Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
Announcer the siddi people are descendants of african slaves. The history of a forgotten people. Narrator r they dance to t thet of the african drum, deep in the forest, mimicking a disappearing species that theyve grown to lovethe asiatic lion. Theyre part of the 20,000 siddis, an ethnic group of african descent, who live in gujarat, western india. [boy speaking local language] narrator though far removed] from their a ancestral lands, te siddis s have cheherished their culture. [drums beating] now its a source of income for them. Narrator imran is a siddi, a descendant of the bantu people from southeast africa. He believes his ancestors originally came from uganda. Now he lives in a small village called jambur, with his mother and grandmother. The village is surrounded by the forest of gir, the last bastion of the worlds 500 remaining asiatic lions. Centuries ago, africans from ethiopia, eritrea, and somalia sailed to the indian subcontinent as merchants, while others were brought as
He sat down for an interview at the Schomburg Center in new york city. This is just over an hour. Hello there schomburg family. How are you doing this evening . [applause] thank you. Good evening and welcome to the Schomburg Center my name is novella and i man did publications here. Thank you for joining us in the lines featuring author Adrian Muller and his most recent, the president Kitchen Cabinet the story of the africanamericans who have fed our families from the washington the obamas. As as you saw in the video, it is a oneofakind Research Institution dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the global experience. Also you may have heard in january the Schomburg Center was named the National Historic lamech by the National Park service so they know what you all know, the landmark status recognizes the vast collection of materials that represent the history and culture of the people of descent through the global transnational perspective. Through Public Prog