Ogiek
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The Ogiek are an indigenous, forest-dwelling community of Kenya known for their traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle and deep cultural connection to the Mau Forest.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
indigenous land rights ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culturalConnection | forest-based culture ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
forest-based rituals
ⓘ
honey gathering ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock keeping (in some areas)
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture (in some areas) ⓘ |
| identityBasis |
forest dwelling
ⓘ
honey production ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
forced evictions
ⓘ
forest conservation and access ⓘ land rights ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| legalCase | African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v. Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseType | land rights case ⓘ |
| legalDecisionBody | African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDecisionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| populationStatus | numerically small minority in Kenya ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Mau Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous community of Kenya ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedRight |
collective land ownership (per African Court ruling)
ⓘ
protection of culture ⓘ protection of natural resources ⓘ protection of religion ⓘ use and enjoyment of ancestral lands ⓘ |
| region |
Baringo County (parts)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nakuru County (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Narok County (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Uasin Gishu County (parts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional animist beliefs ⓘ |
| socialClassification | marginalized community in Kenya ⓘ |
| state | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
deforestation of Mau Forest
NERFINISHED
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encroachment by settlers ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ state-led evictions ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
beekeeping
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Mau Forest Complex
NERFINISHED
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Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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