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Nations Online Project

Nations Online: Uganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent online resource that provides a country profile of the Eastern African nation of Uganda, background overview, and numerous links to extensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Lango

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lango are one of the largest of the non-Bantu ethnic groups in Uganda. Since Ugandas independence, the Lango have become integrated into national political life. Music and dance are important aspects of Lango life; the finger piano,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Pokot

For Students 9th - 10th
During the colonial period, the Pokot were called "Suk" by Europeans. To some Pokot, the older designation is a reminder of an era in which Africans lacked the power to name themselves; to others, it represents the clever ruse of a...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Karamojong

For Students 9th - 10th
The Karamojong are a pastoral group who inhabit the plateau region of Uganda. Linguistically, the Karamojong belong to the Central Group of the Nilote Language Family, which also includes several neighboring groups that speak a mutually...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Acholi

For Students 9th - 10th
The name "Acholi" is used for peoples living in the former Acholi District of northern Uganda and the adjoining area of the southern Sudan. The primary language of Acholi today is Luo, a Western Nilotic language spoken by groups...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Ganda

For Students 9th - 10th
The Ganda are a group of people who live in the province of Buganda in Uganda. The Ganda are primarily an agricultural society; their staple crops are bananas and yams. Cotton was introduced as a market crop early in the twentieth...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Asians of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Asian population of Africa is a small but significant minority. Whereas there have been Asians, primarily merchants, who lived on the east coast of Africa for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, a great influx of Asians came to...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Alur

For Students 9th - 10th
The Alur speak DhuAlur, a Western Nilotic language of the Lwo Group. They live in northwestern Uganda and in the neighboring parts of northeastern Zaire. Some two-fifths of the Alur live in Uganda and three-fifths in Zaire. The family is...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Lugbara

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lugbara people live on the plateau of the Nile -- Zaire watershed in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Zaire.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Uganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about religion in Uganda, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile. Includes general facts, history, and religious data.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Luyia

For Students 9th - 10th
"Abaluyia" refers to the nation, tribe, or ethnic group, Omuluyia" to an individual, and "Luluyia" to the language they speak. There are seventeen Luluyia-speaking sub-nations in Western and Nyanza provinces of Kenya. The Abaluyia are...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Global Edge: Uganda: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Uganda in Eastern Africa.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Uganda: People

For Students 9th - 10th
Uganda has several ethnic groups. Find out what they are and the sub-groups that are part of each major group. You can also find out about the religions and languages spoken in the country. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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University of Pennsylvania

African Studies Center: East Africa Living Encyclopedia: Uganda: Ethnic Groups

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the different ethnic groups that live in Uganda, and their languages and ways of life. Includes chart showing the fourteen major groups and what percentage of the population they each are.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Musical Travels for Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A series of lesson plans geared toward elementary learners. These lessons explore various musical cultures such as Germanic music, Korean songs, Ugandan music and Mexican music. You can use all of the lessons or simply choose which ones...