Afrikan earth and land are not simply resources — they are sacred inheritance, held in trust by the living for the Ancestors and generations yet unborn. This profound truth sits at the heart of Kmtyw civilization. Yet colonial systems have worked violently to sever Afrikan people from this understanding. Fortunately, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon has dedicated his life’s work to restoring exactly this knowledge. In this powerful Week 8 lecture from the Foundations of Kmtyw Thought series, he delivers over three hours of essential, liberatory teaching.

Why Afrikan Earth and Land Must Be Central to Abibifahodie

Ɔbenfo Kambon grounds this lecture in the Kmtyw understanding that Ancestors remain the true owners of the land. Therefore, the living serve as custodians — not individual property holders. Furthermore, he traces the agricultural cycle as a deeply ritual and spiritual practice. The human community and the natural environment exist in dynamic, transcendental relationship. In addition, Ɔbenfo examines the Transcendental Cult of the Earth and its earth-based spiritual, social, political, and economic systems. These are not relics. They are living frameworks for Afrikan sovereignty today.

This lecture also confronts colonial land policy directly. Specifically, Ɔbenfo analyzes how British colonial policy in Kenya deliberately alienated Kmtyw people from their land. As a result, generations lost not only territory but also identity, spirituality, and self-sufficiency. However, this session does more than diagnose the wound. It equips us with the ancestral tools to heal it. The 56-slide secured PDF accompanies the full 3-hour, 42-minute video for deep, independent study. Core readings draw from Kamalu’s Person, Divinity and Nature and Fu-Kiau’s Self-Healing Power and Therapy.

Most importantly, this lecture is not academic performance for outsiders. It is Abibitumi at its truest — knowledge built by Afrikan people, for Afrikan people, in service of Abibifahodie. Whether you are a scholar, a student, a farmer, or a community builder, this session challenges you to reconnect with the land as a sacred, political act. Reclaiming Afrikan earth and land begins with reclaiming the thought systems that have always honored it. Do not wait to access this transformative resource.

Watch / Get it here: Foundations of Kmtyw Thought #8 — Earth and Land in Kmtyw Thought and Practice (2018) — $20.00