Myths of the World

The  Katang  ( Kataang ) ( Lao :  ຊົນເຜົ່າກະຕາງ ;  pronounced   [ kā.tàːŋ ] ) are an  ethnic group  predominantly living in  Laos . A few live elsewhere in  Southeast Asia . In 2015 there were 144,255 living in Laos, making them one of the largest subgroups of the  Lao Theung  and one of the largest  true  ethnic groups in the country. Most live in the southern provinces of  Savannakhet ,  Saravan , and  Champasak .  They are one of the few   Lao Theung   people that do not live in houses on stilts or in trees, but rather in long wooden houses.   Whenever a Katang man marries a woman, he will add a room to the house for his new family. One of these wooden longhouses is 328 feet long and tourists can still see it just north of   Saravan City .  Another old Katang tradition for both men and women is to pierce their ears and put a bamboo tube in the hole to stretch out their lobes. This tradition has all but died out.  The Katang engage in   crop rotation   as their common agricultural pr

The  Akuapem ,  is one of the few confederacies in Ghana.It consist of people of Guan and Akan decent.They reside mostly to the south of the  Eastern Region  of  Ghana . They are indigenous, consisting of both patriarchal  Volta-Comoe -speaking  Guans  and matriarchal  Kwa -speaking Akans.   The Akuapem formerly referred to only Guan speakers, including the Anum, Boso,   Larteh ,   Mamfe , Abotakyi,   Mampong ,   Obosomase , and Tutu Guan blocks as well as the   Kyerepong (Okere)   Guan blocks, which comprise   Abiriw ,   Dawu ,   Awukugua ,   Adukrom , Apirede, and Abonse-Asesieso. The localities that speak Akan   Twi   include the capital,   Akropong   and   Amanokurom , which are home to immigrants from   Akyem   and Mampong, who are also from   Asante Mampong   in   Ashanti Region .  These multi-ethnic people were given the name Akuapem by Nana Ansa Sasraku I of   Akwamu , a renowned warrior king. The word "thousand groups" (Nkuu apem) in Akan Twi is the source of the nam