El Molo people
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The El Molo people are a small, traditionally fishing and pastoralist ethnic community indigenous to the shores of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Molo people canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| climateContext | hot and dry climate around Lake Turkana ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countryOfficialName | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | lake-based culture ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | threatened culture ⓘ |
| culturalIdentity | lake-oriented fishing community ⓘ |
| diet |
fish-based diet
ⓘ
use of livestock products ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited pastoralism
ⓘ
small-scale fishing ⓘ |
| environment | arid region around Lake Turkana ⓘ |
| ethnicClassification | Nilotic–Cushitic contact group ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | Rift Valley region of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-nomadic community ⓘ |
| identity | indigenous lake fishers of Lake Turkana ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | shores of Lake Turkana ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Cushitic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
fishing for Nile perch and other fish
ⓘ
hunting aquatic animals historically ⓘ keeping goats and other small livestock ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Turkana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWaterBody | Lake Turkana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Kenya ⓘ |
| nationalContext | one of Kenya’s smallest communities by population ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Rendille people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samburu people NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkana people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the smallest ethnic groups in Kenya ⓘ |
| region | Northern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousInfluence |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socioeconomicStatus | marginalized community in Kenya ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle |
fishing
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing on Lake Turkana
ⓘ
livestock herding ⓘ |
| vulnerabilityStatus | endangered ethnic group ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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