Lendu people of Ituri
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The Lendu people of Ituri are an agricultural ethnic group indigenous to the Ituri region of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their distinct cultural traditions and history of complex relations with neighboring communities.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Djugu Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irumu Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage | Lendu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ituri forest region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | affected by Belgian colonial rule ⓘ |
| conflictImpact |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
population displacement ⓘ |
| conflictIssue |
land disputes
ⓘ
resource control ⓘ |
| conflictType | interethnic violence ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestral veneration
ⓘ
bridewealth payments ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the major ethnic groups in Ituri ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Lendu–Ngiti peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | customary chiefs ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Ituri conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex relations with neighboring communities
ⓘ
distinct cultural traditions ⓘ |
| landUse |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
smallholder farming ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Central Sudanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ituri Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Alur people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hema people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngiti people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peaceProcessParticipation | local reconciliation initiatives in Ituri ⓘ |
| postColonialContext | part of Zaire before becoming part of Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| region | Ituri region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorConflict |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
bananas
ⓘ
beans ⓘ cassava ⓘ maize ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood | subsistence farming ⓘ |
| traditionalLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
chickens ⓘ goats ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialOrganization | clan-based structure ⓘ |
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