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All correspondence by dec 1998 >From deborah_j._maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca Sun Sep 20 14:04:45 1998 > >Greetings from Netsilik School in Taloyoak, NWT (will be changing to Nunavut>in April'99), Canada, > >I received your message on the Women and Tradition project via a colleague >from southern Ontario, Linda Rankine. >I am interested in participating with a small group of Inuit teens. Taloyoak >is still very traditional and the people are very concerned over the loss of >the Inuit culture due to the pressures of the western society. >I would like more information on how to be involved. As I am a Junior High/ >Senior High teacher (grades 6 - 12) I would like the experience that the girls >have to be educational. Thus, I am wondering what kind of feedback or >responses they will get from writing about their culture. Will they be >learning about other cultures as they go through the process or is the >information being collected and being processed at a later date and then >distributed? Also, the language abilities of many of this age of students >may be less advance then in other areas of Canada. Will this hurt the >project? >Also, we are not yet linked to the internet so our communication will have to >be via email. > >Please let me know if you are interested in having some Inuit females from >Taloyoak participate. > >Deborah Maguire >Netsilik School >Taloyoak,NT >X0E 1B0 >(867) 561 - 5181 school >(867) 561 -5036 school fax >(867) 561 - 5196 home/fax Hello Francins,

Unfortunately, I sent my students' second response yesterday using the hotmail address. I will try again soon to send to you what we have so far.

I also wanted to know what is up with Nakanwagi. Is she still with us?.

Hear from you soon,

Kiganda. Francis Mutiibwa <mutiibwa@msmn.ac.ug> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > I would like to know how far you have gone with our project. > We have only recently been able to get some connection but I still have > problems with my hotmail, I therefore will be using this new address. > I also do not know how to go about the listserve. > Can you please communicate on those points. > I posted the first stage of our introduction to Nabisunsa since at that > time we had not got any connection in Namagunga. > Yours, > Mutiibwa Francis > Here below are our introductions: > > Group 1 > s3msm1@msmn.ac.ug > WOMEN AND TRADITION. > Introduction: > We are senior three students of Mt.st. Marys Namagunga named; > Tusiime Susan 15 ,Nabirye Christine 16, Ameda Esther 16, Akech Mirian > 16,Kitimbo Cissy 16, Namagga Carolyn 16, Nanziri Solome 16. We are all > from Uganda found in East Africa. > We are interested in this project because it helps us to exchange ideas > about issues affecting women in our societies today and may be work for a > better future in our society. > DEFINITIONS: > Tradition: Customs carried out in a community for its well being ,and are > carried on from generation to > generation. > Role: Duty one has to carry out in a community to benefit its members. > Society: A group of people in a community living under the same > regulations. > > Group 2 > s3msm2@msmn.ac.ug > WOMEN AND TRADITION > > INTRODUCTION > We are students from Mt. St. Marys Namagunga, Uganda, an all girls > school. Our names are: > Susan Akello 15, Nattu Joan 15, Nassolo Irene Rita 15, Kiwanuka Sanyu 16, > Nalubuga Faith 16, Muhindi Sharon 16 and Mukami Nyaga Jan 15. > We are interested in this project because it gives us an opportunity to > develop the status of women in society. > Tradition is the preserving of culture and passing it on from > generation to generation. > A role is an obligation assigned to a specific person or group of > people and is expected to be done. > A society is a group of people living together and having the same > way of life. > > Group 3 > s3msm3@msmn.ac.ug > WOMEN AND TRADITION. > > INTRODUCTION. > We are female students from Mt. st. marys Namagunga. Namely: Achan M. 16, > Baliddawa I.15, Kasibante L.16, Kobusinge A. 15, Nakyanzi S. 15, Nalubega > G.16 and Namaganda J.15 all from Uganda. > We are willing to send ideas about women and tradition to other > students in other countries. > The word tradition means the passing of beliefs or customs from > generation to generation. > A role is a part played by something or someone at a particular > time and place. > A society is a community living together in a particular > place with almost the same shared customs, laws and organisations. > > Group4 > s3msm4@msmn.ac.ug > TOPIC: WOMEN AND TRADITION > > We are a group of girls from Uganda. > Bwango Claire 16, Nakasenge Deborah 16 , Nansubuga Elizabeth 15. > Kazooba Judith 16 , Nabirye Elizabeth 16, Mbekenga Alice 16, > Nabwire Esther 15. > We are all from Mt. St. Marys Namagunga , an All Girls School . > We are interrupted in this project because there are a lot of things in > society which affect us as ladies. > > DEFINITIONS: > Tradition is the passing on of beliefs and customs from generation to > generation. > A role is a function one is expected or supposed to perform. A role > differentiates one from others . > A society is where people live together sharing common ideas. Particular > societies are identified by peoples looks and behaviors.

Thank you for keeping in touch Bob.

Our second activity was about the effects of tradition on women in our various cultures. Deborah from Canada has also sent her students' responses. They are also wonderful.

After this, we are going to look at the way women of today have affected traditon, the role they play today in their communities and how they have fought the forces of cultures.

We shall then get all the responses from all partners and make an analysis so that we can appreciate our findings.

Deborah wishes to know more about Uganda:our form of administration(Government), the way we live and what we really are. This requires some time in which case we might extend the project to next year. And I think, we will still approach this in terms of culture.

I will be sending you information to let you know how the project is proceeding. Kiganda

---Rhawkins@worldbank.org wrote: > Kiganda, > > Greetings from Washington. Looks as if your project is really moving!! > Thanks so much for copying us on this correspondence. The students > responses are really wonderful. What are the next steps for the project? > What is the final product that you hope to produce -- a web page? It will > be great if you could capture all of this rich exchange in the form of a > web page. > Do you plan to continue it next school year? I hope so! We are organizing > an Africa Summit project in which your project would fit quite nicely. We > will be sending you more information on this summit in the coming month. > > Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all of us in the > program! > > All the best, > > Bob > nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> on 11/09/98 01:17:14 PM > > > To: Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@Netsilik.Learnnet.Nt.Ca>, > Francis Mutiibwa <Mutiibwa@Hotmail.Com>, Catherine Nakanwagi > <Cnwagi@Hotmail.Com> > cc: Rw Burniske <Burniske@Mail.Utexas.Edu>, Baker Ntambi > <Bntambi7@Hotmail.Com>, Robert J. Hawkins > > Subject: women in tradition > EFFECTS OF TRADITION ON WOMEN. > Am pleased to receive your responses and let me know about you. I am > Zahara Gaina writing again. I come from the Western part of Uganda > called Mbarara found in Ankole where people speak Runyankole. > > The people of Uganda have many customs because of the many tribes > we have. Traditionally, women are regarded as inferior. Years back, > they were not even allowed to join in some communal activities like > in the local counts. They were meant to stay in their compounds > and do the house chores . They were not allowed to eat things like > sheep meat, chicken and some type of fish. When a misfortune befell > somebody, they suspected a witch who in most cases would be a woman. > When a woman got into trouble such as getting pregnant before > marriage , they would be sent out of the community. > > However, today, women are not so inferior anymore. They are > allowed to have their own homes and they are also allowed to do > descent jobs. Better still the are even allowed to hold high posts in > the parliament. > > Today, women have freed themselves from such customs though a > few are still not allowed to choose their own husbands. The present > government has an interest in women?s welfare and has tried to > bring them up by offering them posts in parliament and as minister. > > However, there is still a negative attitude towards women > like girls in some families are not allowed to go to school just > because their parents believe that women are meant for marriage and > give birth to children. This is not true because results show that > the best performing students in my country today are girls. > > Women in my culture were not supposed to apply for a divorce > because it?s a taboo. It is the husband to decide or not. Women are > treated like property of society. They are not supposed to marry men > but instead men are to marry them.

Thank you for keeping in touch Bob.

Our second activity was about the effects of tradition on women in our various cultures. Deborah from Canada has also sent her students' responses. They are also wonderful.

After this, we are going to look at the way women of today have affected traditon, the role they play today in their communities and how they have fought the forces of cultures.

We shall then get all the responses from all partners and make an analysis so that we can appreciate our findings.

I will be sending you information to let you know how the project is proceeding. Kiganda

--Rhawkins@worldbank.org wrote: > Kiganda, > > Greetings from Washington. Looks as if your project is really moving!! > Thanks so much for copying us on this correspondence. The students > responses are really wonderful. What are the next steps for the project? > What is the final product that you hope to produce -- a web page? It will > be great if you could capture all of this rich exchange in the form of a > web page. > Do you plan to continue it next school year? I hope so! We are organizing > an Africa Summit project in which your project would fit quite nicely. We > will be sending you more information on this summit in the coming month. > > Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all of us in the > program! > > All the best, > > Bob > > nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> on 11/09/98 01:17:14 PM > > > To: Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@Netsilik.Learnnet.Nt.Ca>, > Francis Mutiibwa <Mutiibwa@Hotmail.Com>, Catherine Nakanwagi > <Cnwagi@Hotmail.Com> > cc: Rw Burniske <Burniske@Mail.Utexas.Edu>, Baker Ntambi > <Bntambi7@Hotmail.Com>, Robert J. Hawkins > > Subject: women in tradition > > EFFECTS OF TRADITION ON WOMEN. > Am pleased to receive your responses and let me know about you. I am > Zahara Gaina writing again. I come from the Western part of Uganda > called Mbarara found in Ankole where people speak Runyankole. > > The people of Uganda have many customs because of the many tribes > we have. Traditionally, women are regarded as inferior. Years back, > they were not even allowed to join in some communal activities like > in the local counts. They were meant to stay in their compounds > and do the house chores . They were not allowed to eat things like > sheep meat, chicken and some type of fish. When a misfortune befell > somebody, they suspected a witch who in most cases would be a woman. > When a woman got into trouble such as getting pregnant before > marriage , they would be sent out of the community. > > However, today, women are not so inferior anymore. They are > allowed to have their own homes and they are also allowed to do > descent jobs. Better still the are even allowed to hold high posts in > the parliament. > > Today, women have freed themselves from such customs though a > few are still not allowed to choose their own husbands. The present > government has an interest in women?s welfare and has tried to > bring them up by offering them posts in parliament and as minister. > > However, there is still a negative attitude towards women > like girls in some families are not allowed to go to school just > because their parents believe that women are meant for marriage and > give birth to children. This is not true because results show that > the best performing students in my country today are girls. > > Women in my culture were not supposed to apply for a divorce > because it?s a taboo. It is the husband to decide or not. Women are > treated like property of society. They are not supposed to marry men > but instead men are to marry them.

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 09:53:14 -0800 (PST) From: nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: women in tradition To: Rhawkins@worldbank.org, RW Burniske <burniske@mail.utexas.edu>, Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca>, Francis Mutiibwa <mutiibwa@msmn.ac.ug>, Catherine Nakanwagi <cnwagi@hotmail.com>, baker ntambi <bntambi7@hotmail.com>, Robert Rhawkins <Rhawkins@worldbank.org>

Thank you for keeping in touch Bob.

Our second activity was about the effects of tradition on women in our various cultures. Deborah from Canada has also sent her students' responses. They are also wonderful.

After this, we are going to look at the way women of today have affected traditon, the role they play today in their communities and how they have fought the forces of cultures.

We shall then get all the responses from all partners and make an analysis so that we can appreciate our findings.

I will be sending you information to let you know how the project is proceeding. Kiganda

---Rhawkins@worldbank.org wrote: > > Kiganda, > > Greetings from Washington. Looks as if your project is really moving!! > Thanks so much for copying us on this correspondence. The students > responses are really wonderful. What are the next steps for the project? > What is the final product that you hope to produce -- a web page? It will > be great if you could capture all of this rich exchange in the form of a > web page. > Do you plan to continue it next school year? I hope so! We are organizing > an Africa Summit project in which your project would fit quite nicely. We > will be sending you more information on this summit in the coming month. > > Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all of us in the > program! > > All the best, > > Bob > > > > > nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> on 11/09/98 01:17:14 PM > > > To: Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@Netsilik.Learnnet.Nt.Ca>, > Francis Mutiibwa <Mutiibwa@Hotmail.Com>, Catherine Nakanwagi > <Cnwagi@Hotmail.Com> > cc: Rw Burniske <Burniske@Mail.Utexas.Edu>, Baker Ntambi > <Bntambi7@Hotmail.Com>, Robert J. Hawkins > > Subject: women in tradition > EFFECTS OF TRADITION ON WOMEN. > Am pleased to receive your responses and let me know about you. I am > Zahara Gaina writing again. I come from the Western part of Uganda > called Mbarara found in Ankole where people speak Runyankole. > > The people of Uganda have many customs because of the many tribes > we have. Traditionally, women are regarded as inferior. Years back, > they were not even allowed to join in some communal activities like > in the local counts. They were meant to stay in their compounds > and do the house chores . They were not allowed to eat things like > sheep meat, chicken and some type of fish. When a misfortune befell > somebody, they suspected a witch who in most cases would be a woman. > When a woman got into trouble such as getting pregnant before > marriage , they would be sent out of the community. > > However, today, women are not so inferior anymore. They are > allowed to have their own homes and they are also allowed to do > descent jobs. Better still the are even allowed to hold high posts in > the parliament. > > Today, women have freed themselves from such customs though a > few are still not allowed to choose their own husbands. The present > government has an interest in women?s welfare and has tried to > bring them up by offering them posts in parliament and as minister. > > However, there is still a negative attitude towards women > like girls in some families are not allowed to go to school just > because their parents believe that women are meant for marriage and > give birth to children. This is not true because results show that > the best performing students in my country today are girls. > > Women in my culture were not supposed to apply for a divorce > because it?s a taboo. It is the husband to decide or not. Women are > treated like property of society. They are not supposed to marry men > but instead men are to marry them.

Hello deborah, I have got the responses but I have not yet read through. I am going to make handout so each student gets a copy of every response from you. I am sure we are going to enjoy reading and learnig about the culture and the way people that end live. You asked me to tell more about Uganda. I will do that soon but it will require us more time to be able to gather enough information.

Keep in touch Deborah, Kiganda

_________________________________________________________ Hello deborah, I have got the responses but I have not yet read through. I am going to make handout so each student gets a copy of every response from you. I am sure we are going to enjoy reading and learnig about the culture and the way people that end live. You asked me to tell more about Uganda. I will do that soon but it will require us more time to be able to gather enough information. Keep in touch Deborah,Kiganda

Hi Kiganda,

Im really enjoying following the progress of your project. I would stongly encourage you to continue with the project next year. I think you have learned quite a bit these past few months and could continue on next school year with perhaps another school along with Deborah's.

Keep up the great work.

Bob

nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> on 11/11/98 07:44:16 AM

To: Robert J. Hawkins, Robert J. Hawkins cc: Rw Burniske <Burniske@Mail.Utexas.Edu>, Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@Netsilik.Learnnet.Nt.Ca>, Francis Mutiibwa <Mutiibwa@Msmn.Ac.Ug>, Catherine Nakanwagi <Cnwagi@Hotmail.Com>, Baker Ntambi <Bntambi7@Hotmail.Com>

Subject: Re: women in tradition

Thank you for keeping in touch Bob.

Our second activity was about the effects of tradition on women in our various cultures. Deborah from Canada has also sent her students' responses. They are also wonderful.

After this, we are going to look at the way women of today have affected traditon, the role they play today in their communities and how they have fought the forces of cultures.

We shall then get all the responses from all partners and make an analysis so that we can appreciate our findings.

I will be sending you information to let you know how the project is proceeding. Kiganda ---Rhawkins@worldbank.org wrote: > Kiganda, > > Greetings from Washington. Looks as if your project is really moving!! > Thanks so much for copying us on this correspondence. The students > responses are really wonderful. What are the next steps for the project? > What is the final product that you hope to produce -- a web page? It will > be great if you could capture all of this rich exchange in the form of a > web page. > Do you plan to continue it next school year? I hope so! We are organizing > an Africa Summit project in which your project would fit quite nicely. We > will be sending you more information on this summit in the coming month. > > Keep up the great work. You are an inspiration to all of us in the > program! > > All the best, > > Bob > > nasir kiganda <kignasi@yahoo.com> on 11/09/98 01:17:14 PM > > > To: Deborah J Maguire <Deborah_J._Maguire@Netsilik.Learnnet.Nt.Ca>, > Francis Mutiibwa <Mutiibwa@Hotmail.Com>, Catherine Nakanwagi > <Cnwagi@Hotmail.Com> > cc: Rw Burniske <Burniske@Mail.Utexas.Edu>, Baker Ntambi > <Bntambi7@Hotmail.Com>, Robert J. Hawkins > > Subject: women in tradition

> EFFECTS OF TRADITION ON WOMEN. > Am pleased to receive your responses and let me know about you. I am > Zahara Gaina writing again. I come from the Western part of Uganda > called Mbarara found in Ankole where people speak Runyankole. > > The people of Uganda have many customs because of the many tribes > we have. Traditionally, women are regarded as inferior. Years back, > they were not even allowed to join in some communal activities like > in the local counts. They were meant to stay in their compounds > and do the house chores . They were not allowed to eat things like > sheep meat, chicken and some type of fish. When a misfortune befell > somebody, they suspected a witch who in most cases would be a woman. > When a woman got into trouble such as getting pregnant before > marriage , they would be sent out of the community. > > However, today, women are not so inferior anymore. They are > allowed to have their own homes and they are also allowed to do > descent jobs. Better still the are even allowed to hold high posts in > the parliament. > > Today, women have freed themselves from such customs though a > few are still not allowed to choose their own husbands. The present > government has an interest in women?s welfare and has tried to > bring them up by offering them posts in parliament and as minister. > > However, there is still a negative attitude towards women > like girls in some families are not allowed to go to school just > because their parents believe that women are meant for marriage and > give birth to children. This is not true because results show that > the best performing students in my country today are girls. > > Women in my culture were not supposed to apply for a divorce > because it?s a taboo. It is the husband to decide or not. Women are > treated like property of society. They are not supposed to marry men > but instead men are to marry them.

WOMEN AND TRADITION.

We are female students from Mt.St.Marys Namagunga, a Ugandan school. We are students willing to correspond and send ideas about women and tradition to other students in other schools. MYTHS AND FACTS SURROUNDING WOMEN. Traditionally, there are many myths and facts that surround women. In some parts of Uganda, it is believed that when a woman sweeps her house at night, she will be sweeping out her riches. It is too believed that when a woman jumps over another the latter will stop growing. If a snake or black cat crossed a womans path or if one dreamt about meat or heard an owls hoot at night, this would mean death for someone in the family. It is also believed that if one did not have the marks of the letter M formed by the three lines on her palm she would never be rich. In other parts of Uganda, if a water barrel rolled down a hill back to the water source or if the lower lid of your eye twitched, this would indicate an omen but if the upper lid twitched, happiness would come her way. The people believed that if a woman sat on a cooking stone or ate fish ,eggs or chicken, this would lead to infertility. Up till now some people still believe in these myths and offer sacrifices to appease the gods when in the wrong. Some of these myths encouraged the women to be careful, for example, when carrying their water pots so that they would not fall and break. Others encouraged the women to have good morals such as excusing oneself in order to get way instead of jumping over someone. A few were simply there to scare them or deprive them of some pleasures like eating delicacies mentioned above. This was food regarded for the men only. In those days, women had to do all the domestic work. They were expected to submit to their husbands, a term called blind obedience. All the above are still believed in although most women of modern times are becoming more knowledgeable and independent. Yours, Baliddawa I Acan M, Namaganda J, Nakyanzi S, Nalubega J, Kasibante L, Kobusinge A, note: forwarded msg attached. ________________________________________________________ Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:23 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Johnna Jayko - Myths and Beliefs To: kignasi@yahoo.com

Woman and Tradtion: Myths and Beliefs. Second Response. We all had a meeting, with elders. The topic was talking about Inuit myths and beliefs. Here are some myths and beliefs: 1. If a young woman/teenager, when they catch their first fish or lemming they have to put the animal in their pants through the pants so, in the future the woman would have a quick and easy child birth. 2. Long ago, men/boys who didn't knew how to build a Igloo they would not have any wives. 3. And, if a lady would not know how to sew the lady wasn't allowed any husbands. 4. When a lady is going to be in labor soon, she has to build an Igloo by herself. She cooks only one meal, and that meal has to last for a few days. At the meeting, this elder was the oldest of our town. And she had tatoos on her. Long ago must have been very painful to want to have tatoos on our skin. This is how she told us. Use a copper metal and make little holes on the skin, then have a little, bit long piece of stick put the sut from the qulik on the piece of stick, and put the stick with sut, in the holes on the skin.

The End of Second response. By Johnna Jayko

note: forwarded msg attached.

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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:23 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Johnna Jayko - Myths and Beliefs To: kignasi@yahoo.com

The End of Second response. By Johnna Jayko

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:21 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Sandra Lyall -Woman and Tradition To: kignasi@yahoo.com Second response - Women and Tradition - Myths and Beliefs

A couple of days ago our group went to talk to elders. They where very helpful and told us everything we wanted to know. This is some things that we heard. Beliefs -Young girls where not to pack heavy rocks because there baby might grow up very big. -Young girl would get up in the morning and go straight out to check the weather this would encourage easy labour. - The first fish that a girl caught was supposed to be put head first down the leg of her pants. This was so that she would have easy labour once she was pregnant. - Arranged marrages. Parents would choose partners for their children sometimes even before they were born. In some cases the boys would help raise their future wives and carry them in an amauti (packing parka). - Sometimes, when women had too many children to feed, the family would leave newborn females to freeze to death on the ice. Later there would be a shortage of females. Then men would fight over the women to find get mate.\ - For a month after giving birth, a mother was not allowed drink water. - For a month after giving birth, the wife had to sleep apart from her husband. Myths - If a girl has left her kamiqs (boots) unlaced, she will have a long umbilical cord on her babies.

I learned a lot by going to the meeting. Sandra Lyall

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:20 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Isabelle Takolik- Women and Tradition To: kignasi@yahoo.com Women and Tradition

We did some research on women and their beliefs and myths. The ladies and elders helped us.

Beliefs: If a little girl packs big rocks she would have large heavy babies.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities for women are: -making clothing for her family -cooking for their family -go hunting with her husband if she didn't have children

Myths: -1 month after a baby is born she is not to drink water and she would only eat specific food after baby. -The girls parents would choose the girls future husband. -If a lady had tatoos it was a sign of beauty,but not all women have them though. -Young boys parents would let him have a baby girl to be his wife and he would even pack her. -They knew if a girl was a women if she was a good sewer. >From Isabelle Takolik _________________________________________________________ Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:20 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Isabelle Takolik- Women and Tradition To: kignasi@yahoo.com

Women and Tradition

We did some research on women and their beliefs and myths. The ladies and elders helped us.

Beliefs: If a little girl packs big rocks she would have large heavy babies.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities for women are: -making clothing for her family -cooking for their family -go hunting with her husband if she didn't have children

>From Isabelle Takolik

note: forwarded msg attached.

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 20:35:19 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: 2nd response - Kristen Eetoolook- Women and Tradition To: kignasi@yahoo.com

Women and Tradition

The beliefs, responsibilities and duties of women. We got the information from the Inuit women elders and from women of Taloyoak. We brainstormed and talked about what the women were like in the past.

Long ago the Inuit women beliefs were: -If girls packed rocks they would get heavy babies -The women was not to go outside to look but go out to check the weather so that they would get an easy labour -The women was to move the baby in her womb so that the baby wouldn't get stuck in her stomach -The women that just had a baby was to place a spider in the nails of her baby so that the baby would have fast hands to sew

Responsibilities and Duties

The woman was to obey her husband and do what ever he said. She was to cook for him and make him clothes for hunting. She would make clothes for her own and for her baby. If they got too many girls someone would have to kill the baby because they thought that girls were useless. After she had a child with the man they were to get married. She was chosen by the parents of her husband. She had no choice and the husbands parents were like her parents.

note: forwarded msg attached. _________________________________________________________

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 98 19:02:17 -0700 From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) Organization: North of 60 BBS Subject: Second response - Netsilik - Megan Pizzo-Lyall To: kignasi@yahoo.com

Woman and Tradition One of the beliefs of women of our tradition was,"The girl was not allowed to pack heavy rock in her packing parka or she will have a big baby."{Since they didn't have dolls they used rocks.} The women had alot of responsibilities: making clothes, cooking food,sometimes if they didn't have children they would go with her husband when he went hunting. Some Myths of the women of our tradition were: One month after birth the women would not drink water and only eat specific foods. The parents of the girl would choose her husband whether she liked him or not. If a woman had tattoos it was a sign of beauty, they would use a needle made from a caribou antler and use quiliq{seal stove.}ashes. If a women had more girls than boys they would kill the youngest girl.They thought that girls were useless. Sometimes a girls parents would choose a husband before the girl was born.It would be like Father to husband. If the girl was good at sewing that meant that the girl was a woman. I found this out when we had a meeting with the elders

>From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) >Organization: North of 60 BBS >Subject: Women and Tradition - Inuit Canadian Arctic >To: mutiibwa@hotmail.com, cnwagi@hotmail.com, kignasi@yahoo.com

>Greetings from Netsilik School in Taloyoak, NWT (will be changing to Nunavut >in April'99), Canada, > >I received your message on the Women and Tradition project via a colleague >from southern Ontario, Linda Rankine. >I am interested in participating with a small group of Inuit teens. Taloyoak >is still very traditional and the people are very concerned over the loss of >the Inuit culture due to the pressures of the western society. >I would like more information on how to be involved. As I am a Junior High/ >Senior High teacher (grades 6 - 12) I would like the experience that the girls >have to be educational. Thus, I am wondering what kind of feedback or >responses they will get from writing about their culture. Will they be >learning about other cultures as they go through the process or is the >information being collected and being processed at a later date and then >distributed? Also, the language abilities of many of this age of students >may be less advance then in other areas of Canada. Will this hurt the >project? >Also, we are not yet linked to the internet so our communication will have to >be via email. > >Please let me know if you are interested in having some Inuit females from >Taloyoak participate. > >Deborah Maguire >Netsilik School >Taloyoak,NT >X0E 1B0 >(867) 561 - 5181 school >(867) 561 -5036 school fax >(867) 561 - 5196 home/fax

>Date: Sun, 20 Sep 98 14:30:00 -0700 >From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) >Organization: North of 60 BBS >Subject: Women and Tradition - Inuit Canadian Arctic >To: mutiibwa@hotmail.com, cnwagi@hotmail.com, kignasi@yahoo.com > >Greetings from Netsilik School in Taloyoak, NWT (will be changing to Nunavut >in April'99), Canada, > >I received your message on the Women and Tradition project via a colleague >from southern Ontario, Linda Rankine. >I am interested in participating with a small group of Inuit teens. Taloyoak >is still very traditional and the people are very concerned over the loss of >the Inuit culture due to the pressures of the western society. >I would like more information on how to be involved. As I am a Junior High/ >Senior High teacher (grades 6 - 12) I would like the experience that the girls >have to be educational. Thus, I am wondering what kind of feedback or >responses they will get from writing about their culture. Will they be >learning about other cultures as they go through the process or is the >information being collected and being processed at a later date and then >distributed? Also, the language abilities of many of this age of students >may be less advance then in other areas of Canada. Will this hurt the >project? >Also, we are not yet linked to the internet so our communication will have to >be via email. > >Please let me know if you are interested in having some Inuit females from >Taloyoak participate. > >Deborah Maguire >Netsilik School >Taloyoak,NT >X0E 1B0 >(867) 561 - 5181 school >(867) 561 -5036 school fax >(867) 561 - 5196 home/fax >

smssec@aol.net.pk wrote: > > Hi! Kiganda, > > We are from Pakistan and would love to participate in your project. Our > girls school has 840 girls of ages 11-16. Tell us more about how we could > participate. > > Best Wishes > Farah S. Kamal > SMS Aga Khan Secondary School-Karachi > Pakistan > > ---------- > > From: kignasi@yahoo.com > > To: Recipients of conference <iearn.teachers@conf.igc.apc.org> > > Subject: Re: Learning Circle Placement Form > > Date: dimarts, 10 / novembre / 1998 15:27 > > > > > > Hello there, > > > > My name is Kiganda Abdu-Nasir. I live in Uganda. My school where I > > teach fine art is a girls'school"Nabisunsa Girls' School" in Kampala > > the capital of Uganda. > > > > Right now we are on aproject "Women and Traditon" with two schools > > from Uganda and one from Canada. > > > > Probably my students and I would wish to learn about you, and you > > about us. We have many ethnic groups called tribes and each has its > > own culture although some values are shared. Marriege ceremonies and > > many other rituals are conducted differently making the country having > > a variety interesting cultural values. > > > > > > I will grateful to hear from you. > > > > Kiganda. > > > > > > ---stmatthews@pixie.co.za wrote: > > > > > > Hi there > > > > > > Sorry to take so long to respond, line problems. > > > We (grade 7) would like to share a little bit about our culture. We > > have > > > lots of cultures and it vary from nationality to nationality. In our > > > school we have the majority of Zulu's and S. Sotho's, even though > > some of > > > us speak a different language at home, but at school we only do the > > two. > > > > > > Let us tell you about our marriages. In olden days marriages were > > > arranged, your parents would look for a suitable partner for > > you(what they > > > looked for was the way that family handled itself) and they would > > start > > > planning the feast. A cow was supposed to be slaughter and African > > beer > > > made with soghurm was to feel buckets for people to enjoy after the > > meals. > > > People were suppose to bring gifts (like - African mats, pumpkins, > > African > > > pots made from clay and many more) After the feast - few days after > > the > > > couple would build a house not very far from their parents' house > > and they > > > would have many children. > > > Nowadays, the new generation doesn't want arranged marriages - that > > is why > > > we have so many divorces because people marry people they don't > > know. In > > > those days the elders would always pick somebody for you they knew > > would > > > make a good wife / husband. > > > > > > We will tell you more next time - how African beer is made. > > > > > > Enjoy!!! > > > > > > Grade 7 - St. Matthews > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: rcool@aloha.net > > > > To: Recipients of conference <iearn.teachers@conf.igc.apc.org> > > > > Subject: Re: Learning Circle Placement Form > > > > Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 8:25 PM > > > > > > > > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; > > > x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > > Aloha Teachers throughout the World! > > > > > > > > My name is Jean Miller! I live in the wonderful paradise of > > Hawaii. > > > > I teach computers at ASSETS School. This is a school for gifted, > > > > dyslexia and ADHD students. I am one of the luckiest teachers to > > teach > > > > all grades Kindergarten to 12th grade. The students have the > > > > opportunity to learn computer skills ranging from keyboarding to > > > > programming and desktop publishing. > > > > Looking at the various messages from different teachers I can > > see I > > > > am really going to learn a lot. > > > > I am currently looking for introductory projects for students > > of all > > > > ages. Preferably simple computer projects that would involve the > > > > students sharing a bit about themselves and their culture. I > > would be > > > > grateful for responses from Europe, Africa, Argentina, New Zealand > > but > > > > since beggars can't be chooses anywhere in the world would be > > great. If > > > > there is anyone who could assist in this I would greatly > > appreciate it. > > > > Please email me at: jmiller@assets.pvt.k12.hi.us > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > Alohanui > > > > Jean Miller > > >

>From deborah_j._maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca Sun Sep 20 14:04:45 1998 >Received: from learnnet.nt.ca (tailgate.learnnet.nt.ca [199.247.11.212]) by tankards.learnnet.nt.ca (8.8.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA01269; Sun, 20 Sep 1998 14:53:51 -0600 >Date: Sun, 20 Sep 98 14:30:00 -0700 >From: Deborah_J._Maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca (Deborah J. Maguire) >Organization: North of 60 BBS >Subject: Women and Tradition - Inuit Canadian Arctic >To: mutiibwa@hotmail.com, cnwagi@hotmail.com, kignasi@yahoo.com >Message-ID: <15542.ensmtp@learnnet.nt.ca> >Priority: normal >X-Mailer: ExpressNet/SMTP v1.1.5 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Greetings from Netsilik School in Taloyoak, NWT (will be changing to Nunavut >in April'99), Canada, > >I received your message on the Women and Tradition project via a colleague >from southern Ontario, Linda Rankine. >I am interested in participating with a small group of Inuit teens. Taloyoak >is still very traditional and the people are very concerned over the loss of >the Inuit culture due to the pressures of the western society. >I would like more information on how to be involved. As I am a Junior High/ >Senior High teacher (grades 6 - 12) I would like the experience that the girls >have to be educational. Thus, I am wondering what kind of feedback or >responses they will get from writing about their culture. Will they be >learning about other cultures as they go through the process or is the >information being collected and being processed at a later date and then >distributed? Also, the language abilities of many of this age of students >may be less advance then in other areas of Canada. Will this hurt the >project? >Also, we are not yet linked to the internet so our communication will have to >be via email. > >Please let me know if you are interested in having some Inuit females from >Taloyoak participate. > >Deborah Maguire >Netsilik School >Taloyoak,NT >X0E 1B0 >(867) 561 - 5181 school >(867) 561 -5036 school fax >(867) 561 - 5196 home/fax >

Hello Farah,

That sounds grate. We already started on the project allmost on the third activity as you will see on our project proposal. But that doesn't stop you to get involved.

We have partners in Canada and two schools from here in Uganda. One is St. Mary's College Namagunga(Girls' School), and Namilyango College(boys' School).

After reading the Guide bellow, then you will let us know your stand. If at all you get involved, activity one and two should be done at the same time so that we proceed together with the third activity.

Kiganda.

PROJECT TITLE:

Women and Tradition

AIMS: This interpersonal, keypal project will study the role of women in a traditional community. Students will gain an appreciation of women's contribution to positive development, compare the role of women in their respective societies, and challenge the myths surrounding women in society. Students will exchange email fortnightly from mid-October through December, 1998.

PARTNERS: We wish to collaborate with students aged 11 -16 years from all continents.

SCHEDULE:

1. October 15th-29th, Participants' introductions 2. November 15th, Research on effects of tradition on women. 3. November 29th, Research on effects of women on tradition. 4. December 15th, Report Analysis.

Activities: 1.(a) Students will be required to introduce themselves by submitting their names, age, sex and schools and country of residence ,in a maximum of 50 words. (b) They will define the terms: tradition, role and society in a maximum of 50 words. 2. Students will research and exchange information on the effects of traditions on women in their societies, that is to say, the myths and facts surrounding women. (250 to 400 words). 3. Students will research and exchange information on the role of women in society development. (350 words). 4. Students will analyze, appreciate and write briefly about traditional values they feel can be assimilated by their own societies. (350-500). COORDINTORS: Kiganda Abdu, kignasi@yahoo.com. Nakanwagi Catherine, cnwagi@hotmail.com. Mutiibwa Francis, Mutiibwa@hotmail.com.

CONTACT ADDRESSES:

Nabisunsa Girls' School, ngs@starcom.co.ug Namilyango College, namicol@starcom.co.ug Mt. St Marys'College Namagunga, namagu@starcom.co.ug

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10th October.

---smssec@aol.net.pk wrote: > > Hi! Kiganda, > > We are from Pakistan and would love to participate in your project. Our > girls school has 840 girls of ages 11-16. Tell us more about how we could > participate. > > Best Wishes > Farah S. Kamal > SMS Aga Khan Secondary School-Karachi > Pakistan > > ---------- > > From: kignasi@yahoo.com > > To: Recipients of conference <iearn.teachers@conf.igc.apc.org> > > Subject: Re: Learning Circle Placement Form > > Date: dimarts, 10 / novembre / 1998 15:27 > > > > > > Hello there, > > > > My name is Kiganda Abdu-Nasir. I live in Uganda. My school where I > > teach fine art is a girls'school"Nabisunsa Girls' School" in Kampala > > the capital of Uganda. > > > > Right now we are on aproject "Women and Traditon" with two schools > > from Uganda and one from Canada. > > > > Probably my students and I would wish to learn about you, and you > > about us. We have many ethnic groups called tribes and each has its > > own culture although some values are shared. Marriege ceremonies and > > many other rituals are conducted differently making the country having > > a variety interesting cultural values. > > > > > > I will grateful to hear from you. > > > > Kiganda. > > > > > > ---stmatthews@pixie.co.za wrote: > > > > > > Hi there > > > > > > Sorry to take so long to respond, line problems. > > > We (grade 7) would like to share a little bit about our culture. We > > have > > > lots of cultures and it vary from nationality to nationality. In our > > > school we have the majority of Zulu's and S. Sotho's, even though > > some of > > > us speak a different language at home, but at school we only do the > > two. > > > > > > Let us tell you about our marriages. In olden days marriages were > > > arranged, your parents would look for a suitable partner for > > you(what they > > > looked for was the way that family handled itself) and they would > > start > > > planning the feast. A cow was supposed to be slaughter and African > > beer > > > made with soghurm was to feel buckets for people to enjoy after the > > meals. > > > People were suppose to bring gifts (like - African mats, pumpkins, > > African > > > pots made from clay and many more) After the feast - few days after > > the > > > couple would build a house not very far from their parents' house > > and they > > > would have many children. > > > Nowadays, the new generation doesn't want arranged marriages - that > > is why > > > we have so many divorces because people marry people they don't > > know. In > > > those days the elders would always pick somebody for you they knew > > would > > > make a good wife / husband. > > > > > > We will tell you more next time - how African beer is made. > > > > > > Enjoy!!! > > > > > > Grade 7 - St. Matthews > > > > > > ---------- > > > > From: rcool@aloha.net > > > > To: Recipients of conference <iearn.teachers@conf.igc.apc.org> > > > > Subject: Re: Learning Circle Placement Form > > > > Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 8:25 PM > > > > > > > > Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; > > > x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" > > > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > > > > > Aloha Teachers throughout the World! > > > > > > > > My name is Jean Miller! I live in the wonderful paradise of > > Hawaii. > > > > I teach computers at ASSETS School. This is a school for gifted, > > > > dyslexia and ADHD students. I am one of the luckiest teachers to > > teach > > > > all grades Kindergarten to 12th grade. The students have the > > > > opportunity to learn computer skills ranging from keyboarding to > > > > programming and desktop publishing. > > > > Looking at the various messages from different teachers I can > > see I > > > > am really going to learn a lot. > > > > I am currently looking for introductory projects for students > > of all > > > > ages. Preferably simple computer projects that would involve the > > > > students sharing a bit about themselves and their culture. I > > would be > > > > grateful for responses from Europe, Africa, Argentina, New Zealand > > but > > > > since beggars can't be chooses anywhere in the world would be > > great. If > > > > there is anyone who could assist in this I would greatly > > appreciate it. > > > > Please email me at: jmiller@assets.pvt.k12.hi.us > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > Alohanui > > > > Jean Miller > > >

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Here are my students' first response to 'WOMEN AND TRADITION"

More are on the way. WOMEN AND TRADITION My name is Mwebesa Theodore . I am a 14 year old boy from Namilyango College Situated in Mukono district inUganda. I am in form two. Tradition is a started culture of belief begun by our ancestors to shape morals of the Young generation. Role is the responsibility every individual has to do in order to fit in society. Society is a group of people living together with a common relationship.

2 WOMEN AND TRADITION

My name is Taremwa Basil. Iam `16 years old and I study from Namilyango College in Form 2. This is an intresting project ,although I am A man I would like to contribute. Definitions of terms. Tradition This is the acquiring of beliefs and customs as handed down from the ancestors of the society to their descendants. Tradition has helped in teaching people to do what what tey are supposed to do according to their ages and sex which normary determines their strength to do work. For example , women are not allowed to hunt because they are not as fast as men. So the traditionalists

note: forwarded msg attached.

To: kignasi@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Women and Tradition - First Response MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 09:47:21 PST Content-Length: 1312

Here are my students' first response to 'WOMEN AND TRADITION"

More are on the way.

WOMEN AND TRADITION Introduction and definitions 1 My name is Wasswa Charles,Iam a Ugandan boy aged 15. I go to Namilyango College and Iam in form two. Iam intrested in this project because in my family and society we have women and they are all important to our country. Tradition can be seen as a belief , custom or a way of things practiced by any society and it is usually passed from generation to generation.

Society is a group of people living together with the same aims, aspirations and usually work together.

Role is usually a function played by somebody in a society.

2 Women and Tradition lam kisembo Justus .Iam a boy aged 16.Iam a Ugandan by nationality Igo to Namilyango College and Iam in form two. My hobbies are playing rugby watching movies and listening to pop music. DEFINITIONS Trandition is thepassing of beliefs and customs from one generation to another. Society is a group of people living together with the same aim and aspiration.

Role is a n individual's function in a society. That is what is expected of him or her. In our case what is expected of women. From: "Catherine Nakanwagi" <cnwagi@hotmail.com> To: kignasi@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Women and Tradition - First Response MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 10:14:38 PST Content-Length: 1512

Here are my students' first response to 'WOMEN AND TRADITION"

More are on the way.WOMEN AND TRADITION

IAM NYOMBI ANDREW .AGED FIFTEEN YEARS OLD .IAM IN FORM TWO .IAM IN NAMILYANGO COLLEGE SCHOOL .IAM A UGANDAN BY NATIONALITY .MY HOBBIES ARE READING NOVELS ,WATCHING MOVIES AND LISTENING TO MUSIC .

A SOCIETY IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE TOGETHER AND HAVE SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT CUSTOMS,OBLIGATIONS AND HAVE AN ORGANISED COMMUNITY. ROLES ARE FUNCTIONS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP BY PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES IN A SOCIETY. TRADITION IS A COMPOSITION OF CUSTOMS AND BELIEFS PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION,WHICH HELP IN MOULDING MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY AND MAKING THE SOCIETY TO PROSPER.

2 women and tradition

iam a forteen year old boy,a student at namilyango college in form two. my name is bwanika robert a ugandan by nationality.iam the last born in the family of seven and i have one sister. to me tradition is a common behaviour in a society which is carried on from generation to generation.for example the sebei who remove their front teeth. as a way of enhancing their beauty and that is tradition .

a society is where a group of people combine or come together to attain a common goal and live in an organised way.

a role is a responsibility one is supposed to perform in a community. ______________________________________________________

second response:myths and beliefs. If a woman climbed on a tree it would dry up. myth It was believed that if a woman cooked food while quarrelling it would

not be sweet. myth In our culture women and girls are not supposed to cook while squating . Awoman is not supposed to touch her inlaws because she develops permanent shanking of the hands. this is not true they only wanted women not to fall in love with their father-in -laws. Fact, a woman to greet elders and in-laws while kneeling as a sign of respect. We are also told that women where not supposed to meet snakes on their way, because if this happened they would loss a family member. A woman was not supposed to eat chicken for she would greed and infertile. We are also told that in the Sebei tradition women where supposed to remove thier incisors in order to enhance their beauty. But other women who do not are also beautiful, so! It is also a believe in western Uganda tha if awoman moved out of the kitchen while cooking millet she would be carrying out the millent spirit with her. Therefore a poor harvest for the next season. Our granies also told us that girls were not allowed to saw clothes at night for she could pierce herself. Sweeping at night was not allowed because she would be sweeping out the riches. We arelso told that if a woman died before marriage then her body had to be taken out through the back door if the house had no back door then it would be through the window or through a hole made for that purpose.If this was not done then it would bring bad luck to the family. BY Bwanika Robert And Kaweesa Roger.

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From: "Catherine Nakanwagi" <cnwagi@hotmail.com> To: kignasi@yahoo.com Cc: burniske@mail.utexas.edu, mutiibwa@msmn.ac.ug, bntambi7@hotmail.com, Rhawkins@worldbank.org, maguire@netsilik.learnnet.nt.ca Subject: Re: Fwd: 2nd phase myhs and Beliefs

SECOND RESPONSE:MYTHS AND BELIEFS. If a woman climbed on a tree it would dry up. myth It was believed that if a woman cooked food while quarrelling it would not be sweet. myth In our culture women and girls are not supposed to cook while squating . Awoman is not supposed to touch her inlaws because she develops permanent shanking of the hands. this is not true they only wanted women not to fall in love with their father-in -laws. Fact, a woman to greet elders and in-laws while kneeling as a sign of respect. We are also told that women where not supposed to meet snakes on their way, because if this happened they would loss a family member. A woman was not supposed to eat chicken for she would greed and infertile. We are also told that in the Sebei tradition women where supposed to remove thier incisors in order to enhance their beauty. But other women who do not are also beautiful, so! It is also a believe in western Uganda tha if awoman moved out of the kitchen while cooking millet she would be carrying out the millent spirit with her. Therefore a poor harvest for the next season. Our granies also told us that girls were not allowed to saw clothes at night for she could pierce herself. Sweeping at night was not allowed because she would be sweeping out the riches. We arelso told that if a woman died before marriage then her body had to be taken out through the back door if the house had no back door then it would be through the window or through a hole made for that purpose.If this was not done then it would bring bad luck to the family. BY Bwanika Robert And Kaweesa Roger.

> >Hi! Everyone > >I am Farah S. Kamal and am a Headteacher in a Secondary School with 1700 = >students and about 75 teaching faculty. If anyone of you have ideas as = >to how we could establish partnership with schools in other countries = >and share our experiences.=20 > >Regards >Farah I am Farah S. Kamal and am a = >Headteacher in a=20 >Secondary School with 1700 students and about 75 teaching faculty. If = >anyone of=20 >you have ideas as to how we could establish partnership with schools in = >other=20 >countries and share our experiences.

Hello partners,

EFFECTS OF WOMEN ON TRADITION. Thank you for the reply I received. I am Maureen and was very glad to learn about your different traditions. Also women have affected tradition in various ways. As I had told you earlier that women are well behaved so they have brought up their children with good manners which has led them into becoming good citizens of the community.

Due to their hardworking lifestyle, the women have taught their children housework and how to help for instance babysitting or collecting water for the elders.The children have also been taught how to be clean for instance washing their hands before and after eating or visiting the toilets and also how to keep the envionment clean in order to prevent diseases for instance making sure the area.

Many of the women force their culture onto the children for instance girls are to dress in clothes below the knees and maybe kneel while greeting the elders. The women have also taught their girls how to cook. Some of the women have tried to talk to their husbands about some hurting issues like the circumcision of the girls. They have tried to eliminate this order because with some of the girls, they seem to end up either dead or affected seriously. To make this more effective, they have elected fellow women to represent them in the Parliament which is able to eliminate such terrible acts. I hope to hear from you soon.

EFFECTS OF WOMEN ON TRADITION

Women in society have had an impact on tradition. This is my third article in this project. My names are Maria. Women of today have really done a lot in our society and the modern world. They are the teachers of the children in homes since they are always close them the very day they are born. Girls having been trained by their mothers how to be responsible ladies as well as leaders. They have shown responsibilities by cooking food for the families, which has created an impression that men are not supposed to be in the kitchens but women. They have brought indifferences in society and between their children. Most women want their children to stick to their cultural obligations like putting on clothes below the knees, kneeling as you greet the elders. The youth now don't like this because they think and feel they have out grown it. They have opted for the western culture, that they think, has more of their preferences. This has caused most of them to run away their homes to leave a cool life, and some of them have been chased out of their homes because of this kind of behavior. Women are taught the necessary skills that are needed to be learnt before marriage like looking after their husband and their children, and also to show their kids what to do to make them responsible people.

EFFECTS OF WOMEN ON TRADITION.

My name is Nakamatte Priscilla Grace. I am 15 in Form three at Nabisunsa Girls' School. Women in our society today have taught their children how to do the work in the kitchen and how to conduct it well incase their mothers are not around.

Women have also helped their children grow up with good manners in a way that they have always beaten them whenever it is necessary. They have also taught them how to be social in a community and how to be with other people from other societies. They have also taken their time to stay at home over the weekends just to listen to their children's problems and in that way children learn more from their mothers.

Women have brought about some indifferences between their own children in a way that they are encouraging the western culture hence creating two cultures among their own children.

By spending some time at home with their children,they have also taught them how to cook food for their little sisters and brothers and sometimes for the rest of the family.

Women in the African society today have trained their children how to keep themselves and the environment clean. This has encouraged the other youths and maybe young children to keep their bodies and clothig clean so that they fit in society.

EFFECTS OF WOMEN ON TRADITION.

I am Kyewalyanga Sumaya again on women and tradition, response three.

Women in my culture have affected tradition in many ways. First, women have started ignoring some traditional activities like digging in the gardens.

Women have gone against tradition for example, tradition states that women are supposed to be under men but women are now seeking for equal rights with the men. So, some women started to attain posts, which were assumed to be for men. Some have got jobs, which were said to be for men like piloting.

Women started having overall power in their families, which used to be a taboo in my culture because men were supposed to be the heads of their families. Girls have also gone beyond some of their duties like cooking and digging.

But, though women have affected tradition they have stack to some customs like the upbringing of children. But they have changed the idea that their place is only in the kitchen.

Hello partners, Some of my students have completed their for responses and I wish to send them to you. The number of students perticipating now is slightly small due to the ongoing exams(end of year exams). I will be in position to send to you the rest in the near future.

Kiganda.

For me, the Woman and Tradition project was a very neat and interesting project to do. I also learned more about our culture when we were having a meeting with the elders.

I learned from our Inuit culture that tattoos on women were made using copper metal and make little holes on the skin. Then they used a piece of a stick and put the soot form the qulik (fire) on the piece of stick and put the stick with soot in the holes on the skin.

I learned myths from Uganda, that is believed that when you cut your nails at night you become a night dancer. All the Ugandan myths are very interesting.

In today's world, Inuit women still pack their babies on their backs in a specially made parka called an amauti. They also use ulus (women's knife) and kakivak (fish spear).

The traditional vales that I feel are important for Inuit women to keep alive are keeping our language alive and caring for one another.

For me, the women and tradition project was a very good learning experience.

Three things that I learned about our Inuit tradition were: a girls parents would choose the girl's husband while she was just a baby. Another thing I learned was,if you wore tattoos it was a sign of beauty. One more thing that I learned was,if you packed heavy rocks you would have a big baby.

A thing that I learned from the Ugandian culture was if the women had only girls they believed that she had eaten the boy that was in the womb.One more thing I learned about the Ugandan culture was that women were bought to be the man's wife.

In today's world,Inuit women still make clothes for their families.

The traditional values that I feel are important for Inuit women to hold on to are keeping the Inuit language.

Women and Tradition

For me the women and tradition project was interesting, a learning experience, a chance to learn about inuit cultures, an opportunity to hear from the elders and a way to compare cultures. I learned that in our inuit culture we have so many beliefs some are neat like if you have daughter and if she is playing and she packs a rock she may have a big and heavy baby, if men/boys could not make an igloo they can not have many wives, and if a women/girl does not know how to sew she can not have many husbands.

I learned that in the Ugandian culture, when a women sweeps her house at night she will be sweeping out her riches. Also it is believed that if a women jumps over a ladder she will stop growing.

In today's world, Inuit women still use ulus and pack their babies. Some are able to speak Inuktitut to their children.

The traditional values that I feel are important for Inuit women to hold on to are speaking the Inuktitut language and the sense of caring for our family members.

For me,the Women and Tradition project was very interesting. It was good to learn about other cultures and for me it was a very nice experience to work with the elders of our communitty. I learned: -The first fish that a girl caught was supposed to de put head first down the leg of her pants. This was so that she would have easy lodour once she was pregnant. -Sometimes, when women had too ment children to feed, the family would leave newborn females to freeze to death on the ice. Later there would be a shortage of females then men would fight over the women to get a mate. The second one, for a month after giving birth the wife would have to sleep apart from her husband.

I learned that in Uganda, if a women sweeps her floor at night, she's sweep away her riches. Also if a girl never wanted big breasts, she would get a stick and hit it on her three cooking stones and then hit herself on her breasts. Ouch. In today's world, Inuit women the traditional culture is still pretty strong.

Inuit women still use traditional tools like ulu (women's knife) and they sew parkas and kamiks from caribou and seal furs.

The traditional values that I feel are important for Inuit women to hold on to are the Inuktitut language and the sense of caring for babies and elders.

For me, the Women and Tradition project was very interesting, very cool to have penpals from Uganda, it was a chance to talk to the elders about it, very exciting for me and a way to compare our culture and Ugandan girls.

I learned

- that there are some things women do for quicker labor like their first fish they catch put it under their parka and pants. - the girls get a boyfriend very early from their parents. - ladies work as hard as men.

I learned

- the belief that a lady was to sit on the mouth of a motor, she wouldn't produce. - It was believed that if a woman was to climb a tree e.g a mango tree, the tree would not bare fruits again.

In today's world, Inuit women still sew with animal fur, packing their babies, cooking country food, helping the men.

The tradition values that I feel are important for Inuit women to hold on are speak inuktitut, love their children, value elders, sew with animal fur for her family,

Isabelle Takolik

Women and Tradition

I learned that in the Ugandian culture, when a women sweeps her house at night she will be sweeping out her riches. Also it is believed that if a women jumps over a ladder she will stop growing. In today's world, Inuit women still use ulus and pack their babies. Some are able to speak Inuktitut to their children. The traditional values that I feel are important for Inuit women to hold on to are speaking the Inuktitut language and the sense of caring for our family members.

Greetings everyone,

I have just wrapped up our final report anaylsis with my students. Unfortunately, I was just able to get five girls here this week to do it. We really appreciated the chance to be a part of this program. It not only helped us learn about another culture but it gave us a reason to find out about our own Inuit culture. At first I was so surprised that my girls did not know much about Inuit culture, beliefs and myths. After our research with the elders, they really learned a lot more about their traditions. It was really wonderful to see them blossom over these four months.

Thank you again for letting us be a part of this project. I hope that you keep in touch in the coming year.

Merry Christmas, Deborah Maguire

Greetings everyone,

Thank you again for letting us be a part of this project. I hope that you keep in touch in the coming year.

Merry Christmas, Deborah Maguire