The Ewe people reside in the Volta Region of Ghana and spread into the western part of Togo. Ethnic identity is usually based on language and shared myths and histories. However, centuries ago, the group of people now known as "Ewes" did not consider themselves to be one ethnic group. They were much more concerned about their narrower identities in smaller communities with unique chieftancies and histories. During colonial days, the Ewe peoples, like many other groups, changed their narrow identities and redefined themselves based on their being a native speaker of Ewe language.
	As an ethnic group, the Ewes have a binding myth of the massive migration that happened some five centuries ago. The migration was in response to the wicked Chief Agokorli who ruthlessly ruled over his subjects in Notse, Togo. The story goes that Agokorli used to abuse the people by giving them impossible tasks like weaving baskets out of sand. The people suffered under his rule. There was a wall around the city that was originally designed to protect the citizens against enemy attacks. However the wall, which still stands in Notse today, became a walled-in prison in which people were forbidden to leave.
There was only one exit out of Notse which was heavily guarded by Agokorli's soldiers. The people devised a way to escape. The youth would drum long into the night as people would secretly dig under the wall, creating an escape route. Night after night, people would sneak out in small groups. They camouflaged themselves with tree branches, scattered seeds as markers for those who followed, and walked backwards so that their footprints appeared like people arriving to Notse rather than fleeing. They traveled into Ghana and settled all over the Volta Region.