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Objectives. (1) Determine the food procurement strategies utilized by the Fulani. (2) Identify the prinicipal and minor edible-wild plants used in the study area, with special attention to groups at risk; also determine dietary taboos associated with the dietary use of wild plan…

This dissertation examines the relationship between ethnicity and fertility in West Africa based on recent data from national demographic surveys and ethnographic information from the region. Although the total fertility rate differs little across ethnic groups in West Africa, t…

The dissertation examines the critical issues of ethnic and gender identities through the lives of Fulani girls in New York City (NYC), and, in a public international high school in the City exploring their efforts to fit-in within their multiple worlds while at the same time ma…

Fulani identity, as that of most West African communities, is traditionally based on a powerful sense of belonging (Nwadiora 1996). This study examines Fulani identity negotiation in a trans-national context as migrants in New York City, placing particular emphasis on the role o…

The evidence that people have access to education is that they take part in educational programs (Sutton, 1995). Equality of access to schooling is measured by participation rates for both men and women. In most of the sub-Saharan African countries schools are open to all, howev…