Mbuti
Mbuti
By John Ronnei
Minnesota State University Emuseum
In northeast Congo, formerly called Zaire, there is a rainforest that lies beyond the reaches of modern society. The people that currently live in this seemingly impenetrable forest are called the Pygmies. One tribe whose people would be considered pygmies, is the Mbuti.
The Mbuti has a population of about 30,000 to 40,000 people. They live in bands or tribes of 15-60 people. These people have chosen to stay within the reaches of the rainforest for a long time. The first written history of the Mbuti is Egyptian. The Egyptians called the Mbuti the pygmies or the people in the trees. This was written around 2,500 B.C.
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