Building on Tradition » african http://www.buildingontradition.org Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:16:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Taqa-na-ika origins of Fijians. Pacific Island oral tradition of their AFRICAN Origins. http://www.buildingontradition.org/building-on-tradition/taqa-na-ika-origins-of-fijians-pacific-island-oral-tradition-of-their-african-origins-2 http://www.buildingontradition.org/building-on-tradition/taqa-na-ika-origins-of-fijians-pacific-island-oral-tradition-of-their-african-origins-2#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:08:09 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/building-on-tradition/taqa-na-ika-origins-of-fijians-pacific-island-oral-tradition-of-their-african-origins-2 Continue reading →]]>

TRADITIONAL STORY FROM FIJI TELLING THEIR ORIGINS AVAILABLE TO READ BELOW. NO WESTERN THEORIES ARE PRESENTED HERE—ONLY THE FACTUAL, TRADITIONAL EVIDENCE FROM THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES. Dr. Runoko Rashidi is a Historian who was respectful enough to visit the Fiji islands and ask the indigenous Fijians themselves about their oral traditions of where they came from. This oral tradition is eagerly and disrespectfully attempted to be dismissed as POSSIBLY being a hoax by Western linguists and anthropologists, supposedly started by the missionaries in the 1800′s, even though the claim is without sufficient evidence. Meanwhile, the scientific industry still continues to ignore and hush Fijian accounts while replacing it with a fabrication of carefully selected and carefully omitted genetic, cultural, linguistic, and archeological data, in an attempt to carefully piece together a false “South East Asian Origin” that appears credible; while genetic, cultural, linguistic, and archeological data linking them to the rest of Cushite peoples in Africa, are neglected, hushed, and hidden safely away in the lower bunkers of European Museums. There are MANY versions of the Fijian account that mention places of origin and In Africa many of us still know those places. Here is one version of the story told to me by Fijians who have been careful to keep it. 1ST ARRIVALS: Boat= Rogovoka/Lolopeau (From Egypt) “This boat/canoe belonged to the Yavusa Malea who also named the boat for themselves as …
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Speakers: Dr Sarah Churchwell; Alan Hudson; David Goodhart; Roger Scruton Chair: Dolan Cummings We have an ambivalent attitude to the past today. We value novelty, and flatter ourselves on our supposedly fast-moving world. The idea of conserving the ideas and institutions of the past is unfashionable: even Conservative Prime minister David Cameron talks about ‘vanguard communities’ rather than traditional ones. At the same time, few would endorse the Khmer Rouge’s notorious ‘Year Zero’ attitude to history, rejecting the relevance of the past in favour of a blinkered determination to build a new society from scratch. So why does the past matter? The cliché has it that if we don’t learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. But this seems to reduce history to a series of cautionary tales, and surely betrays a naïve view of how the world works. In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the all-powerful Party declares ominously that, ‘Who controls the past controls the future’, pointing to a more cynically instrumental role for history. Crucially, the slogan also acknowledges implicitly that history is never a straightforward record of the past, but at least in part reflects the politics of the present. As another cliché reminds us, ‘History is written by the victors’. Nonetheless, the very acknowledgement that there are winners (and losers) is a nod to the reality of objective historical facts. History brings together the stark realities of the past with the often …
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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/building-on-tradition/taqa-na-ika-origins-of-fijians-pacific-island-oral-tradition-of-their-african-origins-2/feed 29 african movies GAMES MEN PLAY.EKAETTE.SACRED TRADITION.SILENCE OF THE GODS http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-movies-games-men-play-ekaette-sacred-tradition-silence-of-the-gods http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-movies-games-men-play-ekaette-sacred-tradition-silence-of-the-gods#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:34:30 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-movies-games-men-play-ekaette-sacred-tradition-silence-of-the-gods watch the full length African movie on www.zuluflix.com. Its the #1 place to watch African movies online

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-movies-games-men-play-ekaette-sacred-tradition-silence-of-the-gods/feed 0 VideoBooks Series: Open Mike: African Oral tradition, critical thinking, embracing diversity http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/videobooks-series-open-mike-african-oral-tradition-critical-thinking-embracing-diversity http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/videobooks-series-open-mike-african-oral-tradition-critical-thinking-embracing-diversity#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:38:15 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/videobooks-series-open-mike-african-oral-tradition-critical-thinking-embracing-diversity Discussing a collaboration with painter Savi Sawakar. Michael Eric Dyson on the remix!

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/videobooks-series-open-mike-african-oral-tradition-critical-thinking-embracing-diversity/feed 2 African American Gospel Tradition, Bishop JBoyce1 http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-american-gospel-tradition-bishop-jboyce1 http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-american-gospel-tradition-bishop-jboyce1#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:37:29 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-american-gospel-tradition-bishop-jboyce1 Continue reading →]]> Comments With Dr. James Haney Presents*African American Gospel Tradition, with Bishop JBoyce, who talks about the origin of the African American Gospel Tradition in slavery and how it expanded in its present manifestation to one of the best expression of the pain and suffring faced by African during various parts of their stay in the United States, Part 1

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/african-american-gospel-tradition-bishop-jboyce1/feed 0 History and traditions of Kwanzaa http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/history-and-traditions-of-kwanzaa http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/history-and-traditions-of-kwanzaa#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:17:50 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/history-and-traditions-of-kwanzaa Continue reading →]]> University of Minnesota professor Keith Mayes discusses the holiday tradition, Kwanzaa, a seven-day cultural holiday starting December 26 and ending January 1. Mayes, a professor of African American and African studies, explains that the African-American tradition has now been celebrated for more than 40 years and gives great details on the origin of the word Kwanzaa, which is derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza” which means “first fruits” in Swahili, a Pan-African language which is the most widely spoken African language.

This video is part of the Expert Perspectives series at the University of Minnesota.

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/african-tradition/history-and-traditions-of-kwanzaa/feed 7 Kwanzaa Traditions & Customs : Kwanzaa Gifts and Feast Celebration http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-gifts-and-feast-celebration http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-gifts-and-feast-celebration#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:33:18 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-gifts-and-feast-celebration Continue reading →]]> Gifts are exchanged on last day of Kwanzaa. Learn about Kwanzaa in this free holiday celebration video from an authority on African-American culture.

Expert: Masequa Myers
Bio: Masequa Myers is the founder and CEO of Masequa Myers & Associates, a full service production and consultation company specializing in the arts and multimedia.
Filmmaker: Pemon Rami

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-gifts-and-feast-celebration/feed 2 Kwanzaa Traditions & Customs : Kwanzaa History http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-history http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-history#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:13:07 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-history Continue reading →]]> A holiday to celebrate African-American cultural heritage. Learn how this holiday got started in this free holiday history video.

Expert: Masequa Myers
Bio: Masequa Myers is the founder and CEO of Masequa Myers & Associates, a full service production and consultation company specializing in the arts and multimedia.
Filmmaker: Pemon Rami

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-history/feed 4 Kwanzaa Traditions & Customs : Kwanzaa Libations http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-libations http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-libations#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:32:17 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-libations Continue reading →]]> Kwanzaa ritual drinks or libations are shared among participants. Learn about the principles of Kwanzaa in this free holiday celebration video from an authority on African-American culture.

Expert: Masequa Myers
Bio: Masequa Myers is the founder and CEO of Masequa Myers & Associates, a full service production and consultation company specializing in the arts and multimedia.
Filmmaker: Pemon Rami

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-libations/feed 5 Kwanzaa Traditions & Customs : Seven Principles of Kwanzaa: Kuumba http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-seven-principles-of-kwanzaa-kuumba http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-seven-principles-of-kwanzaa-kuumba#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:26:20 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-seven-principles-of-kwanzaa-kuumba Continue reading →]]> The Kwanzaa principle of Kuumba focuses on creativity. Learn about the principles of Kwanzaa in this free holiday celebration video from an authority on African-American culture.

Expert: Masequa Myers
Bio: Masequa Myers is the founder and CEO of Masequa Myers & Associates, a full service production and consultation company specializing in the arts and multimedia.
Filmmaker: Pemon Rami

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-seven-principles-of-kwanzaa-kuumba/feed 0 Kwanzaa Traditions & Customs : Kwanzaa Plants, Books and Gifts http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-plants-books-and-gifts http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-plants-books-and-gifts#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:37:42 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/kwanzaa-traditions-customs-kwanzaa-plants-books-and-gifts Continue reading →]]> Celebrate the African-American community with these cultural symbols. Learn how to select plants, books and gifts for Kwanzaa in this free holiday history video.

Expert: Masequa Myers
Bio: Masequa Myers is the founder and CEO of Masequa Myers & Associates, a full service production and consultation company specializing in the arts and multimedia.
Filmmaker: Pemon Rami

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