Social Anthropology
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…
People of the Sahel: Reclaiming the Amazigh Story
As a child making the journey by road to Kano, I would see Amazigh (Kel Tamajaq) camel caravans moving alongside…
The Amazigh People: Indigenous Guardians of North Africa
The Amazigh people remain a cornerstone of North African identity, preserving their language, traditions, and cultural heritage despite centuries of…
