Tchad Ma Culture
Salamat
South-eastern province, capital Am Timan. Seasonal wetlands and Zakouma National Park (African Parks). Wildlife and savanna do not stand in for the communities who live there.
- Capital
- Am Timan
- Neighbours
- CAR, Sudan; Guéra, Moyen-Chari, Sila, Ouaddaï.
A people, a language or a festival may concern several provinces. Administrative borders are not cultural borders.
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Overview
South-eastern province, capital Am Timan. Seasonal wetlands and Zakouma National Park (African Parks). Wildlife and savanna do not stand in for the communities who live there.
Communities
- Chadian Arabs — Juhayna, Hassuna, Awlad Sulayman; many tribes (Baggara, etc.)
From portraits already published in the archive. This is not a complete provincial inventory.
Subgroups present in the province
Subgroups attested by our sources in this province, with towns or villages tied to a tradition.
- Salamat
- Area
- Salamat and the Guéra plains
- Language or dialect
- Chadian Arabic
- Towns and villages
- Am Timan
Cattle herders long settled around the Guéra massif and the Bahr Salamat, semi-sedentary with short transhumance (J.-F. Vincent).
Languages
- Chadian Arabs — Afro-Asiatic (Chadian Arabic) · Chadian Arabic (more than thirty varieties). Leather and saddle crafts.
From portraits already published in the archive. This is not a complete provincial inventory.
Local history
Zakouma National Park is managed with African Parks. Wildlife and savanna do not stand in for the communities who live there.
Food
- Chadian Arabs — Milk, meat, millet, flatbread, tea.
From portraits already published in the archive. This is not a complete provincial inventory.
Music and dance
- Chadian Arabs — Camp dances, religious festivals, sung poetry.
From portraits already published in the archive. This is not a complete provincial inventory.
Crafts and objects
- Chadian Arabs — One large cluster, many tribes. Arrivals from Sudan and Libya. Islam, transhumance, markets. Chadian Arabic is a lingua franca.
From portraits already published in the archive. This is not a complete provincial inventory.
Ceremonies and festivals
Local festivals: timing, meaning, participation conditions. A precise date is published only when sourced. Locally determined ceremonies are not given an invented day.
Places and heritage
Living culture
Contemporary artists, organisations, youth, urban culture and diaspora ties: to document with consent. No name is invented to fill the list.
Archive media
Photographs, audio, interviews: creator, source, date if known, licence or permission, and a careful location. Nothing sensitive without agreement.
Sources and gaps
Sources
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Video evidence
Reports and footage published on YouTube by media, institutions or first-hand witnesses, checked before publication.
- Shailene Woodley presents a story of hope in Zakouma National Park | Planet Earth III - BBCWatch on YouTube ↗
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