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Tribal Culture of the Ibo Tribe

Tribal Culture of the Ibo Tribe . By: Cindy,Miranda,Robert,Brittani . The Economy . Established on Sharecropping The chief agricultural products include yams, cassava, and taro Other important subsidiary crops include:

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Tribal Culture of the Ibo Tribe

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  1. Tribal Culture of the Ibo Tribe By: Cindy,Miranda,Robert,Brittani

  2. The Economy • Established on Sharecropping • The chief agricultural products include yams, cassava, and taro • Other important subsidiary crops include: • coco yams, plantains,maize, melons, okra, pumpkins, peppers, gourds, and beans • Palm products are the main cash crops • The principal exports include palm oil and, to a lesser extent, palm kernels

  3. Ethics • Being born, married ,and buried • Whenever a favor was needed or a thank you was to be given to their gods they performed an act of worship • Ibo people have high respect for elders • Women were not always seen as an important person in their communities but they still were IMPORTANT because they were able to bear children

  4. Religion • Ibo’s are a profoundly religious people who believe in a creator, usually known as Chukwu • Usually worships were for the protection of evil spirits, evil minded people,or to seek help for an illness • The Ibo tradition was based on nature related gods • There is a strong Igbo belief that the spirits of one's ancestors keep a constant watch over you • Chi which is their personal god • Christianity had a major impact

  5. Customs • The Week Of Peace • The Feast of the New Yam • The palm wine • Breaking the kola nut • Oracle • Chi ("When a man says yes his chi says yes also“)pg19 • But at the same time a man does not challenge his chi. The evil you have done can ruin the whole clan. pg22 • Fire • Oral story telling • They had a god for every different natural phenomenon that occurred

  6. Social Divisions • Women • Children • Elders • Government was based on the democratic in nature, based primarily on of opinion one man, one vote

  7. System of Justice • Based on oracle • One persons problem = the whole village • Followed natural and unwritten laws • The council of men • Judge and jury

  8. How the clan kept order • By having the council of elders to keep order in the communities • Having the week of peace for the well being of their crops • Having different gods for different things

  9. Achebe used ceremonies to illustrate and explain the culture • The week of peace showed the importance of Ani so that they would be successful

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