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.

Aliases (1)

Ogoni ×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	Nigerian federal government → Shell Petroleum Development Company →
subgroup	Eleme → Gokana → Khana → Nyo-Khana → Tai →
traditionalOccupation	farming → fishing → trading →
UNEPReportSubject	2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eastern Nigeria → Niger Delta → Rivers State ("Ogoni") →	ethnicGroup
Niger Delta conflict →	ethnicGroupsInvolved
Ikwerre people →	neighboringEthnicGroups
Rivers State Museum →	subject