Hidden Cultures Uganda

14/02/2024

Culture is consumed in many ways, one of them is the traditional dances

24/02/2022

20/02/2022

09/02/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: IGORIA

The name Igoria is derived from a small bird called the Hooded Finch in English. This bird is smart, humble, and organized. They make smart and nice nests. In the same way, Iteso of the Igoria clan are good architects and builders.

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

06/02/2022

Hidden Cultures Uganda extends it's sincerest condolences to the people of Teso at this trying time. You have our deepest sympathy and unwavering support. Wishing you peace, comfort, courage, and lots of love at this time of sorrow. Our hearts go out to you at this difficult time.

May His Soul Rest In Peace!

05/02/2022

JUST IN: Papa Augustine Osuban Lemukol, The Iteso Paramount Chief (Emorimor), has died in Mulago hospital

05/02/2022

HAPPENING NOW

Pala Ocol is one of the 149 clans in Lango region and today a new Awitong (Clan Leader) will be enthroned replacing the outgoing Awitong Ongodo Ongora Alphonse. This will be attended by the other clan leaders and the Paramount Chief (Rwot Nyaci) ~ also the "King" who will be the one to enthrone Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul.

Stay tuned for more updates

04/02/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: INOMU

To date, the Inomu still practice traditional medicine, especially the orthopaedic treatment. They are the Iteso orthopaedists to whom people with sprains, fractures and muscle pains go for massage and bone fixing.

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

03/02/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: IKOMOLO

The name ‘Omolo’ is common among the Luo tribes (Acholi, Lango, Jopadhola, Jaluo of Kenya). The Ikomolo are children resulting from intermarriage between the Iteso and the Luo. That is why they are called Ikomolo (child of Omolo).

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

27/01/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: IKATEKOK

The third largest clan among the Iteso, they are good at mediating conflicts between people, families and clans over land, waters, pasture, etc and administration.

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

26/01/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: IRARAK

Known as the gatherers of wild fruits and were highly skilled animal hunters who usually fed the Iteso.

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

25/01/2022

CLANS OF THE ITESO: IKARIBWOK

A clan represents a group of people who can trace their lineage to a common ancestor in some distant past. In today's episode we dive into Teso's largest clan, the Ikaribwok are known as the battle-hardened warriors or fighters.

Be sure to learn something from the other clans of the Iteso during the course of the week.

Source:Iteso Clans Directory – Atekerin Nuka Iteso (First Edition – 14th February 2017)

24/01/2022

From the days of Abyssinia the ateker people have never had a king or a queen! They govern themselves using select leaders from the clan an army built from clans that’s why they have been powerful.

Teso is represented by a Paramount Chief His Highness Emorimor of Iteso, Papa Augustine Osuban Lemukol (born In 1934), and was enthroned in April 2000 after the 1995 constitution that recognized the right of ethnic groups to pursue their own cultural practices.

23/01/2022

UPDATE!

To our ardent followers, we like to make a clarification about yesterday's flag update, and here is the actual flag of Teso Chiefdom. We apologize for the misinformation.

From the strides of yellow, blue, and green each feature represents a lot about the Iteso.

The Bull; represents the value the Iteso have for cattle

The morning star; represents the wisdom embedded by the Iteso.

Blue; represents all the water bodies within Teso region, the lakes, swamps like Awoja, Lake Kyoga, Bisina

Yellow; represents the conducive sunshine, the source of energy and light for life on Earth.

Green: represents the vegetation cover of the region which is mostly savanna vegetation.

Hope you've learnt something from today's post.

22/01/2022

The Iteso Kingdom flag is represented with a horizontal tricolor of yellow over medium to dark blue over red in the usual format. Each representing the core of the Kingdom. However; there was a proposal to make amends on the kingdom's flag in 2021 and this information will be shared in the course of time.

21/01/2022

The 6th generation known as Asonya came to be in 1500AD, it was the most aggressive locally termed as Lu “Omwana Kuwan” of all the generation, it spread to the whole of the present Teso region in eastern Uganda and western Kenya, displacing all the natives along the way.

19/01/2022

As we get closer to the end of understanding the different generations of the Iteso during their migration from Abyssinia to Moruto present day Moroto.

We dive into the 5th generation who were the Arionga, also known as Iworopom and they established in Moroto Had an elaborate leadership structure headed by Auria.

18/01/2022

Heard of Craftsmanship in Teso, the 4th Generation known as the Otikiri were the initiators of civility in art.

17/01/2022

Ever wondered how names like Omong, Omerekek, Akiteng, Among, name it came about? Well these were the 3rd generation of the Itesots known as the Oyangaese.

16/01/2022

Having encountered climatic lapses that led to the food availability, the second generation led by a leader Okori first initiated the idea to till land for crops

15/01/2022

The Iteso migration from Abyssinia to Moruto (present day Moroto) had lasted six generations from as early as 1300AD to 1500AD

However; each generation had its own characteristics which we will take a close study during rhe course of the week as we kick off with the first generation today.

14/01/2022

DID YOU KNOW

The Iteso belong to the Cush*tic group of people called the Ateker,
Ateker is a larger cluster of ‘Itunga’ comprising of 6 subgroups;

1. The Dongiro,Nyangatom of Ethiopia,
2. Turkana of Kenya,
3. Toposa of South Sudan,
4. Jie in Uganda
5. Karamojong and
6. Iteso of Uganda

However, due to effects left by the Ateker people in places they lived, people they got into contact, some tribes possess lots of similar cultures with them but Iteso are relatively different e.g., Oromo of Ethiopia, the lotuko, the barre, and the kakwa of South Sudan just like the Maa community (Masai and Samburu of Kenya) are close to the Iteso culture and language.

13/01/2022

Like everything that has an origin, today, we want to know about the origin of the Iteso people.

All people in the world, including Iteso, are descendants of Noah. Noah had three sons: namely, Shem, Ham and Japheth (Genesis 9:18-19).

Ham gave birth to Cush (Ethiopia), Mizraim (Egypt), Put (Libya) and Canaan(Israel cannanites) (Genesis 10:6).

Cush and his sons (Nimrod,Seba, Ramah & Sabtecha) later went to settle in the land of cush called Ethiopia or Abyssinia. These people were crop farmers and pastoralists, the search for water, fertile land and pasture for themselves and their animals, in 1300 AD some of Cush’s descendants who later came to be known as ITUNGA left Ethiopia and moved southwards.

12/01/2022

In today's case study, we dig deep to know who are the Iteso?

WHO ARE THE ITESO?

Iteso are the legendary section of the Ateker people whose origin is from the Habesha people of the Solomonid Dynasty in the historical Abyssinia Empire (present Ethiopia and Eritrea).

The Monarchy covered Southern Egypt, Eastern Sudan, Yemen and Western Saudi Arabia from 980 B.C. to its collapse in September 1974 due to a coup led by Mengistu Haile Mariam of the Derg committee who jailed and murdered king Haile Selassie.

Special thanks to Omecha Franc Jonas II for compiling this information.

11/01/2022

REGION: Teso
GEOGRAPHY DETAILS

Previously known as Teso District, This region is home to an estimated number of 2.5million people who are the Iteso. It covers an area of 13,030.6 km and consists of the following districts; Amuria, Bukedea, Kaberamaido, Kapelebyong, Katakwi, Kumi, Ngora, Serere and Soroti. Politically Pallisa does not belong to Teso Sub region although the Iteso populate larger parts of this district.

Iteso also stay in western Kenya i.e Busia county(Teso north and Teso south) and parts of Bungoma and Transnzoia(Kitale) county. A county in Kenya is large (Comprises of 7 districts just like the Old Teso district during the colonial times).

The people from this region are known as the Iteso

10/01/2022

WELCOME POST

Uganda with over 56 tribes is gifted with diverse cultures, some are yet to be explored while are most known to many. These tribes from 3 major groups namely Nilotics, Bantu, and Sudanic groups with about 40 languages. And these have made the country a melting pot of different cultures and traditions.

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09/10/2021

Let us honour the struggles of many bravehearts who fought for the country's freedom.

25/11/2020

The beauty and pride of Tooro Kingdom. It's the palace to Omukama

19/10/2020

The famous Kiganda dannce (Nankasa, Baakisiimba, Muwogola)

This is a social gathering dance of the Baganda people.

Is a traditional folk dance that originated in the palace of the King of Buganda, situated near by the Lake Victoria, the home of Nalubaale, the wife of Lubaale, one of the gods of the Baganda people.
A former Bugandan king (kabaka) greatly enjoyed the local beer, tonto omwenge. Tonto is made from banana plants, and the name is taken from the Lugandan word tontomera, which means, "Do not knock me over".
At one gathering, this king drank too much of the beer and became quite happy. (In Buganda, it is taboo to say that the king is drunk; you can only say that the king is very happy.) The king then started praising the people who had made the beer, saying abaakisiimba, which means "those who planted the bananas", and bebaakiwoomya, "they made it delicious".
The musicians at this gathering created an abaakisiimba rhythm that imitated the words of the king, who was so happy and relaxed that he began to move and dance. While the musicians mimicked the king's words on their drums, the women imitated the king's movements, which eventually became a dance that is now performed throughout Buganda by all generations. There are three major movements in this dance: the first is Nankasa, the second is Baakisiimba, and the third is Muwogola.