Uploaded March 2009 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit:
newsreel.org/video/KEITA-HERITAGE-OF-THE-GRIOT
A young boy and his distant ancestor engage in parallel quests to understand their destinies and to know the meaning of their names. In so doing, Keïta makes the case for an "Afrocentric" education, where African tradition, not an imported Western curricula is the necessary starting point for African development.
To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit:
newsreel.org/video/KEITA-HERITAGE-OF-THE-GRIOT
A young boy and his distant ancestor engage in parallel quests to understand their destinies and to know the meaning of their names. In so doing, Keïta makes the case for an "Afrocentric" education, where African tradition, not an imported Western curricula is the necessary starting point for African development.
