nkomba/banen

Histoire du Peuple Banen # Banen Heritage Archive — README ## What This Is A static, bilingual (English / French) research website presenting the history, oral traditions, social life, language, and contemporary struggles of the Banen people of Cameroon. The site is intended for researchers, students, diaspora communities, and cultural preservation audiences. ## How to Open Locally Double-click `banen-heritage-site.html` in this folder. It opens directly in any modern browser with no server required. An internet connection is needed only to load the Cameroon regions map from Wikimedia Commons; all other content is self-contained. ## File Structure ``` C:\Banen\ ├── banen-heritage-site.html ← Main bilingual website (open this) ├── README.md ← This file ├── sources.md ← Full bibliography and authority notes ├── image-credits.md ← Visual material provenance ├── content-map.md ← Section-by-section evidence map └── assets\ ← Reserved for local asset files (currently empty) ``` ## Site Features - **Bilingual toggle** (EN / FR): Click "FR / EN" in the top bar. - **Dark mode toggle**: Click "☾ / ☀" in the top bar. Respects `prefers-color-scheme` on first load. - **Skip link**: Keyboard-accessible; appears on focus for screen readers. - **Anchored navigation**: Every section is reachable via the sticky top nav. - **Responsive**: Readable on mobile, tablet, and desktop. - **Accessible**: Semantic HTML5, ARIA labels, descriptive alt text, sufficient colour contrast in both themes. - **No server-side code**: Fully static. No build step required. - **No localStorage**: Theme preference uses `sessionStorage`; language is reset per session. ## Research Standards Followed 1. **No invented facts.** No proverbs, genealogies, oral testimonies, or named Banen figures have been fabricated. 2. **Source tagging.** Every substantive claim carries a badge: Scholarly / Oral-Community Memory / Journalistic / Interpretive Synthesis. …