The Idea of colonialism was brought to the Igbo, but no one really thought about what happened before colonialism. The British believed that women and men have polar opposite roles. Which in this article is brought to the forefront. As described in "Sitting On Men" British colonialism has weakened and destroyed women's traditional autonomy and power (373). The idea of Colonialism did not sit well with The Igbo tribe. Thus forcing some resistance.
Political roles weren't as strict in the Igbo community. They would usually have an assembly to talk out problems. However whatever someone wanted to say at these assemblies had to be relevant. There wasn't anyone to enforce the rules after the assembly, however everyone kinda knew to follow the
Political roles weren't as strict in the Igbo community. They would usually have an assembly to talk out problems. However whatever someone wanted to say at these assemblies had to be relevant. There wasn't anyone to enforce the rules after the assembly, however everyone kinda knew to follow the