RAMBLE in the JUNGLE
Kom & Indigenous
14 posts
Leaders of the Land
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Before new faces touched our sand, our chiefs and elders led the land.
Tags: poem, limerick, chiefs, tradition
Power/Authority in an African Grassland Kingdom?
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Nchînɨ̀Kòm is built on LOVE, not dictatorship.
Tags: fon, institutions, literacy, itangikom
Land Grab in Esu? Or… how to undo an indigenous kommunity
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
The people of Esu quietly lived their lives in the peace and greenery of Esu Land… until a dead mouse fell in their stew.
Tags: land-grab, esu, plantations
Dignity royalty of Kom Kingdom
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
As long as there is no written book of Kom laws, customs and traditions, the person with the loudest voice wins.
Tags: kom, protocol, documentation
The Kom Chicken Story: Kaatɨ Kaatɨ
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Here's news for the human: the human stomach does not have teeth.
Tags: food, indigenous-diet, humour
kom culture + religion
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Education without incorporating the Kom Circle of Life is meaningless in a Kom context.
Tags: kom, religion, education, debt
Kom is NOT for Sale
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
If we cannot manage our own backyard, then whose backyard are we managing?
Tags: kom, land, self-management, skills
Understanding Self-Esteem
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Self-esteem is realizing that you are worth far more than anything money can buy.
Tags: self-esteem, identity, itangikom
House foundation – Isaendo
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Every Kom citizen is connected in one way or another to each of the AsaeNdosɨ. Do you know your own?
Tags: kom, clans, asaendosɨ
indigenous architecture
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
A piece of wood sculpted by our people before World War I is worth more today than the Kom Palace's entire yearly budget.
Tags: kom-crafts, local-production, education, culture
Kom Security
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
If citizens are not organized, do you think the government will be?
Tags: security, human-intelligence, organisation
Ritual
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
The mysteries of life are rarely understood by people in a hurry. Take time and smell the oil.
Tags: ritual, marriage, culture
Stadium Facilities et al – Long overdue in Kom?
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
Money can be useful, but money does not "work". People do the work.
Tags: kom, infrastructure, maintenance, higher-education
The Heart of the Family
Wanaku Verdzekov · · Kom & Indigenous
In Grandpa's compound, we all unite; party lines just don't feel right.
Tags: poem, family, party-politics