Sarah Jane Culberson was 28 years old when she received the long-awaited call that not only marked the first contact that she’d ever made with her biological father’s family but also declared her to be a princess in Sierra Leone. … Continue reading The Story of Sarah Culberson: Co-Author of the Autobiography ‘A Princess Found’
Inhabiting the forests of Paraguay, Argentina, southern Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay are the Guarani people, a group of indigenous tribes of South America. They were once a thriving group and their population spanned more land than now, but the Europeans’ … Continue reading Anthropology: The Guarani History, Culture, and Present Day
Gender identity and gender roles will always remain a relevant subject no matter what century we live in. Who created or assigned these ‘roles’? Was there any sense in assigning strict roles to only a particular gender? Who decided that … Continue reading Anthropology: Gender Roles in Indigenous Cultures
Oral storytelling has kept alive legends, myths and tales of any country, and Peru is no exception. The original versions of many myths have changed over the years each time the stories are told and what we have today is … Continue reading Fantastic Myths of Peru through Generations of Storytelling
The Veddas are a minority ethnic group of Sri Lanka. ‘Veddas’ literally means ‘people of the forest.’ According to studies, they are the earliest inhabitants of the island and have lived there before any other ethnic groups arrived. However, today, … Continue reading Anthropology: The Indigenous Veddas of Sri Lanka
You may encounter queries about why Burma generated so many ethnic minorities? Who are they? The answer would be the strategic location. The country is surrounded by Bangladesh, India, Thailand, Laos, and China. History has it that migrants started settling … Continue reading Anthropology: How the Kayan Contributes to Ethnic Diversity as a Minority in Burma
Pay a visit to the forests of northern Mongolia, and you’ll be greeted by groups of rosy-cheeked tribespeople riding on reindeer. These are the Tsaatans, one of the last nomadic reindeer herding tribes in the world. The Tsaatan, also known … Continue reading Anthropology: How the Reindeer is the Central Aspect of Tsaatan’s Culture in Mongolia (Dukha)
Khasis Beliefs Indigenous to the state of Meghalaya and with a significant population spread over Assam and Bangladesh, there is an ethnic group called the Khasis. Making up 48% of Meghalaya’s population, they are truly a unique tribe. The Khasis … Continue reading The Khasis of Meghalaya: History and Culture
Today, we’ll be embarking on a journey to find out a little bit about the Waorani or Huaorani tribe of Ecuador, living near the Peruvian border in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Traveling to a place is not successfully complete if you … Continue reading Huaorani Tribe of Ecuador: Introduction to an Indigenous Tribe