Okiek people
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The Okiek people are an indigenous hunter-gatherer community of Kenya and Tanzania, known for their forest-based lifestyle and Southern Nilotic linguistic heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Okiek people canonical | 3 |
| Okiek forest people | 1 |
| Okiek people of Kenya | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Akiek
ⓘ
Ogiek ⓘ Okiek people ⓘ
surface form:
Okiek forest people
|
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Kenya
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | indigenous ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age-set initiation ceremonies
ⓘ
forest-based rituals ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalThreat |
loss of forest-based culture
ⓘ
loss of language ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Southern Nilotic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Nilotic peoples
|
| historicalOccupation | long-term inhabitants of Kenyan highland forests ⓘ |
| language | Okiek language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kalenjin languages
ⓘ
Southern Nilotic languages ⓘ |
| legalStatus | subject of land rights litigation in Kenya ⓘ |
| livelihoodThreat |
conservation-related evictions
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| primaryResource |
forest honey
ⓘ
wild game ⓘ wild plants ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
indigenous community in Kenya
ⓘ
minority group in Kenya ⓘ |
| region |
Mau Forest
ⓘ
Mount Elgon ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Elgon region
Rift Valley Province ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kalenjin people
ⓘ
Maasai ⓘ
surface form:
Maasai people
Ogiek people ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
access to forest resources
ⓘ
recognition of ancestral land rights ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | dispersed forest settlements ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
honey production
ⓘ
trade in honey with neighboring groups ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | forest ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beekeeping
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityStatus | marginalized community ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Okiek people of Kenya
this entity surface form:
Okiek forest people