that despite the fact that the majority of Somalis were dismissive or apathetic to anti-colonialism, he succeeded in displaying Darawiish courage and the resolute stance of Darawiish in the face of colonialism. The third line of the poem states that the Darawiish sought to establish the Nugaal Valley and Ciid regions as their definitive territory: In the first and second lines of the poem Cali-Geri Aboodiga Ku Lalay the Sayid similarly confines the territorial delimitations of Darawiish to the 'Iid and Nugaal. In the 80th line of the poem Xuseenow Tabtaan Ahay, the Sayid likewise rejects the notion of a Somali identity, and even disparages the Somali identity as the antithesis of being Darawiish. Among Darawiish, here was also nativism with regards to foreign consumer culture, with those wearing clothes associated with colonialists being castigated: Darawiish rhetoric often makes links between being a xenophilic or xenocentric doormat and an infidel, as the following exchange recalls: The Sayid replied as follows: When the scramble for Africa reached Darawiish territories, the racial stratification professed by European colonialists wasn't limited to a binary suggesting a European supremacy over Africans; rather notes written by British colonial administrators professed a general Eurasian genetic determinist supremacy over the peoples of the African continent. For instance, a contemporary archeologist refused to believe that the native Darawiish constructed the long series of Dhulbahante garesa fortifications, instead attributing their buildings to Himyarites and Sabeans: The offices of the official arm of the British army likewise had a condescending and patronizing view of native Darawiish and Horn Africans alike, attributing to them the sweeping label of Darawiish being an "uncivilised and comparatively unknown country". British general Malcolm McNeill who operated in the first two expeditions, likewise considered native Africans, as unsophisticated, stating the roads at Beretableh near Boocame were created by "the Phcenicians in some bygone age." Military-administrative divisions Major In terms of military expertise, Golaweyne was most known for being over-represented during the early battles during the first two expeditions. Miinanle was best known for typically being in close proximity of the pastoral Darawiish supporting communities; as such, Miinanle was also typically at the front line whenever confronted with raiding parties from European colonial armed Somali clans such as Rayid, Koufur, Dhabayaco or Huwan. Since Shiikhyaale were the principal as well as the supreme division, any decisions made within the Shiikhyaale was pivotal, and would directly affect the other