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The Great Lakes - The Indigenous Peoples of Africa Co-ordinating Committee


IIndigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region are current and former hunter-foragers living in the rainforest, collectively known as ‘Pygmies’. Pygmy is a colonial name with negative connotations. In local languages, indigenous ‘Pygmies’ are known by their ethnic names, the Batwa and Bambuti peoples.


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