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Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 2:57pm On Sep 09, 2012 |
[size=18pt]Forced Modernization?? [/size] http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/cameroon/wodaabe The Niger government's effort to enroll children is school effectively deprives the Wodaabe of their labor in herding and household chores. It also encourages the young to ignore the food taboos. Drought has reduced Wodaabe herds almost to extinction. Government policies favor farm settlements, allotting land for fields at the expense of open grazing land. As settlements spread northward, the advance of the desert southward squeezes the Wodaabe onto smaller and more marginal land. International development experts pushing for fixed settlement of the Wodaabe are concerned not with finding a way of life acceptable to the Wodaabe, but with preventing them from draining resources. During famine, the Nigar government adopts a "food-for-work" program. The Wodaabe receive grains in return for planting seeds. However, this plan doesn't provide for restocking cattle, and the Wodaabe generally leave the program as soon as they can. They want to live according to their tradition of "mbodangaku" - the way of their ancestors. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Perhaps the wodaabe should be granted their own country! jk. But this concerns me. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by sambos994(m): 3:09pm On Sep 09, 2012 |
dafuq |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 3:11pm On Sep 09, 2012 |
[size=18pt]Random photos.[/size] Lovin' the do!! [img]http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRXsgYe5ndL0G_yDYt_n_126GRzHqUqirmIks-G8S4Aw7vhsyDYL4CkOPZ1g[/img] Lurrv! |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 3:17pm On Sep 09, 2012 |
Natural Beauty Why aren't there any female wodaabe models? |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 3:28pm On Sep 09, 2012 |
This is too cute. It's a shame we may not see this any more. I am perplexed at the news of them practically being tricked into leaving their old ways. anyway, the poster of the picture and I have the same taste. From: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/wodaabe?before=1308082789 Africa has it some good-looking tribes, my two favorites are the Wodaabe from Niger, and the Masaai from Kenya. Same here. I am thinking of doing a Masaai thread. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 2:56am On Sep 11, 2012 |
Ali stop stalking me. I want nothing to do with you. Go troll somewhere else and stop following my username. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 5:20am On Sep 11, 2012 |
nts: a blog it is... |
Re: The Wodaabe People by TerryCarr(m): 1:36pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
there is a lot of "This post has been hidden" stuff |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Fulaman198(m): 8:14pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
BelaMorena: Interview With Susan Rich Quite the opposite so I'm bolding it for you (is is because any outside influence is seen as being corrosive to their culture and traditions.) Fulani and Mbororo Fulani (Wodaabe and other Mbororo groups in Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, etc.) view Western culture as abrasive and intrusive. We Mbororo Fulani often feel that Westerners want to invade and make our cultures more Westernized (that's why I have so many threads that say we must preserve our culture on here). Westerners don't understand this. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Fulaman198(m): 8:16pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
MsDarkSkin: [size=18pt]Forced Modernization?? [/size] It is because Westerners like yourself have caused things like that to happen Modernization is just a fancy term coined it really means Westernization |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Fulaman198(m): 8:21pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
TerryCarr: you can hear the language here It's the same dialect we speak, but it was translated wrong Because like us the Wodaabe are Mbororo they do the same Gerewol, (except dress is different), they grow their hair longer, etc.) Here is how the translation was wrong, the Elder (pullo mawdo) said "kosam wala" which means no milk when he was talking about how there was no place for the cattle to graze, therefore the cattle were dry and could not produce milk. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Fulaman198(m): 8:23pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
The thing is that Western Influence and Africans who want to be Western are trying to ruin our culture so I really despise it when Americans think it is ok. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 11:23pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
Fulaman take your xenophobia and attention seeking elsewhere. I am not talking about YOUR CLAN, this thread is about the Wodaabe. 1 Like |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 11:25pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
Fulaman198: Westeners like me?? Lol I have never been to Niger. I have never met a wodaabe clan member. I dont own a gun and ever held one to their heads and demanded them to do a gdamn thing. So clearly you are confused. Get your facts right asap. Again this thread is about the wodaabe. Not fulaman and his clan. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 11:29pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
I dont know why mofos cant stay away from me. If i dot talk to you keep away from my screen name. I created this thread for educational purposes and instead got clowns attempting destroying it. (Its cool though i will blog it so nobody can interrupt.) if yall want attention that bad, go find a friend offline. 1 Like |
Re: The Wodaabe People by somalia3: 11:30pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
mrsdarskin. is that post intended for me. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 11:48pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
i would appreciate it if you would back off and stay away from me. absolutely. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 11:56pm On Sep 11, 2012 |
@ thread, I just found out there was a play in Minneapolis about a wodaabe woman and a moor that took place earlier this year. will try to scoop up some details! Hopefully I will find some footage. 1 Like |
Re: The Wodaabe People by somalia3: 12:32am On Sep 12, 2012 |
MsDarkSkin: i would appreciate it if you would back off and stay away from me. maybe ur following me around. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by Nobody: 12:33am On Sep 12, 2012 |
Hey Jallow. I see you lurking. |
Re: The Wodaabe People by JallowBah(f): 5:58am On Sep 12, 2012 |
MsDarkSkin: Hey Jallow. Lurking and liking. Lol. Have to keep myself updated, but I aint answering to nonsense |
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