Films for the Humanities and Sciences - The Ashanti Kingdom (Ghana)

The Ashanti Kingdom (Ghana)

The Ashanti are the best-known tribe of Ghana, comprising around 2 million of the country’s 12 million inhabitants. All of the Ashanti kings belong to the Oyoko Dako clan, the clan of chieftains; they are the ones who have created and strengthened the Ashanti nation. This program shows the Ashanti kingdom: it explains the strict hierarchical organization of the village, the importance of the characteristic kente garment, the naming of children, the Ashanti religious beliefs, the importance of traditional values and traditional festivals, and the protocol surrounding the paramount chief of the Ashanti. (14 minutes)

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