Akan people

Ghana’s diverse groups of people. In spite of numerous facets for Ghanaian society differ between ethnic groups, the generally unification of the culture is perhaps one of the standout reasons Ghana has enjoyed a stable and peaceful environmental in the post-colonial time. For religion, Ghana’s populace is approximately 70 percent christian, 20 percent Muslim, and 10 percent working on traditional religions. Traditional beliefs shift from group to group. First of all, Akan religion worships the ancestors

are native to millions of people. Both borders the countries Liberia, Mali, Togo, and Burkina Faso(Ghana and Ivory Coast). Ghana and Ivory Coast bordered by the Gulf of Guinea to the South and near the coast, there are tropical forests,

Julian L. McEachin Jan 14, 2015 History 320 Dr. Conchita Ndege Ghana Table of Contents • Ethnic group background(Akan/Ashanti) • Arts, Crafts, and Architecture • Culture, Food, and History • Map of County, and Flag The Akan people were once a unique group that flourished in the Ivory Coast and in the Ghana regions of West Africa. The Akan’s were a religious group, mostly Christians that strived on order and balance. At a point in time the Akan’s were grouped together in a

in the Akan Culture Folklore in the lives of the Akans of Ghana comprise of popular oral traditional beliefs, tales, myths, , and practices of the people’s customs which has been disseminated in an informal manner from one generation to the other over and over again in the community. Folklore can also be considered the roots of expressive genres such as a myth, cultural activity, music, riddles, dance, legends, proverbs, and “wise sayings” which are shared within the Akan culture. The Akans and the

For my research paper, I am going to be investigating and writing about the Ashanti people. The Ashanti people inhabit what is today Ghana, West Africa, with their capital city being Kumasi. I am interested in this subject because I spent four weeks of this summer in Ghana. While I spent most of my time with the Fante people on the coast, we toured Manhyia Palace in Kumasi and I was instantly intrigued by the Ashanti culture. I also personally know an Ashanti that has moved to the United States,

wood. Furthermore, English is understood and spoken by many people living in Ghana. However, the English language spoken in Ghana, is a unique West African vernacular. The utilization of the English language, provided for that Ghana may be surrounded by French-speaking countries, has helped create the Ghanaian national character as different from its neighbors. Other vernaculars spoken in Ghana is the Akan language, which is spoken by the Akan tribe. Additionally, the Ewe language is spoken by approximately

this paper, the art piece I am going to analyze is the Female Figure with Child and it made by Akan-Asante people. The Akan people of Ghana have been recognized for their various and attractive culture and it located in what are today Ivory Coast and the republic of Ghana in Western African. The Akan people are combined by different groups, such as the Anyi, Akawpim, Akyem, Aowin and Asante, and these people have their own dialect, but they share a lingua franca, which called Twi. The sculpture I choose

Tension between Globalization and Local Culture. The culture or people practising local culture face extinction from the modern world. The tension was highlighted in Costa Rica. There are people with indigenous knowledge like Don Candido who practice indigenously but face extinction due to modern science powered by globalization. The influx of globalization have affected indigenous local and this have created some tension because there is a sort of competition between globalised methods and local

the freedom to make the society the way they wanted it since British people did not intervene on the way it was being built. According to Buzz Ghana the Ashanti tribe dominated most of the modern province of Ghana from 1670-1902 (BuzzGhana 2016). The Ashanti tribe was known to dominate most of Ghana since it was one of the largest and most powerful tribe in the region since it was one of the most indigenous groups of the Akans (Ashanti and Fanti) of Ghana. They were also dominant because they were

experienced, the oral passing of the experiences they had is mostly all that historians obtain in regards to the slave’s experiences. Though, a single object, an Akan drum, helps to tell their story not with words, but with the rhythm of their trials. African participation in the slave trade, consisted of two groups of African people: those who were sold as slaves, and those who captured slaves in order to trade with European countries for goods. Slaves were not able to bring items with