Social Anthropology
Akpa Interconnections: Language, Culture, and History Across Nigeria and Beyond
The testimony of Ellie Yari underscores the importance of revisiting our histories from an Afrocentric perspective. The Akpa legacy is…
Cross River Basin: Cultural, Linguistic, and Genetic Unity
The convergence of cultural traditions, linguistic parallels, and genetic evidence underscores the deep-rooted unity of the peoples of the Cross…
The Obam War Dance of Ugep: Structure, Praise, and Civic Critique
By Okoi Obono-Obla The Obam War Dance of Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria, depicts courage,…
Yakurr–Ibibio Cultural and Linguistic Connections in the Cross River Basin
By Okoi Obono-Obla Charles Eyo, in one of my posts, made a comment that I find very interesting. It opens…
Matrilineal Heritage in Africa: Yakurr, Akan, and Chewa Traditions
By Okoi Obono-Obla The Yakurr people of Cross River State, Nigeria, practice a matrilineal system in which descent and inheritance…
Matrilineality and Fertility Shrines among the Yakurr People
By Okoi Obono-Obla One of the consequences of the matrilineal culture of the Yakurr people of Cross River State, Nigeria,…
Kukpol-pààm: The Fattening Room Tradition of the Yakurr People
The fattening room was more than a ritual; it was a holistic education for womanhood, combining physical, spiritual, and social…
WHAT MAKES THE IGALA DISTINCT (Part 1) : WHY THE IGALA PEOPLE ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS A PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY
By Eneojo Herbert Idakwo A number of years ago, while discussing Nigerian ethnic cultures with a respected elder from Kogi…
Yakurr Double Kinship and Royal Lineage:
By Okoi Obono-Obla In Yakurr, society is organized around a maternal social structure. Even if a Yakurr woman marries someone…
The Dual Institutions of Kinship Among the Yakurr People: Tradition, Identity, and Continuity
By Okoi Obono-Obla Kinship systems are the bedrock of social organization in many African societies, shaping identity, inheritance, and spiritual…
Shared Matrilineal Traditions: Yakurr and Afikpo People
by Okoi Obono-Obla The Yakurr people are Middle Cross River people in Cross River State. Broadly, they are categorized as…
The Bwaatiye: Guardians of the Gongola
They were never defeated. Never Islamised. Never broken. Long ago, two brothers stood at the edge of a great river…
