Akiek
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Akiek are an Indigenous hunter-gatherer community of East Africa, closely related to the Okiek people and traditionally associated with forest-based livelihoods in Kenya and Tanzania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akiek canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Kenya
ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | forest-based livelihoods ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | forest people ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | honey-based rituals ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Mau Forest area (Kenya)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Elgon area (broader Okiek/Akiek context) ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | small population ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foodSource |
honey
ⓘ
wild fruits and roots ⓘ wild game ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringGroup |
Kalenjin peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ Maasai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Southern Nilotic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| minorityStatusIn |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mobilityPattern | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenousBy | African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (context: hunter-gatherer/forest peoples in East Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Great Rift Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Tanzania ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Okiek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | African traditional religion ⓘ |
| rightsIssue |
access to forests
ⓘ
cultural preservation ⓘ land rights ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based ⓘ |
| subjectTo | pressures of cultural assimilation ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | foraging ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
deforestation
ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ sedentarization policies ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
gathering
ⓘ
honey collecting ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHabitat | forest ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | temporary forest shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalKnowledge |
forest ecology
ⓘ
wild honey production ⓘ wildlife tracking ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.