Married Aka and Ngandu men and women consistently reported having sex multiple times in a single night. But in the process of verifying this, the Hewletts also incidentally found that homosexuality and masturbation appeared to be foreign to both groups.
A woman who is already pregnant will see having intercourse as contributing to the health of her fetus. While the Aka and the Ngandu live in the same general region, an area in central Africa marked by tropic forest, their cultures are distinct. The Aka are foragers and, according to the Hewletts, "gender egalitarianism among the Aka is about as pronounced as human societies get." Women may hunt, even on their own, and often control distribution of resources. The Ngandu, by contrast, are slash-and-burn farmers with stable locations and significant gender inequality, with men typically dominating over women. (Saskatoon Fire Department)Ī single detached garage in the 600 block of Avenue J South was destroyed as well as two garages n the 500 block of Avenue E South.What the Aka and Ngandu have in common, besides geography, is this: In both cultures, men and women view sexual intercourse as a kind of "work of the night." The purpose of this work is the production of children - a critical matter in an area with a very high infant mortality rate. The fires come just days after a pair of suspicious garage fires on June 3.Ī garage fire on Avenue E south (left) and a garage fire on Avenue J South on June 3, 2022. The Avenue G fire resulted in an estimated $20,000 in damage. SFD said the Byers Crescent blaze was responsible for an estimated $200,000 in damage.
Get the CTV News app for Saskatoon area breaking news alerts and top stories.The investigation has been turned over to Saskatoon Police Service. The fire was brought under control by 6:16 a.m., according to the department.įire investigators believe both fires to be suspicious. When fire crews arrived, they found heavy black smoke and flames coming from the back of a garage, SFD said in a news release.Ī minivan parked near the garage also caught fire.
Wednesday, another garage fire was reported in the 1200 block of Avenue G North. That's more important than anything.” SECOND FIREĪt 5:54 a.m. “Sister helping the brother, little brother, dress up and just went outside really quick by the time the fire department has already come over, so thank God the whole family is safe. Zhang says his wife was in the room in the house closest to one of the garages that were in the fire and his two kids were asleep. “The thing that first popped up in my head is just call 911,” he said. Jack Zhang is an electrician who’s owned the home on Byers Crescent for eight years and says he had over $40,000 worth of equipment in the garage that burned down. The fire was brought under control by just after 11:30 p.m., according to the department.
Monday.Īccording to Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD), two garages were fully involved in fire.įlames were seen shooting into the sky and witnesses said several loud bangs were heard as crews attempted to put out the fire. Saskatoon fire crews battled two fires within the span of seven hours both have been deemed suspicious.įire crews were called to the 1500 block of Byers Crescent at 11:14 p.m.