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1452: 968: 1028: 874:). Pro-independence Sahrawis, on the other hand, point out that such statements of allegiance were almost routinely given by various tribal leaders to create short-term alliances, and that other heads of tribes indeed similarly proclaimed allegiance to Spain, to France, to Mauritanian emirates, and indeed to each other; they argue that such arrangements always proved temporary, and that the tribal confederations always maintained 270: 578:, and the control of trade routes became a major ingredient in the constant power struggles between various tribes and sedentary peoples. On more than one occasion, the Berber tribes of present-day Mauritania, Morocco and Western Sahara united behind religious leaders to sweep the surrounding governments from power, then founding principalities, dynasties, or even vast empires of their own. This was the case with the 1082:, have retained some Berber dialect of the area. Often, though not in the case of the Tekna, the Berber-Arab elements of a tribe's cultural heritage reflects social stratification. In traditional Moorish-Sahrawi society, Arab tribes of the Tekna confederation claimed a role as rulers and protectors of the disarmed weaker Berber tribes of the Takna confederation. Thus, the warrior tribes and nobility would be Arab. 3209: 1096:. In any case, no tribal identity is cut in stone, and over the centuries a great deal of intermarriage and tribal re-affiliation has occurred to blur former ethnic/cultural lines; groups have often seamlessly re-identified to higher status identities, after achieving the military or economic strength to defeat former rulers. This was, for example, the case of the largest of the Sahrawi tribes, the 60: 1126: 1176: 771:
allegiances and alliances would shift rapidly and unexpectedly. Their nomadic lifestyle made direct control over the territories hard to achieve, as did general lawlessness, an absence of prior central authority, and a widely held contempt for the kind of settled life that the colonizers sought to bring about. Centuries of intertribal warfare and raids for loot (
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grazing lands of the nomads were split apart, and their traditional economies, based on trans-Saharan caravan trade and raiding of each other and the northern and southern Sahel neighbors, were broken. Little attention was paid to existing tribal confederations and zones of influence when dividing up the Saharan interior.
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As of January 2018, the number of Sahrawi refugees living in the five camps in Tindouf is estimated about 174.000, of whom 125,000 were entitled to food and nutrition assistance by UNHCR and 90,000 individuals regarded "most vulnerable refugees". The Moroccan government has contended that the figure
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The Sahrawi-Moorish areas, then still undefined as to exact territorial boundaries, proved troublesome for the colonizers, just as they had for neighbouring dynasties in previous centuries. The political loyalty of these populations were first and foremost to their respective tribes, and supertribal
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populations of what is today northern Mauritania established a number of emirates, claiming the loyalty of several different tribes and through them exercising semi-sovereignty over traditional grazing lands. This could be considered the closest thing to centralized government that was ever achieved
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families, and as such formed part of the tribe, not tribes of their own. Below them came the slaves themselves, who were owned individually or in family groups, and could hope at best to be freed and rise to the status of Haratin. Rich bidan families would normally own a few slaves at the most, as
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groups are primarily political, but cultural differences dating from different colonial and post-colonial histories are also apparent. An important divider is whether the tribal confederations fell under French or Spanish colonial rule. France conquered most of North and West Africa largely during
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to Mauritania and Morocco, and Morocco claimed souvereignty over the territories, dismissing a judgement of the International Court of Justice reaffirming the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination, from late 1975 an exodus of refugees fled the violence that ensued. Substantial numbers
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The Polisario Front is the Western Sahara's national liberation movement, fighting for the independence of the Western Sahara since 1973—originally against Spanish rule; after 1975, against Mauritania and Morocco; since 1979, against Morocco only. The organization is based in Algeria, where it is
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were subjected to direct French rule, which was organized to enable the massive settlement of French and European immigrants. In Mauritania, they experienced a French non-settler colonial administration which, if light in its demands on the nomads, also deliberately overturned the existing social
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The Sahrawi-Moorish tribes remained largely nomadic until the early to mid-20th century, when Franco-Spanish rivalries (as well as disagreements between different wings of the French colonial regime) managed to impose rigid, if arbitrary, borders on the previously fluid Sahara. The wide-ranging
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The modern day Sahrawis are a mixed ethnic group of Arabs, West Africans & diverse Berbers. The people inhabit the westernmost Sahara desert, in the area of modern Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, and parts of Algeria. (Some tribes would also traditionally migrate into northern Mali and
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was the historical basis of social and political organisation among the Hassaniya-speaking tribes of the Sahara, well into the colonial and arguably post-colonial period. Traditionally, Hassaniya Sahrawi society was completely tribal, organized in a complex web of shifting alliances and tribal
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populations, including historical allegiance to some Moorish emirates, but that these were not ties of a state or government character, and did not constitute formal bonds of sovereignty. Thus, the court recommended the United Nations to continue to pursue self-determination for the Sahrawis,
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about 20% of the population in 1975). By the time of decolonization in 1950s–1970s, Sahrawi tribes in all these different territories had experienced roughly a generation or more of distinct experiences; often, however, their nomadic lifestyle had guaranteed that they were subjected to less
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respectively. These colonial intrusions brought the Muslim Saharan peoples under Christian European rule for the first time, and created lasting cultural and political divides between and within existing populations, as well as upsetting traditional balances of power in differing ways.
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proved especially resistant to the new rulers, and its fighters would regularly slip in out of French and Spanish territory, similarly exploiting the rivalries between European powers. The last major Reguibat raid took place in 1934, after which the Spanish authorities occupied
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The period of colonization radically changed existing power structures, leaving a confused legacy of contradictory political affiliations, European-drawn borders with little resemblance to ethnic and tribal realities, and the foundations of modern political conflict.
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in the modern political sense is unknown, and estimates are hotly contested by partisans in the Western Sahara conflict. Most estimates however center around 200,000 to 400,000. These populations are centered in southern Morocco, Western Sahara, and in the
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French and Spanish colonial governments would gradually, and with varying force, impose their own systems of government and education over these territories, exposing the native populations to differing colonial experiences. The populations in
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tesis se calculó su número entre 10.000–12.000 personas, instaladas de preferencia en la costa mediterránea (Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia y Andalucía), Islas Canarias, País Vasco y Extremadura"
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routes.) As with most Saharan peoples, the tribes reflect a highly mixed heritage, combining Arab, and other influences, including ethnic and cultural characteristics found in many ethnic groups of the
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Mauritania housed as of 2009 about 26,000 Sahrawi refugees, classified by UNHCR as "people in a refugee-like situation". Many of them moved back and forth from the camps in Tindouf, Algeria.
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vocabulary and cultural traits remain common, despite the fact that many if not all of the Sahrawi/Moorish tribes today claim Arab ancestry; several are even claiming to be descendants of
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ideology point to some Sahrawi tribes calling upon the Moroccan sultan, who until 1912 remained the last independent Islamic ruler of the area, for assistance against the Europeans (see
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or goods; while they were in a sense exploited, the relationship was often more or less symbiotic. Under both these groups, but still part of the Western Sahara society, stood the
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Uprisings and violent tribal clashes therefore took place with increasing frequency as European encroachment increased, and on occasion took the form of anti-colonial holy war, or
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was treated first as a colony, and later as an overseas province, with gradually tightening political conditions, and, in later years, a rapid influx of Spanish settlers (making
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by the Hassaniya tribes, but even these emirates were weak, conflict-ridden and rested more on the willing consent of the subject tribes than on any capacity to enforce loyalty.
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The current Moroccan constitution (adopted in July 2011) mentions, in its 5th article, the Hassaniya language and recommends its preservation as a cultural heritage of Morocco.
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the late 19th century. This included Algeria and Mauritania, and, from 1912, Morocco. But Western Sahara and scattered minor parts of Morocco fell to Spain, and were named
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appear to have had a similar relationship with the tribal territories, which were at once the home of undisciplined raiding tribes and the main trade route for the Saharan
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However, most tribes, regardless of their mixed heritage, tend to claim some form of Arab ancestry, as this has been key to achieving social status. Many (the so-called
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rite or school. Historically, religious practice has been pragmatically adapted to nomad life and local tradition. Also, since the late medieval period, various
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status to enhance their religious credibility. The zawiya tribes were protected by Hassan overlords in exchange for their religious services and payment of the
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enabling them to choose for themselves whether they wanted Spanish Sahara to turn into an independent state, or to be annexed to Morocco or Mauritania.
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uprising in the first years of the 20th century. It was not until the 1930s that Spain was able to finally subdue the interior of present-day
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was introduced to the region (probably in the first or second millennium BCE), but it revolutionized the traditional trade routes of
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speaking groups). Even though cultural arabization of the Berber people was thorough, some elements of Berber identity remain.
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The area today referred to as Western Sahara remains, according to the United Nations, one of the world's last remaining major
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is much lower, around 45,000 to 50,000, and that these people are kept in the refugee camps against their will by Polisario.
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nomadic societies have less use of slave labour than sedentary societies; however, in some cases, slaves were used to work
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by Spain, Spanish is spoken as a lingua franca by most of the Sahrawis, especially among the Sahrawi diaspora, with the
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in Moroccan-held territories as well as the ongoing dispute over the legal status of the territory guarantees continued
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is a mix of Arab and indigenous African elements. Sahrawis are composed of many tribes and are largely speakers of the
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Generally speaking, the Hassaniya populations were (or are) divided into several groups, of different social status.
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speakers in 2006, of whom 2.7 million resided in Mauritania. The number of Hassaniya speakers identifying as
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and other populations of the southern Sahel, and through the acquisition of slaves by wealthier nomad families.
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Western Sahara Since 1975 Under Moroccan Administration: Social, Economic, and Political Transformation
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Lawmaking, conflict resolution and central decision-making within the tribe, was carried out by the
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and northern Africa, to finally settle around present-day Morocco. They were badly received by the
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to this day, and is also spoken in southern Morocco and western Algeria, among affiliated tribes.
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An important reference on Sahrawi population ethnography is the work of Spanish anthropologist
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La migracion saharaui en Espana. Estrategias de visibilidad en el tercer tiempo del exilio
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refugee camps. The organization has maintained a cease-fire with Morocco since 1991 (see
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Additionally, between 3,000 and 12,000 Sahrawis live in Spain, their former colonizer.
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independence of central authority, and would even fight to maintain this independence.
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were named after towns in the Western Sahara (Awserd, Laayoune, Smara and Dakhla).
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uprising (1644–74), the Berber tribes virtually without exception embraced Arab or
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nomadism and warrior traditions, they simultaneously took on more and more of an
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right to self-determination. The same kind of ruling was issued with regard to
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interference than what sedentary populations experienced in the same areas.
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According to the Ethnologue database, there were more than three million
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as a second language due to interaction with neighboring populations.
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Endgame in the Western Sahara: What Future for Africa's Last Colony?
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confederations, with no stable and centralized governing authority.
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existed ties between the Moroccan sultan and some (mainly northerly
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Arabs. In southern Morocco, France upheld indirect rule through the
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or "the land of dissidence" by the Moroccan central government and
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tribes—tribal groups labouring in demeaning occupations, such as
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involvement and occasional international attention to the issue.
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Sahrawi Refugees in Tindouf, Algeria: Total In‐Camp Population
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In pre-colonial times, the Sahara was generally considered
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and even claim Arab heritage. The Arabic dialect of the
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arrived in the 8th century CE. It is not known when the
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as the representative of the people of Western Sahara.
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Index

Sahrawi people
Beidane

Western Sahara
Moroccan-controlled zone
about 30% of the population
Algeria
Sahrawi refugee camps
Tindouf
Morocco
Mauritania
Spain
Hassaniya Arabic
Berber languages
Modern Standard Arabic
Spanish
lingua franca
French
lingua franca
Sunni Islam
Beidane
Moroccans
Maghrebi Arabs
Arab-Berbers
Arabized Berbers
Arab
Berber peoples
Haratin
Gnawa
Afro-Arabs

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