History for the Taking

Our work is the long, patient work...

work of persuasion, work of remembrance,

work preparing paths to the way again


The Works of
Ayi Kwei Armah
1939--Present
Ayi Kwei Armah

According to Liberation Magazine Blog, "Ayi Kwei Armah is one of Africana's most talented and visionary writers. His works The Healers, Two Thousand Seasons and The Eloquence of the Scribes are must-read books for Africans worldwide of every nationality, with their African-people centered themes of chaos and crisis, focus and perseverance, and unity and undying love".

History for the Taking

Our Ilé

Ìjo Òrúnmìlà Àti Òrìsà, from the rainforest in Belize, greets you in the name of our ancestors, Ifá and Òrìsà.

Our ancestors call us to recognize that aggression against African people reached a hundred year apex of violence and brutality as one hundred years of the trade in human beings destroyed and erased the existence of whole villages, peoples, traditions, rituals, ceremonies, histories and languages. It has been estimated that 60 to 90 million African lives were lost in the Middle Passage, not to mention the huge toll of African human life lost on plantations in the Caribbean, North America, Central America, South America and Europe.

The MAAFA (African holocaust) continues and we are seeking to halt ethnic cleansing and annihilation of indigenous African cultures and demonstrate the positive values of our heritage through African Traditional Religion (ATR) to inspire Africans worldwide to hold on to our traditions and values and restore the glory and dignity of the highest standards of African tradition.

If you enjoy this site, visit often. We are ever growing, ever changing as spirit helps us to find OUR WAY. Perhaps we will meet sometime in ritual in beautiful Belize.

We have gone green!!!

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Our Ilé Activities

  • Sign at the Gate
  • Head Feeding
  • Boys and Goats
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  • Blowing Bubbles
  • Fun in the Water
  • Daughters of Yemoja
  • Egbe Egungun Prayer
  • Imani
  • Iya Laughing
  • Ile Members
  • Esu Offering

We Remember and Honor

Medahochi Kofi Omowale Zannu
Olóye Medahochi-- ìbà ará tòrun

What's the Latest

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The work continues and the next meetings for the Ancestor Celebration are planned for September...

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Our Gathering was a smashing success and we snorkeled!!...

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The children head the top of our list...

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Take a look at our vision so you can see where we are going...

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