The boundaries of most modern African Nation-States have been inherited from the former colonial powers. Independence brought little concern for traditional territorial divisions, as new political leaders simply took over what was left behind.
As a result, ancient nations continued to be divided by colonial maps and those peoples considered “backward”, by the European powers were even further relegated to an inferior status, as the new political elite strove for “Modernity”. It was thought that traditional African Culture would be transformed into a new – and perhaps, better – version of European Materialism.
Nevertheless, many African peoples continued to cherish their traditional values and their own way of life.
One such group is the Ogiek. Their situation is not unique, as modern Africa continues to prefer her colonial inheritance to her natural heritage.
Please visit the Ogiek website – often. http://www.ogiek.org
Please also see:
Mau Forest: by Cheruiyot Kiplangat, Ogiek
http://survival-international.org/stories.php?id=75&tribe_id=34
The Ogiek: Kenya's castaways
http://www.survival-international.org/sights.php?gallery_id=45
Kenyan Forest Dwellers Face Eviction
http://redwoods.bullhorn.org/action/20000531/ogiek.html
ECOTERRA International; FIRST PEOPLES & NATURE FIRST ! http://www.ecoterra.org.uk
U.N. and Indigenous Issues + UPDATES http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2352&blz=1
As a result, ancient nations continued to be divided by colonial maps and those peoples considered “backward”, by the European powers were even further relegated to an inferior status, as the new political elite strove for “Modernity”. It was thought that traditional African Culture would be transformed into a new – and perhaps, better – version of European Materialism.
Nevertheless, many African peoples continued to cherish their traditional values and their own way of life.
One such group is the Ogiek. Their situation is not unique, as modern Africa continues to prefer her colonial inheritance to her natural heritage.
Please visit the Ogiek website – often. http://www.ogiek.org
Please also see:
Mau Forest: by Cheruiyot Kiplangat, Ogiek
http://survival-international.org/stories.php?id=75&tribe_id=34
The Ogiek: Kenya's castaways
http://www.survival-international.org/sights.php?gallery_id=45
Kenyan Forest Dwellers Face Eviction
http://redwoods.bullhorn.org/action/20000531/ogiek.html
ECOTERRA International; FIRST PEOPLES & NATURE FIRST ! http://www.ecoterra.org.uk
U.N. and Indigenous Issues + UPDATES http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=2352&blz=1