💖Repost: Welcome to the Sankofa Newsletter Blog!

Culture & News Sami Blood What does it mean to assimilate into a more dominant culture? Are you allowed to retain your own cultural identity or adopt the customs of another group? Amanda Kernell explores these questions in her first feature film Sami Blood (2017). The film introduces two sisters, Elle-Marja and Njenna, who are SamiContinue reading “💖Repost: Welcome to the Sankofa Newsletter Blog!”

Welcome to the Sankofa Newsletter Blog!

     “To gain knowledge for the future, demands wisdom of the past.”     💖Welcome to the Sankofa Newsletter Blog!                     The word Sankofa originates from the Twi language of the Akan tribe of Ghana, West Africa. It means “go back and get it.” The Akan people believeContinue reading “Welcome to the Sankofa Newsletter Blog!”