TITLE:
The Settlement of the Nomadic Population (Mbororo) of Cameroon and Their Deautochtonization: The Milestones to a New Theoretical Perspective
AUTHORS:
Assana
KEYWORDS:
Settlement, Territorial and Identity mutation, Citizenship, Deautochtonization, Mbororo, Cameroon
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.13 No.4,
October
24,
2023
ABSTRACT: This article analyzes the link between the waves of the
Nomadic populations settlement and deautochtonization basing our study on the indegenous Mbororo
people of Cameroon. These waves of settlement, imposed by a combination
of global and local factors, are accompanied by territorial and identity mutation
and social renegotiations of access to
political citizenship. From a legal status of indigenous people recognized by the UN, we are witnessing a process
of disindigenisation. Based on the theory
of coloniality and documentary analysis, the results reveal that the deautochtonization of the Mbororos is a consolidated
and long-lasting trajectory. In this way, it establishes a new theoretical perspective
on indigenous people.