A HOT LIST ON TRIBAL AFRICA

A HOT LIST ON TRIBAL AFRICA
An Internet Hotlist on TRIBAL AFRICA

created by Pamela Fraser
Lawrence Cook Middle School

Introduction
In addition to using books to find out about tribal Africa, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

AFRICA GUIDE - Details about the Fulani, Dogon and Tuareg.
SAHARA DESERT - LOTS OF LINKS TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE SAHARA DESERT.
TIMBUKTU -

SPECIFIC AFRICAN CULTURAL GROUPS

ASHANTI -
BENIN - Good source of information about this tribe.
DOGON - AN INTERESTING SITE WITH PHOTOS OF THE DOGON PEOPLE.
DOGON PHOTOS - This site from UNESCO provides photos of Dogon housing.
ERITREA - A SITE WHICH GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THIS COUNTRY.
FULANI - Lots of good information about the Fulani tribe.
HAUSA - TELLS INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TRIBE IN NIGER.
HUTU - DISCUSSES THE CULTURE OF THIS RAWANDA TRIBAL GROUP.
HUTU CULTURE - THIS SITE FROM THE DIAN FOSSEY GORILLA CENTER TELLS ABOUT THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE.
KIKUYU - A creation myth of this tribe
MAASAI - GOOD DESCRIPTION OF THIS TRIBE.
MAASAI TRIBE - A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CUSTOMS OF THE TRIBE.
MAASI PHOTOGRAPHY -
MAASI PHOTOS -
MALI - HAUSA - Great source of information
SONGHAY -
SONINKE -
THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF BENIN - A great site for information.
THE NOK - Description of the Nok tribe in Africa.
TRIBES OF KENYA - MAASAI - This site provides good cultural information on a number of tribes which are from Kenya.
TUAREG -
WOLOF -
YORUBA -
ZULU -
ZULU CULTURE - Good information about the life style of the Zulus.
ZULU THINK QUEST - A very good site that provides lots of information about the life and culture of the Zulu people. Created by students.

GENERAL AFRICAN INFORMATION

AFRICA LINKS - Links to information about the various tribes of Africa.
AFRICA RESEARCH INSTITURE -
AFRICAN ART AND HISTORY -
AFRICAN HISTORY - This site has links to a variety of information about African tribes.
AFRICAN KINGDOMS - Information on the Songhay, Hausa and Kanen tribes.
AFRICAN TRIBES - Link to information on a large numbers of tribes.
ASK JEEVES FOR KIDS - A great place to ask questions and find out where you can find information about a subject.
EVERY CULTURE - Links to cultures of the world.
GATEWAY TO AFRICA - Use the search to find information about your tribe. Also gives myths for you to read.
LINKS TO TRIBE INFORMATION - Use the Google search engine on here to find information links to your tribe.
THINGS FALL APART - A site with links to information about a number of tribes.
TIMELINE OF AFRICA -
TRIBES - Links to a number of tribes.
WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS -
WIKIPEDIA -
YAHOOLIGANS-AFRICA - LINKS TO WEB SITES ABOUT AFRICA.

AFRICAN ARTS

AFRICAN ART - LOTS OF PHOTOS OF TRADITIONAL ARTS. SEARCH FOR YOUR TRIBE.
AFRICAN ART AND CULTURE - A great site for finding examples of the art and information on the culture of ancient Africa
AFRICAN CULTURE HOMEPAGE -
AFRICAN FOLKTALES -
AFRICAN MASKS -
CENTRAL AFRICA AND ERITERAN FOLKTALES -
SOUTH AFRICAN FOLKTALES -
ZULU FOLKTALES -

ASSIGNMENT HELP

AFRICAN TRIBAL ARTS - An extensive web site which shows the arts and crafts of a number of African tribes.
ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM - A GOOD SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS. SEARCH FOR YOUR TRIBE.
PUZZLEMAKER - This site will allow you to make your own puzzles to add fun to your project.
TRIBAL MAPS - This is one section in the arts and life of Africa website.

FOOD AND MAPS

AFRICA - INTERESTING SITE SHOWING THE TUAREG PEOPLE.
MAPS OF AFRICA -
RECIPES SOURCE - RECIPES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Content by Pamela Fraser, pfraser@lcms.srcs.k12.ca.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listtribalapa.html
Last revised Mon Nov 24 14:09:00 US/Pacific 2008