The impact of Western civilisation in Africa is enormous and documented, from culture and religion to political structure. But Africa isn’t a country.
Some societies and tribes, somehow, have remained unaffected by the reach of civilisation and thus making their dressing, custom, traditions and lifestyle uniquely peculiar.
The Dogon are an ethnic group living in the central plateau region of Mali. They are believed to be of Eg
yptian descent who have managed to preserve their culture over the years. The majority of them live in rocky hills, mountains and plateaus. They are mainly into agriculture, leatherwork and craft.
They are renowned for their knowledge about the Sirius system which dates back to 3200 BC, long before scientists discovered it in 1862.
From oral tradition, the Dogon confirme
d their affiliation with extraterrestrial bodies which visited earth some years ago. According to them, ugly amphibious beings in the form of mermaids and mermen from the Sirius system known as Nommos, visited earth. The Nommos live
d on a planet that rotated around other stars in the Sirius system.
