Sierra Leone
History
Sierra Leone had been a commonwealth of Britain for awhile and was granted self-government and also gained complete independence from Britian in 1961. After they gained independence from Britian people were unsettled and eventually the army overthrew the government and then established a National Reformation Council which was in turn overthrown in April of 1968. After many overthrows of governments and leaders, many people became angry and that led to riots and protests of which many were arrested and some even sentenced to death. Violence and protests are still continuing today basically because everyone there has different views as to what the government should be and how they should
act.
Culture
Rice is a major food for many people who live in Sierra Leone. People literally love rice, and they will fix it in many different ways by adding sauce to it that is made with peppers, nutes, beans, tomatoes and other foods. If someone were to travel along the streets they would find snacks like fresh fruit, bread, small popcorn bags and other snacks that we as Americans would find to be "normal". (A
Sierra Leone is a largly informal place as far as the economy goes. They have small trading systems where people trade cloths, cigarettes, shoes etc. However the society in Sierra Leone is somewhat considered stratified where many peoples' ancestors can be traced back to warriors or hunters. Also since it is inferior to other countries, one way people show their high class or higher ranking would
be to have western accomodations. Things such as western style clothing, speaking English, satelite television and Mercedes-Benz cars for transportation.
Women are strength of the labor force. They plant, harvest, weed the crops, gather wood, cook, clean and take care of the children, but those are only some of the jobs women do in Sierra Leone. Children, mainly
girls are encouraged to do minor chores around the place to show their hard work and contribute to the household.
Some of the arts that
Sierra Leone is rich in include basket weaving, tie-dying, woodcarving, batik printing and fabric designs. Most of these arts, singing and other performance arts, are learned at a young age and are considered to be informal within the culture.
Sierra Leone had been a commonwealth of Britain for awhile and was granted self-government and also gained complete independence from Britian in 1961. After they gained independence from Britian people were unsettled and eventually the army overthrew the government and then established a National Reformation Council which was in turn overthrown in April of 1968. After many overthrows of governments and leaders, many people became angry and that led to riots and protests of which many were arrested and some even sentenced to death. Violence and protests are still continuing today basically because everyone there has different views as to what the government should be and how they should
act.
Culture
Rice is a major food for many people who live in Sierra Leone. People literally love rice, and they will fix it in many different ways by adding sauce to it that is made with peppers, nutes, beans, tomatoes and other foods. If someone were to travel along the streets they would find snacks like fresh fruit, bread, small popcorn bags and other snacks that we as Americans would find to be "normal". (A
Sierra Leone is a largly informal place as far as the economy goes. They have small trading systems where people trade cloths, cigarettes, shoes etc. However the society in Sierra Leone is somewhat considered stratified where many peoples' ancestors can be traced back to warriors or hunters. Also since it is inferior to other countries, one way people show their high class or higher ranking would
be to have western accomodations. Things such as western style clothing, speaking English, satelite television and Mercedes-Benz cars for transportation.
Women are strength of the labor force. They plant, harvest, weed the crops, gather wood, cook, clean and take care of the children, but those are only some of the jobs women do in Sierra Leone. Children, mainly
girls are encouraged to do minor chores around the place to show their hard work and contribute to the household.
Some of the arts that
Sierra Leone is rich in include basket weaving, tie-dying, woodcarving, batik printing and fabric designs. Most of these arts, singing and other performance arts, are learned at a young age and are considered to be informal within the culture.