We share African and Caribbean folktales for the enjoyment of those young and young at heart, both at "home" and living in the African/Caribbean diaspora. Stories are retold by our storyteller Kesha Christie, the founder of Talkin' Tales. Our culture has a rich oral tradition and we seek to preserve it by educating and entertaining audiences with stories passed down from generation to generation.
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episode 15: Ancestry DNA Reveal - Part 3 - West African Tale
Welcome to our 3rdstop in our 4 story journey to the Big Reveal This month we will be having our Ancestry DNA reveal. 1 month 4 stories and 1 Big reveal. June is also our 1-year Anniversary.
In our last episode we talked about Ancestry DNA and the importance of finding out who we are.
The Third stop of our 4-story journey takes us back to West Africa.
Central Africa is made up of the following countries
Benin
Barkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote D’Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea- Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
This region has 22 languages including French English Swahili Akan Portuguese, etc.
Our third stop on our 4-story journey is a West African Tale
Story retold in this episode:
HOW IT CAME ABOUT THAT WISDOM CAME AMONG THE TRIBE
How did the world gain wisdom? Kwaku the spider was there…
Source: https://www.culturesofwestafrica.com/kwaku-anansi-pot-wisdom/
Join us next week as we share part 4 of our 4-story journey.
Learn something new reminisce about the ol' days and most of all Walk Good.
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