THE OKEBU PEOPLE & CULTURE
The Okebu form one of the seven ethnic groups which in habit the northwestern section of Uganda. They live between the Alur, the Lendu and the Lugbara on the highlands in the extreme northwest of Uganda. Origins Okebu traditions insist that there are of…
THE METU
The Metu are lovers of beauty. They used to smear themselves with a type of red earth known in their language as era. They mixed it with simsim oil, shea-buter or castor oil. Mothers and their new born babies would be completely smeared so as to make…
THE MADI CULTURE
The Madi live in Moyo district in the extreme north bordering Sudan. They are Sudanic in Language and their Origin could be traced to Bari in Southern Sudan. Births One thing that tended to bother the Madi was the mystery of birth. All their beliefs were…
MADI-MORU GROUP – lugbara culture
Besides those in Uganda, this group of people are found in Southern Sudan, north- eastern Zaire, and the Central African Republic. In Uganda it includes the Lugbara, the Madi, the M etu, the Okebu and the Lendu. They all trace their origin from southern…
THE NILO – HAMITES
These people are often referred to as the Plain Nilotes. In Uganda, they constitute the Atekerin or the Lango group which includes the Karimojong, the Iteso, the Langi, the Kumam and the Kakwa. Their origins can be traced to the north east, probably the…