African Tree Tales
Stortelling session, part of Treemoot festival, devoted to traditional tales from indigenous communities in Kenya and Nigeria.
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We are proud to receieve Ogiek land defender Leonard Mindore and Maguzawa oral historian Kamilu Hassan Hamza, who will share traditional stories of the indigenous people of Mau Forest in Kenya and Yarmariya Bush in Nigeria.
This event is part of Southwark Black History Month, and it is organised to celebrate the African diasporic community in London through an appreciation of Nigerian and Kenyan traditional ecological knowledge, and also to raise awareness of the work of some of its most important land defenders.
Facilitated by Mercy Ette (Newcastle University)
14:00-15:00 Trees and the Ogiek of Mau Forest with Leonard Mindore
15:00-15:30 Break and refreshments
15:30-16:30 The Trees of the Maguzawa, Hausa Animists with Kamilu Hassan Hamza
This events is for all ages, and accessible to all. Rehreshments are available at the festival camp, and there are access-free toilets also available.
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Grange Lane
London
SE21 7LH
United Kingdom
