OUR MISSION
The ANK mission is to promote the formation of purified, static/dynamic African Bloodline Nations in North America and facilitate their reintegration with their respective bloodline nations in Africa so that we can Sankofa (go back and fetch) together.
OUR VISION
We envision connected, thriving African bloodline nations throughout the Diaspora and Africa, living in alignment with Ancestral guidance, traditional self-governance, collective economics and productivity that fully honors the Earth, ourselves and our family systems.
OUR VALUES
Returning to and unfolding our own best selves after the experiences of enslavement and colonialism requires that we purify, individually and collectively. This means rebuilding from the inside out, through:
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Character development
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Principled action
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Ancestral guidance
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African traditional studies
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Holistic dietary & healing practices
Asante Nkonim Kurom (Asante Victory Town) in North America has become the first Asante Nation to be formed on the shores of North America, made up of Akan / Asante that were born in North America.
Nana Kofi Tuuda, also known as Donald W. Lewis, is a distinguished cultural, business leader, author and film maker based in Philadelphia, with profound ties to Ghana. He began traveling to Ghana in 1985, establishing strong connections with the Asante Traditional Leadership and was
Enstooled in 1995 by Nana Akuoko Sarpong, the Paramount King of Agogo. He actively promotes cultural education through initiatives like the Sankofa Festivals, which help African Americans reconnect with their ancestral heritage. As the Nkabomhene (Unity Chief) of Agogo, he facilitates various cultural functions to support heritage reclamation for African descendants in America.
In a historic move, Nana Tuuda became the first known Asante Ohene (King) in North America, leading the Asante Nkonim Kurom (Asante Victory Town) to serve as a community for those seeking to reconnect with their roots. He has also contributed to sustainable development in Ghana by establishing a complex that includes solar energy and organic farming, reflecting his commitment to social and environmental responsibility. For more information about his work, visit www.ankvictorytown.com.
WHO WE ARE
AsanteNkonim Kurom restores the Spiritual Cultural foundation, which was adversely impacted by enslavement and colonialism in Africa and around the world. Our restored foundation enables us to re-establish and reconnect ourselves as families and as true Divine African Beings. We are Africans in mind, body and spirit, and must live that reality wherever we find ourselves in the world. The reunification of Africans worldwide is accomplished under the common banner of our illustrious Spiritual Cultural Traditions and governing structures, which are grounded in families and based on Divine principles, Ancestral links and Collective responsibilities.
The Asante Nkonim Kurom (Asante Victory Town), headquartered in Philadelphia PA, is a bridge that reconnects Akan / Asante Africans born in North America to their bloodline families (clans) and the cultural expressions of their Ancestral Motherland. The name represents our victory over 500+ years of enslavement and disconnection from our natural, African family way of life. For over 40 years, Asante Nkonim Kurom in North America (ANK) has spearheaded the recognition of the family basis of our true return. Through our Ancestral guidance and the support of our Sister City, Agogo, Asante Akyem in Ghana, we have been groomed to demonstrate to Africans in America how to rediscover our family and clan ancestral heritage.
We cultivate full spectrum, holistic and sustainable connections through our application of traditional institutions. This includes clanship, Eldership, governing through the traditiona Chieftaincy systems, life cycle observations and celebrations, cultural education, family economics, farming, business and sustainable development.
OUR SISTER CITY
AGOGO, ASANTE AKYEM, GHANA
Pictured: Nana Kwame Akuoko Sarpong (Agogohene) and Nana Afrakoma Serwaa Kusi Oboadum(Agogohemaa) are greeted by the Agogo Community.
Pictured: Nana Sarpong - Agogohene / Otumfuo Osei Tutu II -The Asantehene / Nana Kofi Tuuda
Through the personal tutelage of Nana Sarpong to Nana Kofi Tuuda over the past forty one years, Asante Nkonim Kurom has not only re-established the abusua clan reconnections, but also an Asante city-to-city connection in Ghana and North America.
Another relationship that has been firmly established is with the Agogo Worldwide Association (AWA) and Asante Nkonim Kurom. The connections made through AWA connecting us as Asante family worldwide has provided the platform that enables ANK and Agogo to be of benefit to each other.
Our Fellow African Nations In North America
Nananom Yekyia mo..
On behalf of Aakhuamuman Amaruka Atifi Mu, Akwamu Nation in North America, I would like to say yeda ase (we thank you) to Nana Tuuda and Asante Nkonim Kurom (Asante Nation in Philadelphia) for inviting us to participate in your annual Sankofa Nhyiamu observance this past Menmeneda (Saturday).
Asante Nkonim Kurom and the emerging ANK Museum and Pavilion is a model for others to replicate in principle with regard to the Amansesew -Nationbuilding/Restoration process.
We look forward to furthering our connections as we work in synergy to restore Abibiriman, the Black Nation.
Yebehyia bio.. We will meet again..
Odwirafo Kwesi Ra Nehem Ptah Akhan
Aakhuamuman Amaruka Atifi Mu
Akwamu Nation in North America
Hoodoo Gyaasedan
Odwiraman
www.odwirafo.com
The Akan/Asantes are one of many ethnicities, or cultural expressions, represented by Africans in America. ANK has established relationships with other emerging African Nations in North America that are providing education and pathways to restoring institutions unique to their cultural expressions. These include the Akwamu Nation in North America, another Akan cultural expression, and the Damara, whose ancestral homeland is Namibia.
