Objectives
1. To obtain and record the social history of the Lozi peoples recognizing that this 'history' a large degree of perceptual imaginations of what has led us to the present linking geographical spaces not only in Zambia, where the heartland of the Lozi kingdom has historically been located, but also in Namibia, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe and the wider Lozi diaspora across the world.

2. To trace that history back to its roots, very often in myths and legends, through the use of oral as well as documented history by consulting secondary work and primary resources and people's own recollections of past events in their own time and those handed down by their parents, ancestors, historians and story tellers.

3. To analyse and interpret that history in order to define and explain the sense of identity and citizenship experienced by Lozis in mulitilocal places, recognising that these have become spatially hybridised in contemporary society as a result of differential colonial experiences.

4. To make the social history of the Lozis accessible, most especially to the Lozi people, in an intelligible form so that Lozi people can take possession of their history and heritage and use as a tool to negotiate their place in the world and that of others. Several levels of sharing are envisaged, academic papers, theses and dissertations, books and in children's' stories. The use of online platforms such as Barotseland.net is crucial in this task of sharing, the online aspect of which must focus on non-profit accessibility.

5. To actively assist in the enhancement of the Nayuma Museum and Resource Centre in Limulunga, Barotseland by the acquirement of documents, books, papers, maps and artefacts relevant to the history and culture of the Lozi peoples.

• Mission statement and objectives
• Historical Constructions of Postcolonial Citizenship and Subjectivity: The case of the Lozi Peoples of Central Southern Africa by Lawrence Flint (2005) published as a monograph in 2010 by Lambert Academic Publications, that provides a historical perspective to identity in the regions of the Upper Zambezi Valley known as Barotseland with chapters entitled:
  • Introduction - conceptual background and brief intro to the chapters
  • In the beginning: The early Luyis
  • Makololo interregnum and the legacy of David Livingstone
  • Chaos and transition: The making of the second Lozi Kingdom
  • Lewanika, Barotseland and Britain: the ambiguous relationship between 'Loziness' and 'Britishness'
  • Kaunda and the freedom struggle years
  • Lozi culture, the articulation of Loziness
  • Construction of citizenship
  • Conclusions
  • Appendices 1a-c: Maps, 2: Chronological lists of kings and regent princesses, 3: Copy of Barotseland Agreement, 4: List of interviewees
  This work is currently (2021-2) undergoing revision and updating for more accuracy, detail and easier reading. New versions of these chapters will become freely available online
• George Cobb Westbeech - hunter, trader, adventurer and mediator of influence in the Upper Zambezi Valley in the 1870s and 80s.
  • George Blockley - trader and partner to Westbeech
• Royalty in the lands of the Lozi - about Lozi royalty - includes the Lozi/Luyi monarchy in chronological order.
  • Litungas la Mboela Chiefs of the southern kingdom based at Nalolo

Whilst doing everything possible to provide a transparent portal into the past, Barotseland.net asks that its readers allow for possible inaccuracy of the text and images contained on these pages. Every assertion and interpretation can and probably should be contested and can only reflect partial truths. This especially applies to narrative concerning the period preceding written records. As with all historicity, what is written must be taken into context of the writers' backgrounds and disposition and the data and information available.