Ogoni people

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ethnic group indigenous people

The Ogoni people are an indigenous ethnic group in Nigeria known for their rich cultural heritage and high-profile environmental and human rights struggles against oil exploitation in their homeland.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ogoni people canonical 24
Ogoni 8
Cross River peoples 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ
abbreviationOfMovement MOSOP ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice elaborate festivals ⓘ
masking traditions ⓘ
traditional music and dance ⓘ
demand environmental protection ⓘ
political autonomy within Nigeria ⓘ
resource control ⓘ
document Ogoni Bill of Rights ⓘ
documentYear 1990 ⓘ
issue gas flaring ⓘ
land degradation ⓘ
loss of livelihoods ⓘ
oil pollution ⓘ
political marginalization ⓘ
knownFor environmental activism ⓘ
human rights activism ⓘ
opposition to oil exploitation ⓘ
struggle against environmental degradation ⓘ
language Ogoni languages ⓘ
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
locatedIn Ogoniland ⓘ
movement Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People ⓘ
movementFoundedBy Ken Saro-Wiwa ⓘ
movementFoundedInYear 1990 ⓘ
notableLeader Gani Topba ⓘ
Ken Saro-Wiwa ⓘ
Ledum Mitee ⓘ
populationEstimate over 500000 ⓘ
primaryRegion Niger Delta ⓘ
primaryState Rivers State ⓘ
recognizedBy United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
regionType Ogoniland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
struggleTarget Government of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form: Nigerian federal government

Shell Petroleum Development Company ⓘ
subgroup Eleme ⓘ
Gokana ⓘ
Khana ⓘ
Nyo-Khana ⓘ
Tai ⓘ
traditionalOccupation farming ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
trading ⓘ
UNEPReportSubject Niger Delta ⓘ
surface form: 2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland

Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Niger Delta → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Eastern Nigeria → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Niger Delta conflict → ethnicGroupsInvolved → Ogoni people ⓘ
Rivers State → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Rivers State Museum → subject → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ikwerre people → neighboringEthnicGroups → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ekpe society → culture → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cross River peoples
South South → containsEthnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Ogoni Bill of Rights → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ogoni languages → spokenBy → Ogoni people ⓘ
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People → ethnicGroupRepresented → Ogoni people ⓘ
Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People → ethnicFocus → Ogoni people ⓘ
MOSOP → ethnicGroupRepresented → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ken Saro-Wiwa → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ledum Mitee → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Gani Topba → ethnicity → Ogoni people ⓘ
Khana → partOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Khana → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Gokana → partOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Gokana → ethnolinguisticGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Tai → partOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Tai → ethnicGroupOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Tai → relatedEthnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Tai → hasCollectiveName → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tai people of Ogoni
Eleme → partOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Eleme → ethnolinguisticGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Nyo-Khana → partOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
Nyo-Khana → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Nyo-Khana → hasEthnicAffiliation → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni
Nyo-Khana → isSubgroupOf → Ogoni people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ogoni ethnic group
Bori → ethnicRegion → Ogoni people ⓘ
South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Ogoniland → ethnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
South-South Nigeria → majorEthnicGroup → Ogoni people ⓘ
Kalabari people → neighboringGroups → Ogoni people ⓘ