The Anlo people of Ghana emigrated from western Nigeria due to war. They moved to and still live in what is now known as Ghana, Togo and Benin. The population was severely diminished due to the slave trade. The language spoken by the Anlo people is Ewe, which varies in dialect mainly in slang and the sound of the word. This is due to the fact that when Europe began to colonize Africa the colonies were shared by Britain, France and Germany, which has caused political problems to this day. The chiefs' connection to the spiritual world strengthens their dominance in politics by portraying women as evil and harmful and lowering their status and role in the Ewe community with religious beliefs imposed through force or punishment. Today, the Ewe people are politically organized by a large kingdom with loose alliances. Their main subsistence is agriculture and fishing. The economy is dominated by agriculture which sells products such as cocoa and yam, but also fish, salt and, interestingly, edible clay, which is also used as art to display cultural traditions. The political hierarchy begins with chiefs at the top, usually a male elder, although due to modernization chiefs are elected by mutual consent. Chiefs are seen as mediators between this world and the spiritual world, so power and property are distributed through the male side of the family (patrilineal). Patriarchal society causes unequal treatment of women. It is a cultural norm for women to marry their deceased husband's brother to maintain wealth in the family (levirate). Additionally, women believe that aggression and abuse are the norm as "Ghanaian culture [demands] women to be submissive to their children." husbands [and] condone male superiority” (Amoakohene). Many don't know... half of the paper ......table/852675>.Boyd, J. Barron and Jr. "African Border Conflict: An Empirical Study." Review of African Studies 22.3 (1979): 1-14. JSTOR. Network. November 29, 2013. Greene, Sandra E. “The Past and Present of an Anlo-Ewe Oral Tradition.” History in Africa 12 (1985): 73-87. JSTOR. African Studies Association. Network. 08 November 2013. .Ladzekpo, Kobla. "African music". The Social Mechanisms of Good Music: A Description of Dance Clubs Among the Ewe Anlo-Speaking People of Ghana 5.1 (1971): 6-22. JSTOR. International Library of African Music. Network. 8 November 2013. .Vermeer, Donald E. Geophagy among the Sheep of Ghana 10.1 (1971): 56-72. JSTOR. University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth higher education system. Network. November 10. 2013. .