Culture+Grams

**Exploring Culture Grams Kamrie Individual Project**



Bolivia is the fifth largest country in South America and it is the size of California and Texas put together. The population most consists of Catholics which is 96%. Once in the 1800's it was known for its gold and silver. Many of workers that worked in the mines worked day in day out with little sleep and food under very unsafe conditions and the only light was from small candles a lot of the people died in the mines and by the 1820's all the silver and gold was gone. The Andes Mountains are more than 21,000 feet high. From 16,000 feet and up is permanently covered in snow it is one of the highest points in Bolivia. Lake Titicaca is one of the most highest navigated lakes in the entire world ships and boats are able to travel on it with its depth being 12,000 feet deep. The color of the flag is red, green, and yellow three strips across.



Folk music in Bolivia is huge part of the countries culture many Bolivians love to sing, dance, and even play folk music themselves. Bolivia is especially known for an instrument called the Charango which is really similar to a small guitar. Every year one of the largest 3 day long event is Charango Festival is held in Octber full of contemporary folk musicians. The festival is one of the largest in the country and and celebrates the folk music. President Evo Morales has implemented several reforms like giving back large areas of farm land back to the native people since it was first stolen from them the Spanish conquerors first took over took over.

Group Project Why Should We Examine Art, Literature, and Music From Artists Outside of the U.S.? ﻿ **There are many reasons that we should examine art, literature, and music from places outside the US. One of the reasons is that it will help the United Stares learn other cultures and how they express themselves. With a better understanding of things like Music and Arts then we can easliy understand and incorperate the culture into our own. **





What Value Does World Literature, Music and Art Have for Us?


 * Living in the United States, all of us have ancestors that came from another country. It's important to understand our own indivual heritage as well as those around us. Because our country is so young, compared to other countries worldwide, there is so much in other countries cultures that melts over into the United States. Besides that people are always interested in what other cultures create. It's interesting to see what others have come up with that is different from our own way of doing things. When we cross cultural boundaries and share what enriches the lives of others, our lives will be enriched as well, and we won't look at the world in the same way again. **

Republic of Mali


 * Flag ||  ||   ||
 * T he three colors of the stripes on Mali's flag are the same ones used in many African flags; green represents nature, yellow stands for purity and minerals, and red represents the blood shed fighting for independence. ||


 * Politics and Government



|| * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Mali became a democracy in 1992. The government has three branches, just like the government of the United States. Mali has a president and a prime minister. Together, with a cabinet of about 26 cabinet ministers, they make up the executive branch**


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Mali's legislative branch has one house called the National Assembly. The National Assembly has 147 elected members.**


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The judicial branch is made up of the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court.**


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The voting age in Mali is 21. When there is an election in Mali, voters who cannot read or write choose their candidate by choosing the logo of the political party that they want to support.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">General Population and Size

|| * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Over 13 million people live in Mali, and the population is growing fast.**


 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**There are 20 major ethnic groups in Mali -Bambara live in the central and southern regions.-Malinke live in the southwest and west.-Sarakole live in the northwest, near Mauritania.-Songhai and the Bozo peoples live along the Niger River.-Dogon people live in an area called the Dogon Cliffs, or the Bandiagara Escarpment, in central Mali.**


 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Mali covers 478,841 square miles (about twice the size of Texas).** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Typical Cuisine and Food

|| * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The main foods in a Malian diet are millet and corn that are made into a thick porridge.**
 * Corn**
 * Millet**
 * Kola Nuts**


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**A popular dish is tiga diga na (peanut butter sauce)or a meat sauce (goat, sheep, beef, or chicken) might be used on occasion.**


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**They usually eat food with their hands, and only those living in the city use utensils.**


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Malnutrition is widespread in Mali. July through August food stores are depleted and new crops not ready to harvest, people rely on fresh mangoes, bananas and oranges to supplement scant meals.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Common Industries and Exports


 * Dried Fish**
 * Oxen**
 * Horses** || * <span style="color: #ff0089; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Large extent is subsistence agriculture.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0089; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**70% of Mali's labor force provides 42% of the GDP.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0089; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The major export is cotton and livestock which annually is 75-80%.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0089; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Mali also exports rice, surshum, and fish.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0089; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Mining is also another major export with Gold being the 3rd largest source. They also mine, salt, kaolin, phosphate, and limestone.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Arts



|| * <span style="color: #ff0020; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The city of Djenné is built of dried bricks covered in mud-based plaster, and is considered to be an architetural wonder.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0020; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The national anthem of Mali is “Hymne National Malien.” It was adopted in 1962. The lyrics are were written by Seydou Badian Kouyaté and the music by Banzoumana Sissoko.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0020; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Wood carving is a prominent folk art and they are known for making exquisitely carved wooden masks.**


 * <span style="color: #ff0020; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**The Welcome Danceperformed for visitors of Mali.**

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 * Interview**

Name: Baba Age: 25 Gender: Male Location: Bamako, Mali
 * Baba talks about Mali's economy.**

Mali is the only country I know and the only economy, of course. But for my work and for what I do and for my life, I can say that it is not good. There is not enough money for me and not even enough jobs. We manage to eat every day, but we always have to be busy. I must look for money. I can't sit down and rest or stop looking for a job, because otherwise I will not eat when I am hungry. When I have a job, all the money I earn is money that I spend straight away on things that I need every day to live, like food, for example. There is no money that I can keep in my pocket, nothing that I can save. Still, it is easier to find money here in Bamako than in Gao, because this is the capital.

Modibo Keita studied in France before becoming an active politician in 1946. After several years representing what was then the French Sudan, Keita helped lead the country to independence in 1960. He was then elected the first president of Mali. He ruled from the time of his election until he was ousted by a military coup in 1968.
 * Modibo Keita **
 * (1917–1977) first president of Mali **