Gbaramatu Ijaw

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Gbaramatu Ijaw is a subgroup of the Ijaw ethnic nationality primarily inhabiting the Gbaramatu Kingdom area of the Niger Delta in southern Nigeria, known for its rich oil-bearing lands and involvement in regional resource and environmental struggles.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Ijaw subgroup
ethnic group
affectedBy military operations in the Niger Delta
oil company operations
conflictContext Niger Delta militancy
country Nigeria
culturalIdentity Niger Delta minority group
culturalPractice Ijaw masquerade traditions
riverine canoe festivals
culturalRegion Western Ijaw area of the Niger Delta
economy artisanal refining and oil-related activities
fishing
small-scale farming
ethnicGroupOf Gbaramatu Kingdom communities
ethnicRelation Niger Delta Ijaw
hasSettlementType creekside villages
island communities
issue environmental degradation
gas flaring impacts
oil pollution
underdevelopment despite oil wealth
knownFor involvement in environmental justice struggles
involvement in resource control struggles
oil-bearing lands
languageFamily Ijaw languages
locatedIn Delta State
Gbaramatu Kingdom
Niger Delta
locatedNear Escravos River area
Warri South-West Local Government Area
partOf Ijaw ethnic nationality
politicalDemand environmental remediation
greater resource control
primaryHabitat creeks and mangrove swamps
riverine communities
region Southern Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
traditional Ijaw religion
resourceBase crude oil
fisheries
natural gas
socialIssue conflict over oil revenues
youth unemployment
traditionalAuthority Gbaramatu Kingdom
traditionalRulerTitle Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ijaw
hasSubgroup

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