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The Limba are the third largest ethnic group at 8.5% of the
country's total population and are oneof the earliest inhabitants
of Sierra Leone. The Limba are primarily found in the
NorthernProvince of Sierra Leone, particularly in Bombali
District.
The fourth largest ethnic group are theMandingo (they are the
descendants of theMandinkatraders from Guinea who immigrated to
Sierra Leone between1840 to about1898), they make
up 7.8% of the population and they are primarily found in the
North and in Eastern Sierra Leone.The Mandinka are primarilyMuslim
at over 99% and Islam dominates the religious and
culturalpractices.
The Konomake up 7% of the country's population and they are
primarily found in Kono Districtin Eastern Sierra Leone, where they
form the largest ethnic group. The Kono are primarilydiamond
miners.
The Krio (descendants of freed West Indiansslaves from theWest
Indies and freedAfricanAmericanslaves from the United States which
landed in Freetown between 1787 and about1885) are primarily found
in the capital city ofFreetown and its surrounding Western
Area.Creole culture is unlike that of all other ethnic groups in
Sierra Leone, and it is typical of
Western cultureand ideals.
The Fula (descendants of17thand 18 centuryFulanisettlers from
the Fouta Djalonregion ofGuinea ) live primarily in the north and
the Western Area of Sierra Leone. The Fula are primarilytraders and
like their Mandingo andSusu neighborhood, the Fula are primarily
Muslimat over99% and Islam dominates the religious and cultural
practices.
Much smaller ethnic groups are theKuranko in the north; the
Lokoin the north, with theSusuandYalunka in the far north in Kambia
District around the border with Guinea. The Kissi andthe much
smaller group ofVai are further inland in Kailahun District in the
East next to theborder with Liberia. On the coastin Bonthe
Districtin the south are theSherbro . The SierraLeonean-Lebanese
(descendants ofLebanesesettlers who settled in Sierra Leone during
the late19th century) make up nearly 1% of the population and they
are predominantly found in theWestern Areaand in the diamond region
in south-eastern Sierra Leone.
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B. Second Main Idea: Sierra Leone is rich of Diamonds (also
known as blood
diamond) but sadly with too much corrupt political people
leading the
country the country itself is not rich. Other main part in my
country we
are very athletic, we are into sports like track and football
(known here as
soccer).
SUPPORT: Sierra Leone diamonds are well-known among the jewelry
world to be one of thebest quality diamonds available today. This
is perhaps the main reason that blood diamonds
have wreaked the havoc they have had over so many years. The
first diamond was found in
Sierra Leone in the 1930s. Since then, a story of brutality and
violence has unfolded in this small
West African country. In 1968, Siaka Stevens became the prime
minister of Sierra Leone.
Recognizing the value of their diamonds, he made a large profit
out of illegal diamond mining
and trading. In the ensuing years, more and more diamonds were
being exported illegally rather
than through legal means. In 1991, Sierra Leone was thrown into
more trouble as the rebel group
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) launched assaults against the
government. A military
government was set up yet proved to be ineffective against the
RUF's attacks. From the very
beginning, the RUF found an ally in neighboring Liberia. Their
goal was officially to combat
crime and corruption but it soon became clear that their main
aim was to take control of thediamond mines.
Preying on civilians, the RUF would take prisoners and enslave
them to work in the diamond
mines. This was no fun thing for the civilians as their work
conditions were horrible and they
were punished for the slightest things. Anyone opposed to the
RUF's methods and practices
would be brutally punished. Amputation was not an uncommon
occurrence.
All this was unknown to - or perhaps ignored by - the outside
world for many years. UN studies
estimate that about $125 million worth of rough diamonds were
bought by the diamond industry
in Europe alone! Imagine this much money being used by the RUF
to fund their grotesque
activities in Sierra Leone. The equivalent of this money is tens
of thousands of people killed and
even more hurt. But in 2002 peace was declared in Sierra Leone
and since then its one of the
safest places to be in West Africa.
SUPPORT: The only thing that keeps us kids in Sierra Leone busy
and
entertained from all the wars and political problems are the
games we
made up each day and playing football and run track.
I remember when I was there me and all my friends will just
choose a day
of sporting event for all the kids around to go against each
other and
whoever won they will get prize for winning, what they will get
is the food
that we will prepare (food that we dont eat everyday) and we
will invite
all that neighbors and then we get tryouts and we will divide
each kids into
different colors (red, blue, green, and yellow) and let the
games begin.Sierra Leone is an active place to be and you will
never be bored because
there is always something to do.
CONCLUSION :
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A. Summary of main ideas: Today I have talked about our
languages and how
its divided into the district and its sides of the country. And
also talked about
how we have Diamonds and when it was found and how something
that could
have being so precious to us began a civil war against each
other. So but as
strong as we Sierra Leoneans are we always find something to
cheer us up,
like the games we participated with each other playing football
to get our
mind of things and running track and making a series of games to
entertain
our parents and elders.
Well today you have learn that for a small country as Sierra
Leone you
could think that there will be no problems but there is, but
dont forget it
is also a beautiful place to visit and games to attend. So today
I hope you
understand that America is wonderful country but there is no
place like
home.
Transition to next speaker: With more information at hand, I am
going to
let Chelsea
