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Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage

Colonial Resistance and Resilience: The Struggle of the Anambra and Anioma in Southern Nigeria (1883–1914

A dagger from the Ekumeku movement, which resisted British imperial rule in the western Igbo region for over two decades (1880s–1910s). Taken from Ogwashi-Ukwu, a key centre of Ekumeku activity, in 1910. Now housed in the British Museum.   During colonial times, the Anambra people and the Igbo communities in Delta, especially the Anioma region, faced difficulties.…
April 9, 20250Comments

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Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Ethnohistory

The Rise, Decline, and Potential Revival of Awka Blacksmithing: A Centuries-Old Igbo Craft

An Ọka [Awka] blacksmith, nnẹ ụzụ, and his nwa ụzụ, an apprentice blacksmith, photographed by G. T. Basden, early 20th century.    Awka in Anambra State, Nigeria, is a big name for blacksmithing, which is the art of turning all types of things into iron; they are truly masters in iron works. Awka blacksmiths have been into…
March 31, 20252Comments

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Ethnohistory Historical Studies Photos

Onicha Olona and the Ekumeku Resistance: The Legacy of the Enuani People

  A young Igbo woman from Onicha Olona, or surrounding settlement, c. 1912-13. Onicha Olona is an Enuani settlement of the western Igbo people, located west of the Niger River in present-day Delta State, Nigeria. The Enuani, like other western Igbo groups, trace their ancestry to migrations from the eastern Igbo centuries ago. Their historical interactions with…
February 9, 20250Comments

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Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

The Rebellious Heritage of Anioma in Onicha Olona : Ekumeku in the Hardship Against British Exploitation

Obi of Onicha Olona   During the Bristish expansion during the chaotic years in the early 19th century, they were faced with rebellion, fearlessness, and resistance from Onicha-Olona and Anioma society at large. A fierce campaign was planned against the Bristish authority by The Ekumeku Chiefs of Onicha-Olona, including Dunkwu, Elumelu, Ebora, and Ikemefuna To stop the efforts to…
October 28, 20240Comments

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Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

The Role of Ubulu-Ukwu in Early Igbo Revolt to Invasion

Obi Ofulue Okonkwo of Ubulu-Ukwu   Ubulu-Ukwu upholds a crucial place in  history of ndi Anioma and ndi Igbo in general for its resistance to the Benin invasion in early times, prior the heroic Ekumeku movement.  Oba Akengbuda of Benin in the 18th century executed a three-pronged war attack through his most powerful warriors, unfortunately the armies…
October 22, 20240Comments

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