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Title
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Clans, Tribes and Nations
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Alternative Title
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Clan and Tribal Histories
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Description
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The Clans, Tribes and Nations collection is a digitised archival set from the Cory Library and Historical Archives at Rhodes University, located in Grahamstown (Makhanda), Eastern Cape, South Africa. This collection is part of the African Heritage Collections and comprises items that document records, histories, and genealogical accounts of Xhosa clans and related traditional communities, including materials on groups such as the amaCirha and amaJobe. The items include historical narratives and genealogical texts in both English and Xhosa, reflecting the longstanding cultural traditions, lineage information, and oral histories of these communities. This collection contributes to understanding pre-colonial and historical social structures, clan genealogies, traditional authority, and Indigenous heritage in the Eastern Cape and broader southern African context. It supports research into African ethnography, indigenous history, Xhosa social organisation, and cultural continuity.
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Language
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English
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Xhosa
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Type
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Collection
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Subject
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amaCirha
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amaJobe
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Xhosa clans
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African heritage
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Genealogy
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Oral history
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Spatial Coverage
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Temporal Coverage
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Historical (reflecting traditional and pre-colonial clan genealogies and narratives)
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Format
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Digital text