Batwa people

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Twa
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues limited access to healthcare
high infant mortality
gptkbp:country gptkb:Burundi
gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:storytelling
folk
pottery making
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:dance
gptkb:music
oral traditions
gptkbp:discrimination marginalized
gptkbp:educationIssue low literacy rates
gptkbp:hasNGO gptkb:Minority_Rights_Group_International
Forest Peoples Programme
gptkbp:historicalEvent displacement from forests
gptkbp:historicalName original inhabitants of Great Lakes forests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Batwa people
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kinyarwanda
gptkb:Kirundi
gptkb:Luganda
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Bantu_languages
gptkbp:minorityStatus smallest ethnic group in Rwanda
gptkbp:notableTown Bururi, Burundi
Kigeme, Rwanda
Southwest Uganda
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:ceramics
farming
labor
gptkbp:population approximately 86,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy Indigenous people
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:Great_Lakes_region
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Mbuti_people
gptkb:Baka_people
Pygmy peoples
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
mythology
gptkbp:rightsIssue land rights
lack of political representation
gptkbp:traditionalHabitat rainforests
gptkbp:traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus intangible cultural heritage (music and dance)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hunting_and_Gathering
gptkb:United_Organisation_for_Batwa_Development_in_Uganda
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7