Purpose:
Join Braima Moiwai for games, stories and songs from Mende-land. The Mendes are the largest of fifteen ethnic groups of Sierra Leone, West Africa. In a traditional Mende village, children entertain themselves by playing games, singing songs and listening to stories told by elders. Residency crosses the Atlantic ocean by connecting the traditions of West Africa with the South Carolina sea island culture. "Mek wi talk ehn play" will transport your students into the daily life of a rural farming village, swhere community is the best teacher.