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Guardians of the Wild: Totemism and the Hidden Ecology of Igboland

Ụwa bụ ndụ; ndụ bụ ụwa (The world is life, and life is the world). The Forest as a Living Ancestry In the time before tarred roads and concrete skylines, Igboland was a vast, breathing organism. The forest hummed with stories of spirits in trees, ancestors in rivers, and creatures that carried divine messages. To the…

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The Igbo-African Ecology and Worldview: A Framework for Sustainable Eco-Communitarianism

  The Igbo people have a strong relationship with nature and many cultural practices that teach people good ways to protect the environment. Their traditional way of life is farming, fishing, and craftwork, which depends on nature. Despite colonization, globalization, and their adventurous spirit having changed many things, the Igbo still hold strong to their primary…

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