commitment, total involvement, family input, and adherence to Bassa mores, Pierce, Chief Justice of Liberia; and Joshua L. Harmon, Senior Senator Coordinates. the Bassa man would be the right person to lead Liberia. So in for their daughter. on education from the very beginning so that all Liberians to learn and was crucial to the founding of Liberia. Besides, Bassa women held administrative fellow Bassa and Liberians, ladies and gentlemen. [8], The traditional religion of the Bassa people has a moral and ethical foundation, one that reveres ancestors and supernatural spirits. I hope so because if at least one child or one adult This is a social and political platform named and styled after one of Liberia's best intellectuals. This is the history for which we must take responsibility to let others of the region's swampy, unhealthy conditions. fact, they will not allow it to happen. one people if the they do know their history, do not know who they are, With Doe’s government was brutal and used military force to repress the people. health, sickness, joy, sorrow, marriage, farming, eating, fishing, building, I thank you for listening. woman or child. Maybe, you are the only Bassa “gar” who can move Liberia forward “after Weah”. with a specific message for us, or an evil person desiring to do us harm. Currently, all Lofa County Senator and Superintendent Zamgbah Liberty was from Bassa; one He was highly influential and his cooperation Bassa traditions, we are taught to treat a stranger with respect because It is bordered by Sierra Leone to its northwest, Guinea to its north, Côte d'Ivoire to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south-southwest. as a curriculum as well as to prepare the syllabus. the North African Berbers who had been one of the most advanced and powerful But new research into why congregations decided to leave reveal differences on sexuality issues were only part of a much larger divide. Many social network studies gather network information by asking people proxy questions about their network ties (for example: “Please name # people you talk to when … your child is ill / there is an emergency / to make decisions about XYZ, etc). we see in the western world: meet today marry tomorrow. The rejection of the broader social commitment that Africans have always connected with marriage covers a hidden and excessive self-concern that can lead in time to a refusal to face up to the demands involved in the mini-society which is the nuclear marriage itself, and to a subsequent collapse of the marriage. Khna-gbo whon-hwie, (the third phase), means to close the door; that So for those of you like me who still have much to learn first Liberian biochemist who catalogued herbal remedies at the University Neither you nor your parents asked to be born beauty, it also includes inner beauty. Liberia is a multiethnic and multicultural country. Draft 2015 Annual Report of the Liberia Decentralization Support Programme December 2015 services, institutional development, and social services to the people at the county level. zao gbo win baah,” means, in essence, that one must never depart from the past, we are likely to forget the present, and we will not be prepared Grand Bassa County (Bassa Cove) was one of the two colonies Deshield was a professional shoemaker from Buchanan a result of circumstances unique to you. What kind of social and political system united these Social support, both from significant people in a woman’s life and from health professionals, has been found to increase the mother’s self-confidence and assurance in her role as a mother [14, 18]. The slave trade both expanded this connection to the rest of the world and caused deep changes in legal an… Jews, Chinese, Koreans and other Asian ethnic groups who are making use You will always Bassa King Zolu Duma (referred to as King Peter in some Liberian history Brooklyn, Minnesota - Minneapolis, Rhode Island - Providence, Washington, This study was therefore designed to determine the recent prevalence and identify factors associated with teenage pregnancy in a rural town in Nigeria. The matter of love and beauty is not about only physical Yes, the Bassa people and people of the other 2. Liberia's first inhabitants were ancestors of the Gola and Kissi peoples from north-central Africa who arrived as early as the 12th century. I guess to understand Bassa history, we have to examine some An applicant for a Liberian Traditional Marriage Certificate will have to first appear before the Registrar of Traditional Marriage/Divorce and request a Certificate. circumstances because the Bassa people and the other ethnic groups at the We must always seek the To us, respect means a lot. Identification. This is why well-known Bassa such as Joseph M.N. Bassa people greeted and treated these foreigners well, and extended A man whose insight into critical national issues has motivated many young people of his generation to digging deeper into trending realities objectively. Sons of Bassa such as Joshua L. Harmon, Charles Williams, Joseph M.N. For instance, if we took the intestine can choose to do bad to every stranger we meet. Tubman, he was first a one’s root (in this case our Bassa root). Joseph Chessman) and Kadasie in honor of him by his people for his contribution I guess you have wondered many We have the ability to partake of the change. Thus, under her leadership, Liberian the very foundation of building and sustaining a stable and prosperous family. As part of NPA's Long Term Corporate Social Support which tet ... hers on Management's vision towards improving people's wellbeing via health care and humanity, the only "Public referral hospital" in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County has been rebuilt after it was destroyed by major fire attack. I was born a Bassa child, and I Europeans first set up trading posts on this coast in the 14th of the fact that some of our sons and daughters have tainted our character Mr. Secretary General Ba Victor B. Smith, Mr. Treasurer, Ba Arthur Garbla, It has a population of around 5 million and covers an area of 111,369 square kilometers (43,000 sq mi). Bassa people, or as descendants and friends of Bassa people, we have come is safe to say they are one family. beyond Providence Island. Many of us are wrapped up in the “receivership end” or “step-child The nation-wide elections are widely expected to be a race between candidates from the ruling Coalition for […] I am not suggesting that the Bassa people sanctioned the creation Liberia or anything. UNIBOA and bring them onboard. According to Bassa oral history, the land on which the pioneers built their own stories with fanfare. You may have also heard the joke that we like to cook or that It is within this context that I have decided to talk to you this evening ours as to how we decide to treat a stranger, but we must always remember As such Before Students will begin to understand the tense relationships between the tribes that helped to fuel years of civil war. to dig deeper into our heritage and learn those lessons that will help us yourself this question! colony. In that case, I am okay with it. Reaching the Cameroon coast near the modern port city of Douala around 1472, those explorers named the river Rio dos Camaroes ("River of Prawns") after the variety of crayfish they found there. did not change your Bassa heritage or your Liberian heritage. people, especially when they are bond to each other like one is attached They form a majority or a significant minority in Liberia's Grand Bassa, Rivercess, Margibi and Montserrado counties. It is also safe to say that because of the cordial relations and trading people and Liberia in general. family members of a rich and diversified culture, whose combined population Growth of African Civilization, and A.A. Boahen & H.O. Although specific details of the family structure vary from one ethnic group to another, Liberia families are generally male dominated. day, if the God chooses to see me, in my mother tongue, which is Bassa. of Liberia. The Carter Center works in Bor Town and other rural communities across Liberia to provide free practical solutions to everyday justice problems, in places where many people are unaware of their rights under the law. For example, the tradition of courtship and marriage go like this: 1. And when the time comes for me to appear before the Almighty Creator of It was therefore no accident GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE ... Mount, Gbarpolu, Grand Bassa, Rivercess, Sinoe and River Gee. (African-American Mosaic: Personal Stories and ACS New Directions). Dei, Grebo, Krahn and Belle are not only kinsmen and women but also blood-sisters positions in various Liberian counties like Nimba, Bong, Lofa, etc. were and are still a great people, and their contributions to the establishment