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Paleoanthropologists have long argued—often contentiously— about the climbing abilities of early hominins and whether a foot adapted to terrestrial bipedalism constrained regular access to trees. However, some modern humans climb tall... more
Se estima que la población de los Batwa en Ruanda ronda entre 25.000 y 30.0001 habitantes, lo que representa menos del 1% de los aproximadamente 12,4 millones de habitantes de Ruanda en 2019 (Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Ruanda).... more
Indigenous Peoples in Uganda include former hunter-gatherer communities, such as the Benet and the Batwa. They also include minority groups such as the Ik and the Karamojong and Basongora pastoralists who are not recognized specifically... more
"I. Introduction: 1. As less than 1% of the population of Rwanda and the smallest ethnic population in Rwanda, the Indigenous Batwa People, one of the oldest surviving tribes in Africa and the oldest recorded inhabitants of the Great... more
The Kahuzi-Biega National Park (‘PNKB’) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo presents an existential threat to the indigenous Batwa people. For millennia, Batwa occupied the forests surrounding Mount Kahuzi and Mount Biega, utilizing... more
Indigenous peoples such as the Batwa in Uganda are predominantly seen as marginalised groups, leaving little room for foregrounding their power, influence and involvement in tourism and development. Inspired by Fou-cauldian discourse... more