The Epicenter.
Welteh (Settra Kru) is one of the first Liberian Indigenous towns to appear on European maps around the 1500s and 1600s. People have been living here since before that time, engaged in fishing, farming, and trading. Settra Kru was one of the epicenters of Klao resistance to the Liberian government in the 1800s and 1900s and provided some of the best warriors and sailors who are memorialized in oral traditions.
Our work in Settra Kru aims to understand how people settled this area, traded with other groups on the ocean and inland, and moved around over time in response to changing environmental conditions and sociopolitical relationships. We're looking at old village sites, coastal trade, and the relationships with surrounding towns, as we work alongside young students, fishers, and farmers of all ages and genders. We have a special focus on the Settra Kru Elementary and Junior High School, where members of our team have conducted visiting history and social studies lessons.
Our work also takes us to neighboring towns of Fishtown (Woloklee) and Nyanpoh Beach (Nyanwoun).
Our work in Settra Kru aims to understand how people settled this area, traded with other groups on the ocean and inland, and moved around over time in response to changing environmental conditions and sociopolitical relationships. We're looking at old village sites, coastal trade, and the relationships with surrounding towns, as we work alongside young students, fishers, and farmers of all ages and genders. We have a special focus on the Settra Kru Elementary and Junior High School, where members of our team have conducted visiting history and social studies lessons.
Our work also takes us to neighboring towns of Fishtown (Woloklee) and Nyanpoh Beach (Nyanwoun).
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