Avikam people
Akan people in Ivory Coast
The Avikam are an Akan people who live predominantly in Ivory Coast.[1]
Place
Avikam | |
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| • Total | 40,000 |
| Avikam, Brignan in Ivory Coast. Continent: Africa | |
History
The Avikam people of southern Cote d 'Ivoire live in a tropical rainforest fringed by a coastal lagoon. The nearby city of Abidjan, the country's economic capital, is also home to many of them.[2]
Major Occupation
Most of Avikam people earn a living from agriculture. Some are subsistence farmers, living off what they raise in their own fields. Others work in agricultural cooperatives that grow palm oil, coconut, cassava or bananas. Still others work for large producers of rubber and palm oil.[2]
Religion
About a century ago, missionaries from Africa and Europe delivered the Gospel to the Avikam people. Today, a sizable portion claim to be Christians while yet adhering to strongly established animistic customs. Strong believers frequently experience daily pressure from individuals who insist on employing fetishes, or things produced by humans that are thought to have supernatural powers, to fend off evil spirits.[2]
References
- ^ Olson, James Stuart (1996). The peoples of Africa: an ethnohistorical dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
- ^ a b c Asiculture.com. "Avikam, Brignan Ethnic Group in Côte d'Ivoire (IV) | Africa Group". Avikam, Brignan Ethnic Group in Côte d'Ivoire (IV) | Africa Group. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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