Pub. date: 2009 | Online Pub. Date: January 26, 2009 | DOI:
10.4135/9781412964623 | Print ISBN: 9781412936361 | Online ISBN:
9781412964623| Publisher:SAGE Publications, Inc.About this
encyclopedia Molefi Kete Asante The Tswana people of southern
Africa have an oral tradition that says Tauetona was the first
human created. In the beginning of all things, God created
Tauetona, who then worked with God to create other humans who
were his brothers and sisters, as well as animals, birds, and
fish. The Earth was peaceful, and the humans and animals lived
among each other in harmony. All of the plants were bountiful,
and the land seemed divinely serene. The land was called Tbaya
Banna , meaning “The Place of the Beginning of Humanity.”
However, as things turned out, all was not as peaceful as it
could have been and as God and Tauetona wanted it to be. They
soon discovered that there was discord because all of the
animals had wives, but men did not have wives. They were
disgruntled and felt ...