The nuer of southern sudan pdf

The film industry in particular has shifted world attention on southern sudan, and thus, on dinka languageand culture. All who have lived with nuer would, i believe, agree that though they are very poor in goods they are very proud in spirit. Prendergast, the cofounder of the enough project and a vocal supporter of south sudans independence, linked the current explosion of violence to a 1991 massacre in bor, where hundreds of dinka were killed by nuer fighters under machars command. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, katarzyna grabska and others published gender, identity and home. Units state level country boundary international boundaries sudan southernda f kordofan. Evanspritchard, in full sir edward evan evanspritchard born september 21, 1902. The nuer is one of the best known of all ethnographic studies, and the reason for this is clear. They speak an eastern sudanic language of the nilosaharan language family the nuer are a cattleraising people devoted to their herds, although milk and meat must be supplemented by the cultivation of millet and the spearing of fish.

That civil war has now led to the near collapse of the country. Nuer struggles with uncertainty in south sudan lse research online. Republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudan or north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. Now sharon hutchinson combines fresh ethnographic evidence and contemporary theoretical perspectives to show not only what has happened to the nuer since their 1930s encounters with evanspritchard, but, more. In the anthropological literature the nuer of the sudan are a classic case of a pastoral society of a segmentary tribal type. Established in 2011 after two wars, south sudan has since reverted to a state of devastating civil strife.

The vast majority of the nuer currently living in the united states are refugees from a civil war that has been raging in sudan since the countrys independence in 1955. Rather than an analytical piece, the monograph is a collection of various primary sources which cover the major events of the british efforts against the nuer people. A human rights report united nations mission in south sudan. Key characteristics of the economy south sudans dependence on subsistence agriculture and food aid indicates that the countrys present economic state is extremely poor. They are concentrated in south sudan, and also constitute a majority in ethiopias gambela region. The paper explores the ways in which womens work had changed by the 1970s in response to increased male labor migration and to local incomeearning opportunities. The strength of the narrative is in trying to provide nuance. The dinka and nuer, two rival pastoralist groups, have competed over grazing land and water for their cattle in the past.

South sudan s civil war is the result of a weakly institutionalized state and may require. It is bordered to the east by ethiopia, to the north by sudan, to the west by the central african republic, to the southwest by democratic republic of the congo, to the south by uganda and to the south east by kenya. Their traditional homelands extend across the savannas and. After almost 40 years of war between the sudan government and southern insurgents, southern sudanese voted in a january 2011 referendum to secede from sudan. It is an outsiders view and will no doubt, given the complexity of south sudan, be full of gaps and generalisations.

Apr 12, 2012 the nuer of the southern sudan live in the country that borders the nile river and other tributary rivers. Apr 21, 2009 the dinka are one of the largest ethnic groups in the republic of sudan. Introduction and key findings the white armies1 of the eastern nuer figured prominently in sudan s second civil war 19832005, were a major source of instability during the transitional and independence period 2005, and served as the main fighting force of. Its rich biodiversity includes lush savannas, swamplands, and rainforests that are home to many species of wildlife. The nuer of the southern sudan universitetet i oslo. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to. The cradleland of the luo is believed to have been the sudan, and their closest relations are the shilluk of the white nile and the anyuak, who reside southeast of the shilluk and extend into ethiopia.

Publication information the main body of the publication information page contains all the metadata that hraf holds for that document author. It is spoken in southern sudan and extreme western ethiopia, where it is called abbigar. Garang was the architect of the partys new sudan platform, which envisaged a reformed and restructured sudan, and explains why the splm was able to expand the war beyond the southern sudan and recruit heavily in the northern states of blue nile and south kordofan. Building bridges between south sudan s dinka and nuer tribes in ugandas refugee camps. Centuries of isolation and influence from luo peoples caused them to be a distinct ethnic group from the dinka. Phonetic features include pharyngealized vowels and a system of three tones. In the author is presently assistant director for archives in the sudanese ministry of culture and information at juba in the southern sudan. We started with the idea of a map that would merely need to show where the different ethnic groups are, to localize them, in order to show the main populations, and especially the nilotics, living in south sudan today. The nilotic people of south sudan the acholi, anyuak, bari, dinka, nuer, shilluk, kaligi arabic feroghe, and othersfirst entered south sudan sometime before the 10th century coinciding with the fall of medieval nubia. Types and causes of conflict in southern sudan the ethnic groups that are found in southern sudan consist of the nilotics, nilohamites, bantu and sudanese ethnic groups. Understanding the roots of conflict in south sudan.

The nuer people are said to have originally been a section of the dinka people that migrated out of the gezira south into a barren dry land that they called kwer kwong, which was in southern kordofan. South sudan s current civil war has inspired numerous articles but most have settled for honing corollaries to peter adwok nyabas criticisms of the ruling elites in the sudan peoples liberation movement or splm and continued to ignore what militarized civilians say about their motivations for. Evanspritchard, the nuer, and the sudan political service article pdf available in african affairs 823 april 1982 with 2,552 reads how we measure reads. Jul 21, 2015 nuer prophets and prophetic traditions subsequently rebounded during sudans two lengthy civil wars 195572 and 19832005, as thousands of nuer men and women sought refuge from unpredictable waves of violence generated by ever. Nuer is spoken by about 700,000 persons 1970, estimate. I emphasize again the crudity and discomfort of their lives. The roots cause of cross border conflict in gambella. Nuer tribal people live in south sudan and ethiopia. I write shortiy of the nuer because i have at ready recorded a considerable part of my ob servations on. Womens work is analyzed in relation to the role of rural. South sudan, also called southern sudan, country located in northeastern africa. Nuer and dinka patterns of migration and settlement the dinka jieng and nuer nei ti naadth are the two largest ethnic groups in south sudan. Decades of militarized, violent conflict and elite wealth acquisition have created a common rupture in shared landscapes between communities of the western dinka and nuer south sudan. Authors name as listed in library of congress records evanspritchard, e.

The nuer are a cattleraising people devoted to their herds, although milk and meat must be supplemented by the cultivation of millet and the spearing of fish. One of the largest ethnic groups in southern sudan, the nuer people are pastoralists who herd cattle for a living. Both eastern jikany and lou nuer populations in sudan pressed hard against anyuak communities. However, in 20, the dismissal of the former vice president riek machar, a nuer, by the south sudanese president salva kiir, a dinka, functioned as a catalyst for mass. Years of international efforts to bring an end to decades of conflict by helping to negotiate the comprehensive peace agreement cpa of 2005 and the later. Evanspritchard gives a novapdf professional desktop 7 7 build 392 brilliant and insightful picture of an. South sudans population, predominantly african cultures who tend to. The president informed congress that he may take further action to support the security of u. This reflects the fact that southern sudans history will continue to have a profound impact on its future instability. Anuak and the nuer tribes have been divided between the sudan and ethiopia, a situation which compelled the condominium. Introduction throughout southern sudan local armed groups have emerged to protect their communities, cattle, and property. The nuer of the southern sudan1 south sudan humanitarian project. A history of south sudan south sudan is the worlds youngest independent country.

Through the pioneering efforts of the famed british anthropologist e. The nuer people are a nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the nile valley. Nucr is one of the 1najor languages spoken in sudan and e1hiopia. Dinka, also called jieng, people who live in the savanna country surrounding the central swamps of the nile basin primarily in south sudan. Evanspritchard 21 september 1902 11 september 1973 was an english anthropologist who was instrumental in the development of social anthropology. More than half a century after evanspritchard wrote his classic ethnography on the nuer, a group of nomadic pastoralists living in southern sudan, shandys book sheds light on the experience of contemporary nuer people who have moved to the united states as refugees. Empire and the nuer documents and texts from the pacification of the southern sudan 18981930 edited by douglas h.

Nuer, people who live in the marsh and savanna country on both banks of the nile river in south sudan. Linguistic diversity is much greater in the southern half of the country, a significant majority of the people belong to either the dinka people 38. They speak a nilotic language classified within the eastern sudanic branch of the nilosaharan languages and are closely related to the nuer. Nuer lou dinka rek shilluk bari moru nuer jikany jie chad bongo dinka ruweng nuer gawaar dinka malual madi dinka agar jur chol j ur chol kakwa baka mundari nyangatum. Movement splm, south sudan s ruling political party, came to a head during a meeting of its second highest organ, the national liberation council. The dinka jieng and nuer nei ti naadth are the two largest ethnic groups in. So in this corner of southern sudan, civilians decided that the way to peace lay in making war personal again. Pdf evanspritchard, the nuer, and the sudan political service. The transitional constitution of the republic of south.

Splaunited or southern sudan independence army ssim, south sudan. Nuer are geographically located in the heartland of the upper nile towards the eastern region of jonglei state in southern sudan. Original publisher african political systems, edited by meyer fortes and e. Given the renewed interest in the sudanese conflict and world attention on southern sudan, knowledge of dinka is particularly essential for diplomatic personnel, strategic planners and. Paguot thudan is a landlocked country in eastcentral africa. They speak the nuer language, which belongs to the nilotic language family.

South sudans civil war spirals into genocide, leaving. Dinka and nuer tribes of south sudan chic african culture. The conflict between jikany nuer and lou nuer started on march 27, 1993 in place called dualdap in south sudan. History of nuer in sudan and the united states nile our. These nilotes contribute, along with the dinka, nuer, and atwot, to the larger western niloticspeaking peoples in southern sudan. Multiple witnesses told the human rights division that. Prior to 2011, south sudan was part of sudan, its neighbour to the north. Distribution of ethnic groups in southern sudan ethnic.

Building bridges between south sudans dinka and nuer. The crisis in south sudan congressional research service 2 improve. Less than a year after the old greater sudan split into the northern republic of sudan and the new republic of south sudanor north and south sudan, for claritythe two countries were again in a state of war. Evanspritchard, the nuer of southern sudan have become one of anthropologys most celebrated case studies. They live along the nile river and move farther up from the banks in the high flood season. He was professor of social anthropology at the university of oxford from 1946 to 1970. They are the dinka and the nuer, the largest tribes in southern sudan.

Numbering some 4,500,000 in the early 21st century, the dinka form many independent. Pastoral societies some outstanding traits in nuer character may be said to be consistent with their low technology and scanty food supply. The result was the destruction of the white army resulting in the loss of many lives, the destitution of the community, and the breakdown of civil order and traditional authority in nuerland. Local experiences of the mahdiyya in southern sudan, british journal of middle eastern studies, 201 1993, 47. Prendergast, the cofounder of the enough project and a vocal supporter of south sudan s independence, linked the current explosion of violence to a 1991 massacre in bor, where hundreds of dinka were killed by nuer fighters under machars command. Their traditional homelands extend across the savannas and marshes of the greater bahr elghazal and upper nile regions and are transected by numerous. Cultural anthropologyuniversity of minnesota duluth. The dinka and nuer represent around 40% of the population of south sudan. Dinka, nuer, shilluk are the main tribes of the nilotic ethnic group. Nuer tribal people live in the everglade and savanna country on the banks of the nile river in south sudan and ethiopia. Covers important events in britains involvement in africa that have repercussions today in south sudan. Pdf evanspritchard, the nuer, and the sudan political.

There are two dialect groups, nuer proper and atwot. The study was conducted in gambella region of ethiopia and its adjacent regions in south sudan. They are bordered by the gawaar of ayod from the west, dinka of bor from the south west, murle from the south, anyuak from the east, jikany of nasir from the north east, dinka of ngok, and luach from the north. Pray that the lord will raise up qualified nuer pastors and teachers, and they will be well established in the faith. Sources on the pacification of the southern sudan, 18981930 is a deeply useful text for all those who work on the topic of north eastern africa. Sudans blood memory the legacy of war, ethnicity, and. Dinka tribes dominate government, nuer live in mostly rural areas of south sudan. Pray the lord will continue to open the eyes of the nuer community to see their opportunity to trust christ for an abundant and eternal life. Small arms survey hsba working paper 5 young the white army acronyms and abbreviations cpa comprehensive peace agreement gos government of sudan saf sudan armed forces splma sudan peoples liberation movementarmy ssdf south sudan defence forces sslm south sudan liberation movement about the author john young is a canadian academic who first travelled to sudan. The respondents were from affected communities, government officials and development agencies. A cultural profile of the nuer people of south sudan.

Examining the status of the south sudan civil war and discussing the evolving. The implication is that south sudan needs to take stock of the civilwar killings before it can. Today, many nuer people practice many religious traditions with the majority heing christians while some are muslim fmponancly, many nuers continue ro respect indigenous prophets. Conflict in south sudan and the challenges ahead congressional research service 1 background south sudan emerged in 2011 as the worlds newest country, and one of its least developed. Evanspritchard i write shortiy of the nuer because i have at ready recorded a considerable part of my ob servations on their political constitution and the whole is about to be published as a book. The nuer of the southern sudan on ehraf world cultures. Because the land is flooded for part of the year and. This reality is often overlooked or ignored, in part because many of the southern perpetrators of warera violence are in.

Nuer repatriation to southern sudan find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. That these media are potentially convertible into each other, and that food is convertible into blood, and blood into milk and semen, lends an. The patterns of the conflict underscore that political wrangling and opportunism is behind most of the violence in. Home building bridges between south sudan s dinka and nuer tribes in ugandas refugee camps. South sudan, officially the republic of south sudan, is a landlocked country located in eastcentral africa. South sudan was founded in 2011, but, two years later, forces allied to the president and vice president began fighting each other. South sudan wikipedia welcome, south sudan, to the family of nations print burton, john w. Pdf the return of displaced nuer in southern sudan. Southern sudan, therefore, has no historical claim to being a part of. These clashes have usually taken place in a local context without causing massive amounts of fatalities. Conflict between dinka and nuer in south sudan ecc library.

The nuer are a nilotic people whose lives are organized around their cattle. Nuer women in southern sudan center for gender in global context. The dinka are one of the largest ethnic groups in the republic of sudan. Nuer is the second major language spoken in southern sudan, after dinka. They speak an eastern sudanic language of the nilosaharan language family.