Learn about the Nuer people of South Sudan. Explore the history of the Nuer tribe, and review the Nuer culture, society, language, religion, music, and traditions. Who are the Nuer People? The Nuer people are an ethnic group indigenous to South Sudan and the neighboring regions of the Ni...
A fascinating practice of the Nuer tribe of Sudan has women who are unable to bear children married off as “husbands.” The wives of these couples are impregnated in secret by other men, but the barren woman is regarded as the legitimate father of the child, and her father’s family lin...
the boundaries between peoples speaking different languages or acknowledging different chiefs do not necessarily coincide with their respective tribal boundaries. Moreover, the very idea of tribe is an attempt to impose identity from the outside. That this happened is understandable, given the demands ...