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Follow on Google News | A historic step… An open letter to the African DiasporaH.R.M Oba Adejuyigbe E.A.O. Adefunmi II Declares and Proclaims August 26th a National Holiday for all Yoruba Diaspora
On August 26th (Twenty-Sixth) On August 26th (Twenty-Sixth) There’s more… Twenty-two years later, and eleven years after the establishment of Oyotunji African Village, King Adefunmi while traveling to Ife, Nigeria to attend and present at the first World Orisa Congress in the modern era. June 5th, 1981[,] at the palace of Yoruba King Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II, The Ooni of Ife, marked the first time a non-nigerian was crowned a traditional Yoruba king[2]. Today… We sit as the 2nd generation of a modern Dynasty, per the ancient Dahomean Aladahonu Throne and as the Paramount Ruler for the Yoruba people of North America. The Oba, in traditional African culture, “stands alone in the hierarchy of mortals. Within the [cosmos], he has no equal. As the royal head of the [Kingdom], the Oba has a place in what historians describe, as “a sophisticated administrative system with a substantial spiritual component”… “The Oba is a god man or the god on the human world”. According to High Priest Osemwegie Ebohon, Benin, oral tradition says that “the Oba has a divine essence and so is the godhead of his people”.[3] Today and every day forward We choose to elevate… After seven years as the King of the Yoruba North America, We have had an opportunity to observe, learn, teach and lead. We have had difficult moments with battling the African American post-slavery syndrome trauma that is innately in each of us. Much of which still tells us it is correct and okay to practice the religion of our ancestors, devoid of its culture. The trauma that leads us to believe that the careless, mishandlings of the Royal institution, that birthed the opportunity for us to be merely introduced to our ancient customs in the Americas, and that paying the highest regard to Obaship is not necessary. A historic step… As your Sovereign, H.R.M Oba Adejuyigbe Egundjobi Alladahonu Oyewole Adefunmi II, Oloyotunji of Oyotunji Village USA, KING OF THE YORUBA DIASPORA OF THE AMERICAS AND DESCENDANT OF H.R.H Oba Ofuntola Oseijeman Adelabu Adefunmi I, We Hereby Declare and Proclaim that from this day forward, August 26th (Twenty-Sixth) If we intend to sustain and even fortify our traditions, we must begin to not only recognize, but internalize that our culture is more than stones in pots, readings, flashy agbada and gele and weekly bembes. Our ancestors left us the highest level of technology available to humanity! It Is Our Birthright! The ONLY way we will be able to take full advantage of this science is by living the culture. AFRICAN CULTURAL RESTORATION IS THE KEY. This historic step begins with a three-pronged approach, the reinstatement of women to their ancient prominence, empowering cultural leaders, and organizational infrastructure building. The Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village and the North American Throne is intent on fulfilling its eminent role in ensuring our culture is practiced to the best of our collective ability and portrayed accurately on a global level. On August 26th (Twenty-Sixth) This Title is an ode to the ancient, primordial mothers and to Our direct Dahomean lineage and will be formally bestowed upon Her Excellency Igbo Iyalase Oloye Aina Olomo on King’s Day, October 6-7, 2012. Empowering young cultural leaders… Our culture enlightens, that an elder can remove a small neck gourd from a high shelf but it takes a child to remove its contents. This understanding gives us an ancient and innovative approach; whereby we begin to empower young leaders in our communities. We ask elders to create forums and venues to share the knowledge and experience of history and precedence, so that young leaders may have a 'clear' reference to draw from. Emerging leaders and the next generation may find it beneficial to surround and travel with elders, as they allow to gain some of their wisdom and understanding. Infrastructure building… Organizational infrastructure is an essential component in our forward progression. Good relationships are at the core of moving forward together. Not just making relationships but maintaining and strengthening them, so that we build and sustain productivity in our communities. Capacity building was the focus of the Inaugural Pan-African Grassroots Assembly which revealed that we must be able to trust one another as we do our sacred work. As a result, we developed the capacity to restructure and reformulate the ATA Board of Directors and Advisors. You can assist in this effort by supporting our local temples and shrines, because it is genuine relationships that turn into solid foundations that give us the unity, respect and human capacity to continue. Oduduwa agbe wa o, H.R.M Oba Adejuyigbe Egundjobi Aladahonu Oyewole Adefunmi II, Oloyotunji of Oyotunji Village USA, KING OF THE YORUBA DIASPORA OF THE AMERICAS Osagiyan Palace [1] Tracey E. Hucks. Yoruba Tradition and African American Religious Nationalism. Pg 217. 2012 [2]Tracey E. Hucks. Yoruba Tradition and African American Religious Nationalism. Pg 216. 2012 [3] Nigeria Otedo News & Blogs. OTEDO.COM. Benin 'Obaship' as a divine essence. July 27, 2010. ©2012 The Kingdom of Oyotunji African Village | 56 Bryant Lane | Sheldon, S.C.| 29941 End
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