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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zaramo

For Students 9th - 10th
"Wazaramo" is the preferred name for the people who live in the coastal area of Tanzania, in the vicinity of the capital city, Dar es Salaam. "Wazaramo" refers to the ethnic group, "Mzaramo" to an individual, and "Kizaramo" to the...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Zande

For Students 9th - 10th
The Zande, whose homelands lie within three modern African states (Republic of the Sudan, Zaire, Central African Republic), constitute a large and complex amalgam of originally distinct ethnic groups, united by culture and, to a...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Turkana

For Students 9th - 10th
"Turkana" is the name given to the pastoral and formerly pastoral people living in the arid and semiarid range lands of northwestern Kenya. The Turkana refer to themselves as "Ngiturkan" and their land as "Eturkan." The Turkana ethnic...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Songhay Marriage and Family

For Students 9th - 10th
The Songhay are the fourth-largest ethnic group in Niger, West Africa. There are also considerable Songhay populations in Mali and Benin. They are closely related culturally to the Zarma. The Songhay are spread over a large area of...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Swazi

For Students 9th - 10th
"Swazi" refers to the nation, tribe, or ethnic group, or an individual, "siSwati" to the language. SiSwati speakers are found in Swaziland, South Africa, and Mozambique. Within Swaziland, the population (the great majority of which is...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Tigray

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tigray are the largest ethnic group in the Ethiopian province of Tigray and in the Eritrean nation. The Tigray have not been as thoroughly studied as their culturally similar neighbors, the Amhara, with whom they share an "imperial"...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Luyia

For Students 9th - 10th
"Abaluyia" refers to the nation, tribe, or ethnic group, Omuluyia" to an individual, and "Luluyia" to the language they speak. There are seventeen Luluyia-speaking sub-nations in Western and Nyanza provinces of Kenya. The Abaluyia are...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Kikuyu

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kikuyu, a major ethnic group of Kenya, numbered about 4.4 million in 1987, accounting for about 20 percent of Kenya's population of 25 million.The Kikuyu were originally hunter-gatherers, but they gradually adopted horticultural...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Iteso

For Students 9th - 10th
The Iteso comprise the second-largest ethnic group in Uganda and a significant portion of the non-Bantu-speaking minority in Kenya's Western Province. For the Iteso of Kenya, there are substantial studies of social organization, social...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Hazara

For Students 9th - 10th
Most Hazara live in central Afghanistan in an area known as the Hazarajat. Others live in areas north of the Hindu Kush. The Hazarajat and other Hazara territories are mountainous. The climate is severe in winter, with heavy snowfall;...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Hausa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hausa constitute the largest ethnic group in West Africa. The term "Hausa" actually refers to the language and, by extension, to its native speakers, of whom there are about 25 million. Agriculture is the main economic activity....
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Countries and Their Cultures: Kanuri

For Students 9th - 10th
The Kanuri are the dominant ethnic group of Borno Province in northeastern Nigeria. They number over 3 million in Nigeria, about 500,000 in Niger, 100,000 in Chad, and 60,000 in Cameroon. They are called "Beri-beri" by the Hausa, but...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Lango

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lango are one of the largest of the non-Bantu ethnic groups in Uganda. Since Ugandas independence, the Lango have become integrated into national political life. Music and dance are important aspects of Lango life; the finger piano,...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Mossi

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mossi are the most prominent ethnic group in the modern nation of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). They are also well known in the anthropological literature as a society with an especially high rate of labor migration to...
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Countries and Their Cultures: Pashai

For Students 9th - 10th
The Pashai are an ethnic group located in the northeast corner of Afghanistan. They are estimated to number about 108,000 (1982). "Pashai" is the term used to refer to a specific language, to the speakers of that language, and to the...
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Tds: Anguilla: People

For Students 9th - 10th
A chart detailing the people of Anguilla. You can find out about the age structure, ethnic groups, languages, and religions. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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Cnn: Ethnic Makeup of Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
A descriptive map of the ethnic makeup of Afghanistan. Shows all of the different groups of people that make up the country of Afghanistan.
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One World's Journey: Georgia Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of Georgian culture. Information is included on food, ethnic groups, religion, music, literature, art, and architecture.
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Encyclopedia of Arkansas: Ethnic Groups Italians

For Students 9th - 10th
A variety of diverse cultures settled in Arkansas. The Italian migration and settlement in Arkansas over different time periods is the focus of this article.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: World Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides overviews of the traditional culture and lifestyle of ethnic groups in countries all over the world. Countries and groups are organized alphabetically. Although the content is not the most current, it does offer historical...
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Tds: Madagascar: People

For Students 9th - 10th
Madagascar has been inhabited for only the past 2000 years. Find out the ethnic groups that settled the island and learn the base of the language. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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China Vista: The China Experience China Culture Index

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive, bilingual website about various aspects of Chinese culture, including folk custom, arts and crafts, food and drinks, costumes, scripts and calligraphy, performing arts, ethnic groups, etc.
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Milwaukee Public Television: The Making of Milwaukee: Ethnic Trivia Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short quiz about the different ethnic groups who have settled in Milwaukee during its history.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ethnic Groups of Europe, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
A 1916 map showing the historic lands held by the various groups of Europe, including the Latin nations (Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal), Teutonic nations of Germany, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and which include the Celts of the...

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