Sanovia Weje, Author at Indigenous Africa

Makao Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Meatu District

The Tanzanian government made an eviction attempt on several ethnic groups including Hadza, Datoga, and Sukuma for the sake of a wildlife management area, leaving some people homeless.

Mbarali

In May 2006, thousands of pastoralists and their livestock were evicted from the Usangu Plains in Mbarali district.

Pastoralists vs. SAGCOT in Tanzania

Government authorities lure foreign companies by promoting 350,000 hectares of fertile land, some of which is inhabited by indigenous people. Police violently evicted pastoralists, causing them to be homeless.

The University of Michigan has its origins in land coercively purchased by the United States Federal Government from the Anishinaabeg (including Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi) and Wyandot nations. While this project documents ongoing cases of land expropriation and dispossession outside of the United States, we are also based in a university that stands, like almost all property in the United States, on lands obtained from indigenous peoples, generally through violence, intimidation, and dishonesty. Knowing and acknowledging where we live and work does not change this, but a thorough understanding of the ongoing consequences of these histories must shape our research, teaching, and outreach to create a future that supports human flourishing and justice for all individuals.

Author: Sanovia Weje

Makao Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Meatu District

Mbarali

Pastoralists vs. SAGCOT in Tanzania

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