What does heritage mean to Kenyans?
Heritage, and heritage activities, have many different meanings in the different communities that make up Kenya. Here is what some of our research informants say, after one observation from a leading historian...
“...at the national level, two issues have to be resolved: the role of Kenyatta in the Mau Mau war and how to memorialize Mau Mau”. Bethwell A. Ogot |
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“A community museum to me is like a house of visual knowledge ” |
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“We are embedded in a territory holding ancestral knowledge, wisdom and eco-resources. The heritage we have inherited from our ancestors is getting disintegrated since the threats are so many.” |
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“I inherited this land and
knowledge from my father. So now if I keep this one, for the people
who come after me, they will get the ideas and they will inherit”. |
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“Heritage brings unity amongst people living
in a certain environment.” |
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“This sacred forest is our traditional
church. We used to come and sacrifice here. Nobody was allowed to
cut a tree.” |
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Photos: Lotte Hughes and David Coulson/TARA.