Kakwa Chiefdom

	Kakwa Chiefdom Kakwa may refer to: Cacua language or Kákwa, spoken in Colombia Kakwa language, spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda Kãkwã people of Vaupés, Colombia Kakwa people of Central Africa Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area in British Columbia, Canada Kakwa River, a river in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada Kakwa Wildlands Park Kakwa Wildland Park is a provincial park in the Rocky Mountain Foothills just east of the northern Canadian Rockies, in Alberta, Canada, immediately east of the border with British Columbia at the 120th meridian west. The park is home to Alberta's ... , in Alberta Canada {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cacua Language The Cacua language, also known as Kakua or Kakwa, is an indigenous language spoken by a few hundred people in Colombia and Brazil. There are many monolinguals, especially children. Apart from being close to or a dialect of Nukak, its classification is uncertain. Overview The language is spoken by indigenous American Cacua akuapeople that live in Colombian and Brazilian interfluvial tropical forests higher than in elevation. The people have traditional livelihoods such as nomadic hunting-gathering and swidden agriculture. There are some non-native speakers of Cacua that are predominantly missionary workers. Their presence has resulted in the translation of religious Christian texts, notably the Christian Bible. Distribution The speakers are located in Wacara (In Cacua: ''Wacará'') which is from Mitu (In Cacua and Spanish: ''Mitú'') in the lower Vaupes Region. (In Spanish: ''Departamento del Vaupés''). A second Kakua settlement is "Nuevo Pueblo" (New Town), which is an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kakwa Language (Africa) The Kakwa language (also called Kakuwâ) is a Nilotic language spoken by the Kakwa people in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the .... References Eastern Nilotic languages Languages of South Sudan Languages of Uganda {{Ns-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kãkwã People Kãkwã, Cacua or Bará-maku is an indigenous people living in northwestern Amazonia, between Vaupés, Querarí and Papuri rivers, in Colombia, close to the border with Brazil, within Vaupés indigenous Resguardo. The Kãkwã are approximately 250 people, who speak their own language, which is part of the Macu family and is closely related to the Nukak language The Nukak language ( mbr, Guaviare) is a language of uncertain classification, perhaps part of the macrofamily Puinave-Maku. It is very closely related to Kakwa.Gustavo Politis, ''Nukak: Ethnoarchaeology of an Amazonian People,'' Left Coast Pre .... Each kãkwã is part of an exogamous patrilineal clan. The clans engage in marital exchanges and consider themselves "baih", brothers-in-law or bilateral cross-cousins.Silverwood-Cope, Peter L. (1990). ''Os Makú: Povo cazador no noroeste da Amazònia''. Universidade de Brasília. Originally nomadic hunter-gatherers, later subjected to the neighboring ethnic groups, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kakwa People The Kakwa people are a Nilotic ethnic group and part of the Karo people found in north-western Uganda, south-western South Sudan, and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly to the west of the White Nile river. Demography The Kakwa people are a small minority but a part of the larger Karo people, an intermarried group that also includes the Bari, Pojulu, Mundari, Kuku, Nyepo, and Nyangwara. Their language, Kutuk na Kakwa, is an Eastern Nilotic language. The major cities of the Kakwa people are the city of Yei and Morobo County (South Sudan), Koboko District (Uganda), and Imgbokolo and Aba (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The Kakwa people sometimes refer to themselves as "Kakwa Saliya Musala", translated directly as "kakwa three cooking stones" a phrase they commonly use to denote their 'oneness' in spite of being politically dispersed among three countries. History According to the Kakwa oral tradition, they migrated out of East Africa (Nubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kakwa Provincial Park And Protected Area Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area is a 170,890 ha provincial park in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The park preserves the southernmost portion of the Hart Ranges and the northernmost portion of the Continental Ranges. The park also preserves significant marine fossil deposits located in the region. Geography The Kakwa River originates in Kakwa Lake, at the core of the park. It is named for ''Kakwa'', the Cree word for porcupine. The tallest mountains are Mount Sir Alexander (3270 m) and Mount Ida (3189 m). Recreation Fishing in Kakwa Lake is permitted. Snowmobiling is permitted on trails, meadows, and along mountain sides. Kakwa Provincial Park is also the Northern terminus of the Great Divide Trail, running from the US border at Waterton Lakes National Park to a trailhead on the Walker Creek Forest Service Road. See also List of British Columbia Provincial Parks The British Columbia Parks and Protected Areas System is the collection of physical prope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kakwa River The Kakwa River is a tributary of the Smoky River in western Alberta, Canada. The river is named for ''Kakwa'', the Cree word for porcupine. Porcupines are abundant in Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area. Tourism along the river revolves around bull trout fishing and white water rafting. Kakwa Falls () are developed in the course of the river, over a high ledge formed by an outcrop of the Cadomin Formation. The area was designated a protected wildland ( Kakwa Wildland Park). It can be accessed through the forestry road network south of Highway 666, approximately south of Two Lakes Provincial Park. Course The Kakwa River originates in Kakwa Lake, north of McBride, in British Columbia, at an elevation of . The surrounding area is protected by Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area. The river flows north-east into the province of Alberta in Kakwa Wildlands Park, then flows east and north-east through the foothills. It is crossed by the Bighorn Highway before it converge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]