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SUMMARY:From ‘strangers’ to an ‘indigenous people’: the case of th
 e Mbororo in Cameroon - Michaela Pelican\, Department of Social and Cultur
 al Anthropology\, University of Cologne
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CONTACT:Judith Weik
DESCRIPTION:The Mbororo are a pastoralist people and belong to the ethnic 
 category of Fulbe/Fulani/Peul. Descending from Kano in Nigeria\, they ente
 red Cameroon in the 19th century and settled predominantly in the Adamaoua
  and the Northwest Region. Due to their late arrival and being a minority\
 , the Mbororo have long been considered ‘strangers’\, ‘late-comers
 ’ and ‘nomads’ by the local population as well as by the colonial an
 d post-colonial administration. In recent years\, however\, the Mbororo ha
 ve laid claim to the status of an ‘indigenous people’ of Cameroon\, th
 us demanding their rights as Cameroonian citizens and as a marginalised mi
 nority.\nThis presentation will focus on transformations in Mbororo politi
 cal identity and conflict strategies over the past twenty years.  It will 
 pay special attention to the role of non-governmental and civil society or
 ganisations in brokering the relationship between the Mbororo\, their farm
 ing neighbours\, the Cameroonian government and the international developm
 ent establishment. Moreover\, it will consider Mbororo engagement in the i
 ndigenous and human rights movement as well as its impact on local rivalri
 es over land and power.\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room S1 Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, Cambridge
  CB3 9DT
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