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</html>";s:4:"text";s:12918:"Abundantly is the richness of the Sefwi lands such that, not only rich in fertility for farming but in minerals unmeasurable. I travelled to Sefwi Wiawso with a friend to visit the African Jewish community I’d heard so much about. Wassa people are an Akan people in Ghana they can be found in Western Region of Ghana the Akan is a subgroup divided into Kwahu, Sefwi, Akuapem/Akuapim, Ahanta, Nzema, Brong/Bono, Akwamu. Progress Scale. The Sefwi tribe covers a wide area of land in the Western Region of Ghana ranging from Bibiani to Wiawso to Juaboso to Bia, I wish I could mention all the big towns but few. As Ernest Hemingway would say “There is no friend as loyal as a book”. The native tribesmen as hardworking as… Sefwi People of Ghana, Togo and Ivory Coast. November 13, 2013 February 15, 2015 Castro Khaxtro Uncategorized Anwhiaso, Bekwai, Bia. With cocoa farming as the main occupation of the people, Sefwi produces about 2/3 of Ghana's cocoa. As my work for UK based charity Tzedek is mainly in Tamale, Northern Ghana, it was an adventure in itself trying to get to the Jews! Sefwi, collectively is made up of three traditional states namely Anhwiaso, Bekwai, and Wiawso, all of which have a mutually independent paramount chief and share a common deity Sobore and a common yam festival called Alluolue or Elue. | The Sefwi People. For example, many of the families that trace their root to Denkyira, also classify themselves as Agona Royals. First was a 6 hour journey to Kumasi, and then the 3 hour tro-tro ride to Sefwi Wiawso. The others include timber processing industries. For example, it was a tradition in Sewfi for Saturday to be a day of rest. Sefwi in Ghana SHARE: Photo Source: Anonymous Send us a photo of this people group. In … ( Log Out / 394,000. Traditional practices and ceremonies common include the “mansaah”-traditional puberty rites, “alluelue”-traditional festival, “esen” -traditional funerals, “abillie” -traditional dances among others. Evidence suggests that by the end of the 17th century, Aowin's ambition to expand economically and politically led to confrontations with a strong new forces that try to control the trade routes and gold sources around 1715. It's also known that a portion of the tribe is located in Ivory Coast. According to Sefwi Anthropologist Sholomo Beta It is believed they migrated from Present day … Sefwi is endowed with natural resources such as gold, bauxite and timber. I travelled to Sefwi Wiawso with a friend to visit the African Jewish community I’d heard so much about. Through these different staying at different places many of the Sefwi trace their origins from the immediate past where their memory can recall. With cocoa farming as the main occupation of the people, Sefwi produces about 2/3 of Ghana's cocoa. Population. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Okere, Rulers of the Akan state of Akuapem Anafo, Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Apimenem, Rulers of the Akan state of Assin Atadanso, Rulers of the Akan state of Bono-Tekyiman, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sefwi_people&oldid=985895071, Wikipedia articles needing rewrite from September 2020, Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2020, All Wikipedia articles needing clarification, Articles lacking sources from September 2020, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 October 2020, at 16:03. Did you know that the current powerful and prominent paramount chief of the Ashanti tribe received some of his training from the Wiawso palace? In that vein, though comparably not much can be said about the achievements in the educational capacity building of the people in Sefwi, there are a host of about seven secondary schools in the area with one training college to help train the people. Surrounded mostly by Christian tribes, the Tifereth Israel practice the laws of the Torah, he said. Sefwi is endowed with natural resources such as gold, bauxite and timber. You can site not less than six companies in production with the Bibiani Anwhiaso Bekwai District alone playing host to three mining companies of which two of them are gold mines. New immigrants were victorious in their wars. For example, Obumangama of Sefwi Wiawso fume was told to have established his domain at Ewiaso because of its strategical position. Sefwi shares the Western Region with the Aowin, Wassa, Nzema and the Ahanta. 78.00% Evangelical. Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana 1 & 2 Interior View (2012), 15” x 11” Watercolor, Jay A. Waronker . The Sefwi like other Akan tribes originated from the ancient world; Northern part of modern Africa. The term Sefwi, which refers to the language spoken and the Sefwi people mythically originated from the withering of the Twi phrase, "Asa awie" which translates "War is over", by immigrants from Bono-Techiman, Wenchi, Adanse, Denkyira, Assin and Asante who settled on the territories of Aowin (modern-day Sefwi) escaping the 17th century wars. Cocoa community, Bibiani, farming communities, Juaboso, Sefwi, sefwi ghana, Sefwi people, Sefwi Tribe, Western Ghana tribe, Wiawso. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Because though Ghanaians are known to be peaceful and hospitable people but then the Sefwis can without doubt be described as more peaceful amongst Ghanaian, […] Read also about a brief history of The Sefwi here. Words are left unsaid, mysteries unraveled, lands uncovered and wishes ungranted yet, these stories are worth telling and cannot be left untold. As my work for UK based charity Tzedek is mainly in Tamale, Northern Ghana, it was an adventure in itself trying to get to the Jews! Most of the farm produce ranging from vegetables to various foodstuffs like plantain, cocoyam maize among others are produced in the nativity and transported to various regions of Ghana to support the inadequacy of the food produced in such regions. They settled with many of their captives such as Aowin. In the large fertile expanse of land in the east of the Western Region of Ghana, beyond the bigger spectacles and in the vicinity of the forests lies this tribe, a people with a heritage and a culture rich and inspiring. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 19.00% Progress. On a larger scale also, the tribe is the backbone of the nation Ghana’s economy. With a total population of about 572,020 (2010), Sefwi has 7 Districts and 7 Constituencies, comprising Bia West, Bia East, Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai, Bodi, Juabuso, Sefwi Akontombra and Sefwi Wiawso. The Akan sub-group live predominantly in Western North Region of Ghana. Yes, that is the extent of richness and the alliance between the two traditional palaces. Words are left unsaid, mysteries unraveled, lands uncovered and wishes ungranted yet, these stories are worth telling and cannot be left untold. Prayer Cards. The most profound local meal in the Sefwi land is “alleie” -the fufu as known in most parts of Ghana. This made Aowins eventually lose much of their territory to the new forces. It’s a three-hour bus ride. You know why? The Sefwi land is a great place for investment given that it is blessed with almost all resources there is in Ghana. In the extreme north of the Western Region of Ghana are three traditional states collectively known as Sefwi. Living in the community of Sefwi Sui in Western Ghana, Toakyirafa had a vision and "spoke with spirits" driving him to believe that he and his fellow Ghanaian's were indeed descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel. With cocoa farming as a main occupation of the people, Sefwi produces two thirds of Ghana’s cocoa. Christianity . Sefwi is made up of three mutually independent paramountcies Anhwiaso, Bekwai and Wiawso. The fertile nature of the land, has served as bait for farmers from other regions mostly Northern, Krobo and Ashanti. The Sefwi of Ghana The Sefwi of Ghana, a people of approximately 1500, who reside in the southwest mountainous region of the country, bordering Uganda, about 400 miles away from Ghana’s capital Accra, are believed to be Jews from the post second Temple era. Sehwi. Why so? At the head of the rich traditional culture of the Sefwi people is the paramount chief of Wiawso with his sub-chieves to whom are given delegated powers to govern their local areas. The House of Israel is a Jewish community located in Sefwi Wiawso in southwestern Ghana. Many of the families of Sefwi also stayed at different places among other tribes such as Adanse, Denkyira, and Asante, Bono, Aowin, Nzima before they finally settled at their new environment. The Akan sub-group speak the Akan dialect Sefwi language.[1]. Many of the men and children read English, but no one knows Hebrew. This group of people, of the Sefwi tribe, built a synagogue in 1998. 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