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Tutsi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in... There is little difference between the cultures of the Tutsi and Hutu,
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutsi"

Rwandan Genocide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The genocide was brought to an end only when the Tutsi-dominated expatriate rebelmovement ... The Kingdom of Rwanda, controlled by a Tutsi royal family,
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide"

Sexual Violence and Genocide Against Tutsi Women
In 1990, four years before the start of the genocide, Tutsi women were frequently... Sexual violence, primarily committed against Tutsi women, was rampant
"http://academic.udayton.edu/race/06hrights/GeoRegions/Africa/Rwanda01.htm"

The Tutsi || In and Out of Focus: Images from Central Africa 1885-1960
Hundreds of thousands of photographs from central Africa circulated as postcards,stereographs and illustrations between 1885, when the region came under
"http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/focus/tutsi.html"

Tutsi. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Tutsi. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05.
"http://www.bartleby.com/65/tu/Tutsi.html"

Tutsi
The Tutsi are traditionally farmers and cattle herders. Cattle are a symbol ofpower and wealth, and have enabled the Tutsi to dominate the agricultural
"http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0032229.html"

Tutsi on Encyclopedia.com
Tutsitoot´s?, too´- or Watutsiwä-, cattle-raising people of central Africa,particularly in Burundi and Rwanda; they are also known as Watusi or Batusi.
"http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/T/Tutsi.asp"

MSN Encarta - Tutsi
Tutsi, people who live primarily in Burundi and Rwanda in east central Africa.For most of the last 500 years, the Tutsi have been the ruling group in...
"http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761580656/Tutsi.html"

Survit-Banguka, Tutsi du Burundi
Les dossiers du génocide des tutsi · Rapport S/1996/682 de l'ONU ... Une Nation,2com.ethniques · Origines conflit hutu-tutsi · La justice burundaise
"http://www.tutsi.org/"

Rwanda Hutu Tutsi Genocide 1994
...www.onwar.com/aced/chrono/c1900s/yr90/frwanda1994.htm - 2k - Cached - Similar pages Kulanu: All of UsHis ancestors and the ancestors of all Tutsi were all Jews by birth and not by... The Tutsi people originated in Ethiopia when it was known as Kush and was
"http://www.onwar.com/aced/chrono/c1900s/yr90/frwanda1994.htm"

Tutsi - definition of Tutsi by the Free Online Dictionary ...
Definition of Tutsi in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Tutsi. What does Tutsimean? Tutsi synonyms, Tutsi antonyms. Information about Tutsi in the free
"http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Tutsi"

Hutu-Tutsi conflict
Tutsi rebels won control, which sent a million Hutus, fearful of revenge, intoZaire and Tanzania. In Burundi, the Tutsis yielded power after a Hutu won the
"http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1996/year.in.review/topten/hutu/history.html"

CNN - Zairian Tutsi rebels permit humanitarian aid corridor - Nov ...
Tutsi-led Zairian rebels, who control much of the region, agreed Sunday to clear... The Tutsi-led government of Rwanda also has authorized aid agencies to
"http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/10/zaire/"

Hutu
When the Tutsi arrived in the 14th or 15th century, the Hutu were subject ...The Hutus overthrew Tutsi rule, and elected the first Hutu President Greg wa
"http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/oldworld/africa/hutu.html"

Planetcricket.net - Links - Cricket 2004 Downloads - AI Patches ...
Tutsi AI Patch 7.0 Beta. Posted On: 11th September 2004 by: Ste Hits: 4972Comments: 0. Graphic Importer v3. Posted On: 9th March 2005 by: barmyarmy
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Tutsi -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of (A landlocked ...Colonial scholars believed that the Tutsi came from (A geographical area in
"http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/t/tu/tutsi.htm"

BBC NEWS | Africa | Tutsi party accepts Burundi poll
The main Tutsi party, which governed Burundi for 30 years, accepts the resultsof polls, won by ex-Hutu rebels.
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4659055.stm"

BBC NEWS | Africa | Rwanda warning after Tutsi deaths
Rwanda says it may intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi refugeesare buried in Burundi.
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3571588.stm"

Tutsi: Definition and Much More From Answers.com
Tut·si ( t?t ' s? ) also Wa·tut·si ( wä- ) or Wa·tu·si ( -t? ' - ) n. , pl.Tutsi or -sis also Watutsi or -sis or Watusi or -sis.
"http://www.answers.com/topic/tutsi"

Online NewsHour: The Heart of the Conflict -- March 5, 1999
..."In Rwanda, the Tutsi and the Hutu are the same people. ... "People used to beTutsi or Hutu, depending on the proximity to the king.
"http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/hutus_tutsis.html"

Tutsi - Wikipedia
Der Begriff Tutsi ist ein unpassender Begriff. In der Eigenbezeichnung der Tutsiist BaTutsi die Bezeichnung für einen einzelnen Tutsi,
"http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutsi"

Hutu and Tutsi Ask: Is a Unified Rwanda Possible?
Hutu and Tutsi are again living side by side, as they did for centuries. ...Last week, the Tutsi-controlled government held local elections,
"http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/rwanda9.htm"

"Security" Used to Cover Abuses Against Tutsi and Hutu (Press ...
The Rwandan government is using the pretext of security to cover human rightsabuses against Rwandan citizens. The report details cases of assassination,
"http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/04/rwanda0427.htm"

Lyricalworks: Hutu Tutsi Rwanda Burundi
Hutu Tutsi Rwanda Burundi. In the land of our ancestors where Lucy roamed wherenow we send our guns and our guilty planes of useless food
"http://www.lyricalworks.com/poetry/hutututsi.htm"

Photo of Tutsi Man, Rwanda
Tutsi man. © 1997 by Rudy Brueggemann. All rights reserved. Many Tutsis, likethis man (a mechanic on a Kigali-Kampala bus), were born in exile in
"http://www.rudyfoto.com/TutsiMan.html"

Alexandre Kimenyi's Website
KIMENYI'S POETRY · RWANDAN POETS · POETRY FOR KIMENYI · POETRY ON TUTSI GENOCIDE ·KAGAME · RUGAMBA · COURSE SYLLABI · EVENTS · LINKS · Alexandre Kimenyi
"http://www.kimenyi.com/poetry-on-tutsi-genocide.php"

Tutsi - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary
Tutsi or Tut·sis also Watutsi or Wa·tut·sis or Watusi or Wa·tu·sis. A member ofa Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Rwanda and Burundi.
"http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/t/t0430050.html"

Editorial: A Tutsi's Hope - Christianity Today magazine ...
Editorial: A Tutsi's Hope A Zairean bishop wants American Christians to rememberthe struggles of the church in East Africa.
"http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/7t4/7t4010.html"

Tutsirolls
Tumbling & trampoline classes, cheerleading tumbling classes and clinics, JrOlympic competitive and show team, preschool classes, recreational classes for
"http://www.tutsirolls.com/"




More information from Wikipedia.org:
The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. The Twa (or Watwa) are a pygmy people and the original inhabitants. The Hutu (or Wahutu) are a people of Bantu origin, and since they moved into the area they dominated the Twa. Large numbers of all three were slaughtered in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994.

Origins

The exact origin of the Tutsis is not certain. In the colonial era, Tutsis were regarded as a Hamitic people, however such notions are not generally accepted by the academic community today. Colonial scholars believed that the Tutsi came from East Africa, possibly Sudan, Uganda or Ethiopia, around 1400, to settle first around Lake Kivu. This was the beginning of the native kingdoms of Rwanda and Burundi, under a Tutsi mwami or king.

Racial

Today there is considerable debate about the racial validity of the term Tutsi as distinct from Hutu. Some researchers believe there is next to no genetic difference between the two groups, and that what difference does exist can be explained by social patterns within the Great Lakes region. Most differences between the groups are economic and cultural. One major difference is their occupations. The Hutu people are mainly farmers, and eat a varied diet. The Tutsi on the other hand are cattle keepers, and have a diet that consists of mainly dairy and meat products. Although a smaller portion of society, the Tutsi are seen as the upper class because of the higher value that their culture puts on cattle. Since there aren't any blood differences between the two groups, it is easy for them to change ethnicities. A Hutu can become a Tutsi, simply by raising cattle, and a Tutsi can become a Hutu by working in agriculture. Nonetheless, most Rwandans today identify themselves as either Tutsi or Hutu.

Tutsi is actually an indeterminate term. In the Kinyarwanda language, a single Tutsi is called umututsi, and more than one (the plural) is abatutsi.

Height differences

The Tutsi can be spectacularly tall, often 7 ft (2.1 m) in height. This compares with the Twa, traditionally portrayed as short, and the Hutu of medium height. Such differences may be attributed to nutritional factors. Physical differences are almost as stratified within the Tutsi group as between the Tutsis and the Hutus; although some Tutsi are much taller and have sharper noses than most Hutus, most of the former are indistinguishable from the average Hutu.

Culture

There is little difference between the cultures of the Tutsi and Hutu, and both groups speak the same language. Traditionally the rate of intermarriage has been very high, and relations between the groups were generally peaceful until the 20th century.

These significant similarities lead many to conclude that Tutsi is an expression of class or caste rather than ethnicity. Experts still dispute over whether these similarities between Hutus and Tutsis came from a common ancestry or a high rate of intermarriage.

The Tutsi were ruled by their king, the mwami, from the 15th century until 1961, when the monarchy was abolished by the Belgians, under impulse from both Tutsi and Hutu.

Colonial influences

Both Germany (before WWI) and Belgium ruled the area in a colonial capacity. It was Belgian colonialists who created the notions of two different races rather than castes. When the Belgians took over the colony in 1916 from the Germans, they felt that the colony would be better governed if they classified the different races in a hierarchical form. They felt that the Hutu were children who needed to be guided, and saw the Tutsi as the superior race. In fact they couldn't believe that the Tutsi were part of the African race at all. They thought that they had immigrated from somewhere else, or were survivors of the lost continent of Atlantis. This "invented" superiority by the Belgians sparked and increased hatred of the Tutsi by the Hutu, and led to many cultural conflicts, including the Tutsi Genocide.

Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was the organized murder of up to 1 million of Rwandans in 1994. Although Rwanda's bifurcated society was relatively stable until the 1970's, the following two decades saw many members of both tribes die in bloody fighting in Burundi, Rwanda, and Congo. By early August 1994, an estimated 1/4 of the pre-war population of Rwanda had either died or fled the country. International relief efforts were mobilized to care for the refugees, but available supplies were inadequate and outbreaks of disease were widespread. More than 20,000 refugees died in a cholera epidemic in the camps set up to receive them. Today there remain approximately 130,000 people in prison waiting to be tried for their part in the genocide, and well over 300,000 children with no relatives to care for them.

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