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Echuya Twa man and child's clothing, Uganda, by Inger Vandyke
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Echuya Twa man and child's clothing, Uganda, by Inger Vandyke
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From Abuse to Power: Ending Fortress Conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Oakland Institute exposes conservation’s counteri
“From Abuse to Power: Ending Fortress Conservation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Oakland Institute exposes conservation’s counterintuitive deep ties to the extraction of natural resources and abuse of Indigenous Peoples in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Throughout decades of environmental conservation in the country, the government and NGOs have failed to address the issue of land grabbing and violence against Indigenous communities. Measures taken in recent years, such as training, grievance mechanism, and safeguards, are inadequate given the systemic flaws of the current fortress conservation model.”
“The Indigenous communities in DRC have, for years, unsuccessfully sought justice by filing lawsuits in domestic courts. Batwa community members expelled from the Kahuzi-Biega National Park took their case to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, alleging violence, rape, murder, and arson that have victimized their people are crimes against humanity. In July 2024, the African Commission recognized the Batwa’s rights to their land and ordered the DRC government to return the land to its rightful owners, compensate them, and ensure their full protection.”
The #Batwa #Pygmies on trail. Visit #Uganda and #Encounter the life changing factors of the people who use to live into the Bwindi Forests and now where rained to communities. (at Mgahinga Gorilla National Park)
Batwa dancers, Uganda, by ugandagorillatrekking
the zambian kingdoms series: the twa people
the twa — batwa — lived in zambia prior to the main bantu invasions of the 1600s. the name batwa is a generic label meaning "people who always move" or "the others" — applied to groups of foragers and fishers found from the great lakes region southward to central zambia.
the twa lived in three wetland territories: the swamplands of bangweulu in the north, the lukanga swamps of central province, and the kafue flats of southern province — exactly the three wetland systems the rivers series described. the twa did not settle beside the wetlands. they lived inside them.
their way of life: no domestic animals, no crops. they lived on fish — caught with nets, traps, and spears in the channels and pools of the swamps — on wildlife, notably the kafue lechwe, the sitatunga, and the otter — and on vegetables from the swamps, mostly lily plants. they built their homes on papyrus islands — floating platforms of compressed papyrus that could be relocated as needed. they lived in small communities without chiefs — the specific social structure of a people whose mobility and small group size made hierarchical authority unnecessary.
the encounter with bantu settlement progressively pushed the twa deeper into swamp environments. the lukanga twa developed a patron-client relationship with the lenje — exchanging fish for agricultural produce. the british colonial administration recognised one chief for the kafue twa — chief shikafwe — at a time when there were 6,000 twa in the kafue flats. the british enforced land settlement instead of the papyrus islands, and gradually the twa intermarried with neighbouring tribes and their way of life disappeared.
eric von rosen visited the twa at bangweulu in 1914. he reached a floating village to find it empty. after waiting, a youth appeared cautiously in a canoe — dark-brown skin, without tattooing, a snakeskin belt with tiger-cat skins fastened to it, a long bow entirely covered with snakeskin. the weapons of the swamp-dwellers.
the twa and the ila both see themselves as indigenous to zambia — contrary to peoples like the lozi, who trace their origins to angola or the DRC. the twa's claim is the deeper one — older than the ila by many centuries, perhaps by many millennia.
the people who always move. the first people of the wetlands. the people who built their homes on floating islands and moved when the water rose.
the zambian kingdoms series continues. 🇿🇲
the zambian kingdoms series: the twa people
the twa — batwa — lived in zambia prior to the main bantu invasions of the 1600s. the name batwa is a generic label meaning "people who always move" or "the others" — applied to groups of foragers and fishers found from the great lakes region southward to central zambia.
the twa lived in three wetland territories: the swamplands of bangweulu in the north, the lukanga swamps of central province, and the kafue flats of southern province — exactly the three wetland systems the rivers series described. the twa did not settle beside the wetlands. they lived inside them.
their way of life: no domestic animals, no crops. they lived on fish — caught with nets, traps, and spears in the channels and pools of the swamps — on wildlife, notably the kafue lechwe, the sitatunga, and the otter — and on vegetables from the swamps, mostly lily plants. they built their homes on papyrus islands — floating platforms of compressed papyrus that could be relocated as needed. they lived in small communities without chiefs — the specific social structure of a people whose mobility and small group size made hierarchical authority unnecessary.
the encounter with bantu settlement progressively pushed the twa deeper into swamp environments. the lukanga twa developed a patron-client relationship with the lenje — exchanging fish for agricultural produce. the british colonial administration recognised one chief for the kafue twa — chief shikafwe — at a time when there were 6,000 twa in the kafue flats. the british enforced land settlement instead of the papyrus islands, and gradually the twa intermarried with neighbouring tribes and their way of life disappeared.
eric von rosen visited the twa at bangweulu in 1914. he reached a floating village to find it empty. after waiting, a youth appeared cautiously in a canoe — dark-brown skin, without tattooing, a snakeskin belt with tiger-cat skins fastened to it, a long bow entirely covered with snakeskin. the weapons of the swamp-dwellers.
the twa and the ila both see themselves as indigenous to zambia — contrary to peoples like the lozi, who trace their origins to angola or the DRC. the twa's claim is the deeper one — older than the ila by many centuries, perhaps by many millennia.
the people who always move. the first people of the wetlands. the people who built their homes on floating islands and moved when the water rose.
the zambian kingdoms series continues. 🇿🇲
Note to self: The Batwa built for speed and agility, not for 6-foot tourists. Almost became a permanent part of the architecture here in Buniga Bwindi impenetrable forest!
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