From Oral Wisdom to Global Goals: Igbo Proverbs as Indigenous Frameworks for Sustainability and Resilience
Adaora Lois Anyachebelu | The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association (ISA) (2026)
Indigenous African oral traditions have long articulated principles of sustainability, resilience, and ethical living through culturally embedded forms such as proverbs. Among the Igbo of southeastern Nigeria, proverbs function as condensed philosophical texts that transmit communal values, regulate social conduct, …