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About 85% of the population living in Rwanda and Burundi are Hutu ( about 9,750,000 people). This makes the Hutu a majority in both countries. MR

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When a child is born, he/she stays in the house alone with the mother for a week. After the week, the child is named and a meal is held in which nearby children are invited.

Religion(ES) - Main religion is Christianity, with cultural tradition mixed in(MR) - After a death, the close family abstains from working in the field to pray and perform speeches and rituals for a chosen amount of time, then hold a feast after the time of mourning is over.

Questions:

What are the purposes of these traditions in the tribal society?

These traditions are meant to allow families to bond with young children, allow babies to mature a small amount before being disturbed by the crowds of the village, and allow family to grieve and have something to look forward to something, even when things look bad.

How do these tradition affect the lifestyles of the tribe?

The lifestyles of the tribes are affected in the way that mothers are more respected in fact that they are given time alone with their children. These traditions also help to teach to respect the dead and their family.(ES)

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The Hutu are found mainly in Rwanda, with some living in Burundi. Very small amounts of Hutu can also be found living in neighboring countries such as Uganda. MR

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Images:
The Goats (ES) - http://mallenbaker.net/
The Feast (ES) - http://gospelonlinegh.com/
The Compare/Contrast Table (MR)
- http://slideplayer.com/slide/275339/

The Map (ES) - http://chrisineastafrica.blogspot.com/
Informational Citations:
"Hutu." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 9 Feb. 2007. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/41651. Accessed 9 Nov. 2016. (ES)

"Hutu." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2016. Web. 9 Nov. 2016. (MR)

"Hutu." Countries and Their Cultures. Advameg, 2016. Web. 09 Nov. 2016. <http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Rwanda-to-Syria/Hutu.html>. (ES)

"The Heart of the Hutu-Tutsi Conflict." PBS. PBS, 8 Oct. 2014. Web. 15 Nov. 2016. (MR)

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The Hutu tribe speaks 4 different languages. Some are spoken by almost everybody, and others are spoken by only 50 people.
The languages include: Kirundi - Also spoken by Tutsi after a takeover by Hutu

Kinyarwanda- Cultural language, less spoken

French- Main language of Rwanda and Burundi, spoken by almost everybody

Swahili- Cultural language, less spoken  MR

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Marriage - Groom’s family gives gifts of cattle, goat, and beer. The bride is covered in milk and herbs for the ceremony. Marriage between other tribes and the Hutu is rare. ES

Questions:

Purpose:

To give things in return to the bride's family - purify the bride for religious binding

How does it contribute to the culture:

Encourages women to marry to a higher social class, prevents husbands from just leaching off their wives’ work.

Religious Elements:

Purification of the bride.

Effects on the tribe:

Causes more complex marriages than some other cultures. ES

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The Hutu tribe is still having problems with the Tutsi tribe, even 20 years after the Rwandan Genocide. The Tutsi have always been a little wealthier than the Hutu because of the way they earned income. This has caused fighting among the group since they started living together.
This effects the tribe because: The Hutu people are constantly having problems with the Tutsi because there is still conflict and tension between the two groups. There are still attacks on Hutu people from the Tutsi occasionally and vice versa. MR