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Mythologies of the Mucawana (Muhacaona) Tribe

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  Mucawana  ( Muhacaona ) are indigenous or aboriginal nomadic agriculturalist people living in remote provinces of South Angola, particularly in the villages of Soba near Oncocua, Elola and Moimba. Mucawana live in Angola but, more and more, they cross the border with Namibia to find a better place to live. Some kids also join schools where they share the classrooms with Himbas kids. The aboriginal Mucawana people are impervious to change as they still live and dress in strictly traditional ways. They engage in subsistence agriculture and animal husbandry. Women`s haircut is made with a mix of cow dungs, fat, and herbs for the fragrance. So the girls like to use the nature to make some bracelets they wear on arms and legs tribal home.  Their traditional headdress is called Kapapo and it's made of waste materials. Men leave jewellery and elaborate hairstyles to the women, instead choosing to wear a simple loin cloth paired with a dagger or, in some cases, old footba...

Mythologies of the Uranw (Uraons) Tribe

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Scattered from Sarlahi to Morang, and densely populated in Jhapa, Morang, Dhanush, Sarlahi district, Uranw are also known as Jhangad or Dhangad. They call themselves as Uraunw themselves call Uranw or Kurukha. Uranw are also found in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar of India and they are believed to have migrated from there. The main occupation of Oranw or Jhagad is agriculture. Uranw/Jhangad are animist and nature worshipers. According to latest national census 2011, Uranw are put into two-different categories. As per the Census, the population of Jhangad is 37,424 and the population of Dhangad is 2,681, which together make a total population of Uranw is 40,105.  Uranw have their own distinct mother tongue which is called Uranw, Oraon or Kurukh language belongs to Dravidian language family. According to latest national census 2011, the population of Uranw, Oraon or Kurukh language is 33,651. Currently, under the education in mother tongue scheme of government, education of grade 1 and 2 ...

Mythologies of the Bajuni Tribe

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The  Bajuni tribe   ( Swahili :  Wabajuni ) are a  Bantu  ethnic group who live primarily in the city of  Mombasa  in Kenya. Many relocated from southern Somalia to Kenya due to war with the Oromo clan  Orma , who drove them out from their ancestral territory.   The Bajuni people group originally principally inhabited the   Bajuni Islands   in the Somali Sea. Many also traditionally reside in   Kenya , mainly in   Mombasa   and other towns in that country's   Coast Provin   The population's members trace their origins to diverse groups; primarily coastal   Bantu   peoples along the   Swahili coast   and   Somalis   from the mainland. They additionally trace their ancestry from later arrivals such as   Arabs ,   Persians , and   Somalis   who have migrated there from other regions of Somalia. [ 4 ]   Some also have   Malay   and   Indonesia...