ODWIRAFO - BIRIBI MU NSEM

The Akwamu (Aakhuamu) people are a sub-group of the Akan (ah-kahn') ethnic group who live primarily in the West Afurakani/Afuraitkaitnit (West African) countries of Ghana and Ivory Coast. There are over 20,000,000 Akan people in Afuraka/Afuraitkait (Africa). Yet, there are millions of Afurakanu/Afuraitkaitnut (Africans) in the Americas, the Caribbean and europe who are of direct Akan Ancestry as well---physically/genetically and spiritually.

Millions of Akan people were captured as prisoners of war in Afuraka/Afuraitkait (Africa) and were subsequently forced into enslavement in the western hemisphere. Once in the Americas and the Caribbean, many of us freed ourselves from enslavement permanently by taking up arms, killing the white slavers, killing the family and staff of the white slavers and burning down the plantations. We would then migrate to certain areas and establish independent, sovereign nations. Many of these independent, sovereign nations lasted for generations up to and beyond the end of "legalized" slavery.

It was the indomitable soul of the Akan that directed us to listen to the guidance of our Nananom Nsamanfo (Honorable Ancestresses and Ancestors), and the Abosom (Goddesses and Gods/Divine Spirit-Forces in Nature). We would then incorporate that guidance in the form of directives for action in order to free ourselves from enslavement, re-establish our sovereignty and maintain our sovereignty. This indomitable soul is carried by the Akan in the western hemisphere today who have found out (and those who will soon find out) who they are. It can never be extinguished.

Aakhuamuman Amaruka Atifi mu recognizes the reality that only the re-embracing of our own Afurakani/Afuraitkaitnit (African) Ancestral culture, which includes most critically our own Afurakani/Afuraitkaitnit (African) Ancestral Religion, restores our normalcy as Afurakani/Afuraitkaitnit (African) people. This re-embracing is the conscious re-establishment of our identity, and it is the re-establishment of our identity which is the foundation of our sanity, our stability in Creation. Moreover, it is the basis of our capacity to execute complete social, economic, political and spiritual liberation from our absolute enemies---the whites and their offspring (all white europeans, white americans, white arabs, white indians, white asians, white hispanics, white latinos/latinas, white pseudo-"native" americans, etc.-- without exception, living and deceased), their culture and their pseudo(false)-religions. Our Amammere (Culture) and Nanasom (Religion) comprise the foundation of Amansesew (Nationbuilding/Restoration).

The image on the home page is an image of Owia, the Sun, manifesting heightened atmospheric activity often referred to as "solar flares" or a "solar storm". It is a fitting image, for it is through such heightened activity of Owia that the solar fire not only nourishes but purifies by burning-out/disintegrating impurities.

Odwira, in the Twi language of the Akan means 'purification'. Odwirafo is an Ancestrally inherited and transmitted office existing only within Aakhuamuman Amaruka Atifi mu. It is defined fundamentally as 'he or she who is responsible for facilitating UAB-ODWIRA.'

The members of Aakhuamuman Amaruka Atifi mu are descendants, physically/genetically and spiritually, of 1) Akwamu-Akan Ancestresses and Ancestors who were 2) enslaved in North America or entered North America during the period of enslavement to locate, fight for and liberate their kin and other Afurakanu/Afuraitkaitnut (Africans). The major Aakhuamuman akyenaboa (sacred animals; "totems") are gyata, enini and odenkyem (lion, python and crocodile). Additionally, as Akan people, the re-embracing of our culture necessarily includes our most ancient Ancestral cultural expressions made manifest by our Ancestresses and Ancestors in their/our civilizations of ancient Keneset and Kamit (Nubia and Egypt).

It must be underscored that the information found within www.odwirafo.com is not limited to Afurakanu/Afuraitkaitnut (Africans) of Akan descent. All Afurakanu/Afuraitkaitnut (Africans) are related and thus have related languages, cultural practices and religious expressions. We as Afurakani/Afuraitkaitnit (African) people are of the same essence and therefore can, and must, be fed and nourished by one another.