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Niger
Sahelian pastoral cultures, salt gatherings and the great bend of the Niger river.
Niger's cultural calendar follows the rains and the herds. Pastoral gatherings, river fishing and desert trade all set the year, and knowledge travels with people rather than staying in one place.
We are collecting with pastoral families, women's craft groups and riverside communities.
Main languages
Hausa · Zarma · Fula · Tamasheq · Kanuri
Places in focus
Niamey · Agadez · Zinder · In-Gall
General cultural context; verified records are added community by community.
Cure Salée
The salt cure gathering brings Wodaabe and Tuareg herders together at the end of the rains for exchange, courtship and celebration.
Joking relationships
Niger's practices and expressions of joking relationships are inscribed by UNESCO as a way communities keep the peace.
River and desert
The Niger river and the Aïr massif hold two different knowledge systems in one country.
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