Abstract

In contemporary Africa, a critical question has always been concerned about whether African Indigenous knowledge has brought a sense of power to Africans born within the continent or Africans born outside the continent. If not, why not? In this chapter, through the eyes of two women, we focus on the journey to reclaim what was disrupted. The focus of the first section is on Betty’s journey as an African descendant from the Caribbean. It provides an understanding of her new road to enlightenment about her African Ancestry, and the emotional, psychological, and spiritual impact of that knowledge on her perception of Africans. The first part of the chapter deals with theme, titled, “Seeking That Which was Lost” in a sense provides a catharsis for the protagonist—Betty, through the process of unlearning and relearning African Indigenous philosophies. Where does this leave her? Is she empowered by this knowledge? The second and final theme, titled, “Reclaiming That Which Was Lost” is a response to the first theme following where Betty left off. It is a response through Osho’s journey, an African Indigenous woman, born and raised within the continent. She carefully examines the questions presented in the first theme by Betty, the African woman born in the Caribbean.