1. Headed for Senegal West Africa

2. DAKAR SENEGAL WEST AFRICA

3. SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA ... * Area 196,192 sq km * Population 8.5 million * Capital…Dakar * Official Language…French

4. French and Wolof is spoken by most people * Religion Muslim…85% Other religious practices… * Christianity * ‘Traditional Religions’

5. Detailed map of Senegal

6. WEST AFRICA

7. SENEGAL,WEST AFRICA * Ethnic Groups… * Wolof 35% live countrywide, predominantly in Dakar and Thies * Serer 17% live mainly east - southeast of Dakar

8. Art exhibit in Dakar

9. A roundabout in Dakar

10. Building with black angels in Dakar

11. Visiting a high school outside of Dakar

12. Senegalese dress

13. A Senegalese male in his ethnic outfit

14. A Senegalese female in her ethnic dress

15. GOREE ISLAND

16. GOREE ISLAND * Located 3 km east of Dakar * Population…1000 * Portuguese settled in 1444 * Stayed 150 years

17. View of Goree Island from the ferry

18. Goree Island… One of the main ports where slaves from different parts of Africa were gathered before their horrendous journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Americas.

19. A room where slaves were weighed

20. Partial view of a room where slaves were housed

21. Goree reflects the brutality of the Slave Trade. This can be seen in the dungeons that previously housed the slaves.

22. Holding room in House of Slaves Goree Island

23. View of two rooms from outside

24. DOOR OF NO RETURN

27. GOREE ISLAND * French owned the island in the 16th century * The Europeans traded slaves , gold, ivory, and other commodities

28. Curator at the House of Slaves

29. Chains held the slaves in bondage

30. Ball attached to the chains

31. Standing above the slave rooms

32. Today, Goree is described as… * ‘a wonderfully peaceful place’ * It has no modern roads * No modern modes of transportation

33. Strolling beneath bougainvillea on Goree Island

34. Residents relaxing on Goree Island

35. View of Boabab trees Goree Island

36. Visit to a Boabab tree

37. TRAVELLING in Senegal

38. SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA * Most Western country in Africa * Landscape…flat

39. A busy city scene

40. Bush Taxis

41. Resting

42. A Boabab tree and its ‘Monkey’ fruit

43. A hillside of nuts

44. Travelling in a donkey cart

45. Sheep crossing

46. Cattle crossing

47. Waiting for Bush Taxis

48. Recreation space outside the hospital near Diofor--a village located not far from Dakar

49. Breakfast before travelling from Diofor

50. Making the drum

51. SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA Major Rivers… * The Senegal River * The Casamance River *The Gambia River

52. crossing the River Gambia

53. Located in middle of Senegal is the country of Gambia, along its course the River Gambia meanders through: * Bamboo Forests, * Mangrove Swamps The River borders on: * “Cotton trees”… and * The “Salt Flats”

54. * The River Gambia Area unsuitable for irrigation because of ‘ Saline Waters’ which go very far upstream.

55. Strolling at the edge of the River Gambia

56. View of a rice field

57. Crossing the River Gambia

58. SENEGAL, WEST AFRICA Ethnic groups… * Peul or Fulani 12% live North and East along the Senegal River * The Mandinke… Central Eastern areas * The Soninke… East

59. A mother and her children waiting to cross the River Gambia

60. View of the River Gambia with boats

61. Waiting for the ferry

62. T H E CASAMANCE S E N E G A L

63. The Casamance Senegal ... * Located to the South of the River Gambia *Inhabited by ethnic group Diola (JOU-lah) * Fertile area * Green and lush

64. DIOLA VILLAGE WASH DAY

65. CHILDREN IN THE DIOLA VILLAGE COMPOUND

66. A brother and a sister

67. Vegetables for lunch

68. Well in the backyard of the Diola home

69. Pounding maize

70. Traditional meal of fish and vegetables with okra condiment

71. Outside the living quarters in the Diola village compound

72. Outhouse in the Diola village

73. Making preparations for a meal

74. Some Peul villagers

75. Chief of the Peul village

76. Dawn in the Peul village and early activity

77. The village pet

78. The village lamb and chicken

79. Another view of the Peul village at dawn

80. The school teacher

81. Toubab Diallo A Village by the Sea

82. Hotel in Toubab Diallao a village on the outskirts of Dakar

83. Second view of the hotel

84. Resting in a hammock outside the hotel

85. Beach at Toubab Diallao

86. Second view of the hotel

87. Resting in the garden of the hotel Toubab Diallo

88. From Senegal West Africa To Barbados West Indies

89. Bendure, Glenda, and Ned Friary.Eastern Caribbean: a Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit. Berkeley CA: lonely Planet Publications, 1994. Newton, Alex, and David Else. West Africa: a lonely Planet Survival Kit. Oakland CA: lonely Planet Publications, 1995. Bibliography

90. Maps provided by Central Intelligence Agency. United States of America. Sound African Drumming by Marilyn Middleton’s Dance Troop Carribbean Drumming by Jerry Victory Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo by Cheryl Gittens Shaduh Uh Voodoo’ theme designed by Cheryl Gittens Sound Engineering by Keith Jones Photography by Cheryl Gittens and Lee Bouse © Cheryl Gittens 1998.