Book contents
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Table
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Epistemology
- Part II Beyond the Colonial Sphinx: African Agency in the Making of the Colony
- 3 Realpolitik and Boundaries of Power: The Temne in Local Administration
- 4 Intergroup Relations and Genealogies of Conflict: The Temne and Freetonian Dichotomy
- Part III Ethnocentrism and New Frames of Popular Culture
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - Intergroup Relations and Genealogies of Conflict: The Temne and Freetonian Dichotomy
from Part II - Beyond the Colonial Sphinx: African Agency in the Making of the Colony
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 October 2017
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- The Temne of Sierra Leone
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Table
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- List of Abbreviations
- Part I Historical Epistemology
- Part II Beyond the Colonial Sphinx: African Agency in the Making of the Colony
- 3 Realpolitik and Boundaries of Power: The Temne in Local Administration
- 4 Intergroup Relations and Genealogies of Conflict: The Temne and Freetonian Dichotomy
- Part III Ethnocentrism and New Frames of Popular Culture
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter assesses the contextual relevance and significance of the TTA, and its role in mobilizing ethnic identity for political and social gain. Supporters of the TTA believed it played a big role in uplifting Temne catchet, and providing local services for constituents, such as giving financial assistance to indigent subjects, providing temporal accommodation for impecunious immigrants and impoverished subjects, and performing juridical functions. In spite of this, like other tribal administrations, the TTA failed to provide tangible benefits for the Temne community. Clearly, the TTA failed to provide educational opportunities, such as elementary and middle schools, vocational or tertiary training centers, and institutionalized healthcare facilities and community centers. Despite the fundamental weakness of the TTA and other tribal administrations, it is reasonable to note that local administrations in the colony served as auxiliaries to the colonial establishment, and they all engaged in activities that promoted colonial governance.
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- The Temne of Sierra LeoneAfrican Agency in the Making of a British Colony, pp. 87 - 102Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017