house I grew up in and the hospital I was born in. Unfortunately, my parents haven't made it to this year, but I'm happy to say my sister and my cousins are alive and well. Near the 22nd century, being a hundred is less uncommon than it was a hundred years ago.
While I was growing up through the teen years, my adult years, and my senior years, and I've seen things change. During my teen years, I've heard warning of crisis-es;…
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Added by Daniel Pisani on April 25, 2010 at 4:29pm —
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