af we ' s ▁desire ▁for ▁independence . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁The ▁ba Y ei ▁had ▁a ▁mat ril ine al ▁succession , ▁i . e . ▁the ▁inher itor ▁of ▁a ▁kingdom ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁sister ▁to ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁The ▁ba Y ei ▁believed ▁in ▁a ▁cre ator ▁god ▁who ▁lived ▁among ▁the ▁humans . ▁One ▁day ▁the ▁god ▁became ▁angry ▁with ▁the ▁humans ▁for ▁their ▁w icked ness ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁heaven . ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁inter f ere ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁except ▁for ▁throwing ▁down ▁the ▁occas ional ▁th under bol t . ▁The ▁ba Y ei ▁also ▁v ener ate ▁ancest or ▁spirits . ▁ ▁Cro ps ▁that ▁are ▁important ▁for ▁the ▁ba Y ei ▁culture ▁includes ▁s org hum ▁and ▁to b acco . ▁Ma ize ▁[ c orn ] ▁and ▁S weet ▁Pot atoes ▁especially ▁for ▁those ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁Ok av ango ▁D elta ▁are ▁also ▁grown ▁widely . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : N orth - West ▁District ▁( B ots w ana ) ▁Category : Z am be zi ▁Region ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁B ots w ana ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Nam ib ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Eli be ky an ▁( ; ▁born ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁painter . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Robert ▁Eli be ky an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T bil isi , ▁Georgia . ▁In ▁