One time I was in class and my Nigerian lecturer asked me and my fellow colleague if we were Tutsi or Hutu , we both said we are Rwandan . He asked again this time individually, we both said we are Rwandan. I hope this question of whether one is Tutsi or Hutu ends . We are one people . Though proud of our ancestry , it should not be the reason for being unfair to each other . I am proud to be Rwandan and grateful for whatever we have achieved. I honestly hope no Rwandan blood shades again.
@@jamesmuhoozi5812 shut up you fool you are probably not even Rwandan just a troll on the internet and that's your only purpose how sad. Look no one liked your comment 😉.
@@jamesmuhoozi5812 my Tutsis neighbour also gave me a lecture that both the Hutu and Tutsis are originally words to describe economic status, not racial status. German and Belgian colonizers only understood racial distinctions, hence it was put on people's colonial IDs as an ethnicity rather than a social class.
No more Hutus,Tutsi nor Batwa in Rwanda We are all Rwandans We don't need to go back where we came from please. All these ethnies were brought by COLONIALIST to separate the entire nation #DEVIDE AND RULE" Proudly RWANDAN
As a Rwandan I would just like to say I really appreciate this video on a rather difficult and complex subject. It was handled very well with proper facts. Thank you.
Glad you confirmed the information. I was trying to research the info my aunt relayed to me while I was doing our family tree.. that was that my family's lineage to the Watsu Africa Tribe.
I admit My ignorance of the situation and although I understood the difference I didn’t hear which one was almost wiped out. I was kinda looking for something about that. How it was believed to have started and such. It this was wonderful history of the people.
It is the Tutsi tribe that almost got wiped out by the hutu tribe and the colonizers,it was basically started by the colonizers who wanted to rule the country forever so Tutsi were against that and demanded that colonizers leave the country,but hutus were fine with the colonizers staying and ruling the country forever as colonizers had brainwashed them to hate Tutsi to the core by calling Tutsi foreigners who occupied hutu land all of that was a tactic of colonizers to steal the country and keep it themselves,matter or fact they have assigned a different country where each tribe came from saying Tutsi came from ethiopia,hutu came from chad and twa came from ituri in congo,the colonizers literally wanted to make themselves as the natives of Rwanda,Tutsi were a huge threat to colonizers hence why they sought to exterminate them with the help of hutus,so they put hutus in power with that genocidal agenda,that was the main thing all hutu governments did,just to kill Tutsi with no reason until Tutsi formed an army to defeated them after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi where more than a million was killed in just 100 days.
Just found this channel. I am a young Irishman who has always been fascinated by Africa and it's many cultures and peoples, which probably stems from my father who was born in Nigeria (his parents having went there teaching English and building houses). I love to see a channel like this that promotes African history and Culture. I have always seen similarities between the Irish and the Africans (especially those enslaved by the Imperial powers of Europe). To me it is always a shame as a proud Irishman to be lumped in with the British and Americans imperialists as 'white people'. The Irish have fought against British imperialism since 1169 AD in a conflict which my ancestors fought for many conflicts, in a conflict that it still on going. I just thought I would say this to let people know that we are not like the rest of them, on the contrary, we're very opposed to them. Love the channel! Peace to all
I love history and knew how far Irish people have suffered from British imperialism in their sole and how rough British have been to them as migrants in Britain for centuries. I know also in pre or aftermath of industrial revolution, Irish have suffered in England, accused of most of crimes, arrested and hang without proper investigations on the matter. I live in Australia and know some Irish in here who also talked about what you said. Unfortunately, many people don't know history and think all European were colonialists.
Yes, your ancestors fought very hard. When I hear about the Hutus and Tutsis I’m reminded of the brutal battles of the Irish and Scottish against the British.
Sorry to say this but speaking from a person who is actually from their, the Europeans came and divided us. It’s sad to see my so called Burundian and Rwandan people who used to be the same are now separated.
Great video! I'm fulani from Guinea and I've always found the tutsi people from Rwanda had some similarities with us (nomadic shepherd for example). I met someone from Rwanda and he just looked like my younger brother. I was sure he was fulani. Thanx for your job! Learning history helps us to understand the present and might save us in the future
@@afrocurves you can say that a whole group of people is troublesome? Maybe you could be more specific? No? I thought that your own previous president was Fulani. No? Why generalising a group of millions? It sounds like tribalism, which the ugliest thing in our continent. Hope you are not like that.
There are so many of our stories that not only need to be told by us but movies that are written, produced and directed by us. The first people, where we control the narrative about the greatness of the Black race. Not just in Africa but black societies all over the world before the colonizers. I enjoy listening to your videos and you sharing the many hidden truths of our long forgotten history .
We have history but don't think we are that great considering the mess we are in, the white man new we wasn't that great. That why he had the confidence to do what he did. They took advantage because we had many kings not a few kings. Africa made up of so many different parts its was easy to conquer. Still we have no great defence against Western powers, because our heads stuck in religion.
Beautiful people. Incredible history. All people of the diaspora should be extremely proud of where we come from and the greatness of our ancestors. I love this channel! Thank you!
One of the oldest Somali Calture Song says "Abatutsi-ga ab baanu u lahayn". Meaning, abatutsi is= Traditional game like Somali Dhaanto. Ab = origin , u lahayn = belongs to us. The complete meaning is, this traditional game (abatutsi) belongs to us. I read many books about Tutsi people and where the originally came from most of them described The tutsi are descendant from Oromo Ethiopians and Somalis in the Horn of Africa.
And all others, even Antarctica is a mess right now. Admittedly it might have been less problematic to be limited to the own continent of origin but given the 100 year war, 30 year war and napoleonic slaughter before any local genocide, suggests the European culture might not have been aimed at harming anyone but have that default. 😕😔
@4 Fake as a whole they definitely helped. I understand their unconscious intention of all these assertions thrown upon Europeans, but the truth do still exist
So essentially, European colonialism infiltrated an indigenous African society and applied backwards, racist ideologies into the system already in place, which created discord, disharmony and war among the local populations. Interestingly, it seems like the ancestral Tutsi migrants who came into the region did so peacefully, intermarrying with the local agriculturalists at a high degree.
I do think its intersting how the Tutsi "invasion" was relatively peaceful...what conquering force intermarries with the local population and even adopts their language?
They used that divide and rule tactics all over Africa. In Ghana they refused to educate people of the Northern part so after independence Nkruma built clusters of public schools and made them free for them so they can catch up with the southern belt.
Sounds like europeans were thinking for either group. How can a stranger come in and tell how to think about your kinsman? We need to get our heads out of the sand and think for ourselves. Stop blaming people.
My dad (84) just left my house- while he was here he told me his paternal grandmother was Watutsi. I had no idea. He said she was very tall with a very long neck- and a beautiful singing voice.
We see you Rwanda, and we admire your strength to rise up, move forward and even be better than your neighbours. Man African leaders should take notes.
As someone who loves learning about other cultures I have loved your channel for years, I was always hoping you would go more in depth on the different ethnic groups in Africa, so many beautifully, diverse stories. Truly is where the soul of the world lies. I'm loving these videos, you're an inspiration to what I hope public schools will someday be!❤❤
@@ayitian1 I love this considering I live in Michigan, where Betsy DeVos' (racist) policies have created more problems and has sucked money from poorer districts to line the pockets of for profit charter and private schools. ❤
amanda ray that’s the only way capitalism will work. An educated society is the enemy of exploitive authoritarians! The evil in people’s souls is their acceptance of being weak willed.
Mara the Akata stop looking for Caucasians to be interested in something that’s European History. Every educated European knows the truth about Africa and melanin people. Besides the artifacts, they have the missionaries accounts, and there’s books written by Jewish historians/ merchants. Caucasians have access to the truth, they don’t care because it helps them continue to promote the Western Civilization Myth! African History disproves capitalism, they don’t want that truth to come into the light! Melanin people are socialist by nature.
amanda ray I tried telling people in the 90s these charter schools were no good for our children. Most of them lost or never had accreditation, and have since closed. This after draining public schools funding and hence displacing thousands of children. Children have to be bused to schools outside of their neighborhoods and even the cities they live in! Not to mention the curriculum has put the children in a “ I have all school year to complete these assignments when I feel like doing them “, type of mindset. There are literally no deadlines or sense of urgency to do anything! How can this prepare you for life or for providing for yourself?! Charter schools are taking children’s initiative away by not promoting a sense of continuous achievement!
As Tutsi most of us from Rwanda don’t like to talk about history because of political reasons but if you ask Tutsi fro Uganda, Burundi and Congo might give you more information especially the elders but honestly the truth is known but people don’t like to talk about it historically we are two ethnicities with two different origins and genetics
@@adoumpmoussah939 no tutsi all over have this as a matter of fact if you go to Burundi the segregation is so blatant. Even in their parliament all the politicians ethnic group is put close to their name on their desks in the assembly room
Burundians and Rwandas have their history in Burundi and Rwanda. There is no evidence of somali origin and even the video says nilotic which is not somali or abyssinians. That whole of deviding Burundians and Rwandas was started by christian missionaries when they came to Burundi and Rwanda. They spread information that tutsis were hamites which is a mythical people which somalis and abyssinians are apart of. When germany was defeated in east africa and belgium took over burundi and rwanda, they introduced identity cards in 1933 because race was a social class and the identity card meant that no one could switch due to their economical circumstances such as having cattles etc. The new missionaries also were a different branch of christianity and they started supporting different groups of people for their cause. Burundians and Rwandas are that. We share similar culture, language, etc. There is no hutu, tutsi, twa culture, language etc. There is no evidence of somali language in burundi or rwanda, and there is no evidence of islam before colonialism as somalis abyssinians have long history of islam. Dont spread missinformation.
I want to visit this beautiful and clean country! I admire the strength, love and dedication of the people so much! I am “African American” and want to visit with my family to teach them the beauty of Africa. 🖤🙏🏾✊🏾🥰
I am originally from Northern Ethiopia and the Tutsi people look very similar to Northern Ethiopian people who live close to the Blue Nile .... I am convinced that we share the same ancestors:)
It is in the process of HAPPENING now. Along with so called WESTERN AID which is no aid at all ,comes the seeds for your destruction. Africans witness this perpetually.
@@kairuannewambui8456 and the only thing you are benefiting is bleaching skin creams, you are intoxicated from the evil spirits, firstly they didn't invent water, food, all what people need to survive, and before the evils decided to leave the caves to ruin other people's lives everywhere especially Africa, people were inventing things, clothes, fire,... Gradually, ships, and Harmonized in sports and cultural activities. I spell the curse out of you.
Am Somali and I don't see any different from us and Tutsi people I don't know much about history but wen I see Tutsi person I see my cuzen brother or my cuzen sister long lyf to all Rwandan pipo big love
@Adelare Mubali our history says tutsi they are soldiers of Ahmed gurey when leader gurey get killed all of his soldiers fled to everywhere in Africa gurey was fighting against Ethiopian bro we are family
@@honeybadger4812 but Gurey was not a Somali. And i think they lived long before Gurey's war in Rwanda and Burundi otherwise they would have kept their culture and religion because they settled all together in Rwanda they didn't disperse or mix that much. Might be they are the Original Somalis meaning they somehow kept their old culture before Islam. You need to go and learn.
@@taketimeforyou i know he was not somalian but he come to help when Ethiopian to close to takeover our country we defeat Ethiopian and we control Ethiopia for many years
Peace to you I appreciate your comment I would now say that we are all Africans. To many of us have being butchered by other nations and we haven't stopped to put our differences aside to unite
Ingabire Mutoni appreciate your unified concept but these groups still exist and have been there for centuries. I get it you are all Rwandans but still Tutsi twas and Hutus are still there, don’t distort facts
I am Rwandan and I would like to make some clarities on this video about the History of Tutsi,Hutu and Twa .First of all.Rwanda was inhabited by 3 categories of people from different backgrounds.The First wave of migration to Rwanda was by "Basinga people"who came from Nkole of Bahima in Uganda and arrived around 300 AD .The second wave of migration was by Bazigaba people who also came from Nkole of Bahima in Uganda and arrived around 300 AD.The third wave by Byanyiginya people who came from Oromo or Galla people in Ethiopia and arrived in 700 AD.I must mention that Gihanga father was from Banyiginya and his mother was from Bazigaba. The theory that Gihanga was a Tutsi is not true because Gihanga reigned between 1081 and 1114 AD before the Tutsi ,Hutu and Twa concepts (Social Classes) were introduced.I must also mention that Hutu Tutsi and Twa are not Tribes.The Tutsi,Hutu and Twa concepts were introduced in 1345 by Kilima Rugwe who was a king that ruled between 1345-1378(200 years after Gihanga had died). The analogy of Tutis,Hutus and Twa was exactly the same as Nobles ,Clergy and Commoners in Europe .The intention of introducing these social classes were just to create a society full of rich people and leaders who can solve problems in the society.In fact ,the criteria for belonging in a Tusti class was to be rich, unbderstanding of the royal and political matters, ability to fighta nd die for the country and willingness to help and support Hutus to become Tutsis in the future.This means you could be a Hutu today but if you work hard you could become a Tutsi tomorrow.The intention of the king was to ensure that every Rwandan becomes a Tutsi, and that all Tutsis must ensure that they help Hutus and Twas to become Tutsis.
Hi Vincent! I believe this is the version of history that I'm familiar with as well, one of these being social classes as opposed to pure ethnicity. But given that other peoples from Sudan and Somalia corroborate the presence of batutsi in their culture means there's some ethnic distinctions and different origins and history, right? I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The ethnic distinctions existed but were later morphed into social classes to serve political agendas, no? I'm trying to make sense of it all because our African history has really been manipulated over time.
I'm really confused and not convinced by this history,especially when it comes to know how those three ethnic groups came from different areas but abandoned their origin mother tongues to adopt Kinyarwanda as their common mother tongue!
nshimiyimana jean baptiste I understand you.First of all,Kinyarwanda is very similar to Lunyankole which was spoken by Basinga and Bazigaba when they arrived in Rwanda.Then Banyiginya when they came they had to adopt the local language.So the Kinyarwanda that we speak today originated from Lunyakilima which is a language that originated from Lunyankole
Why does Museveni a Rwandese Origin kill our pple and has caused many pple loose their lives, stolen all our wealth as a country, trying to build the Tutsi Empire in our country 😭 the man has killed us in millions but God is watching & our tears are before God and soon his end will be remembered as the worst downfall.
You actually deserve millions of views we wanna complain about slavery like that Thats our only history but dont wanna take a closer look at the deeper history.
@@Chilbuli_Baby please learn history before throwing insults. All along East Africa slaves were stolen as far as Congo...Tanzania Kenya ..Uganda to middle East & some to America's.
This history of Batutsi and Bahutu is similar to that of South Africa Ma Xhosa and Ma Zulu who are historically one big NGUNI tribe Together with Ma Swati etc.) who divided themselves up because of circumstances and later after colonisation by white europeans lost their unique oneness and became rivals. I'm glad to hear this Hutsi and Tutsi history. In fact all Europeans during their notorious scramble for Afrika divided the countries, the people, setting up traps and instigating hatred among the tribes, erected borders for the purposes of their policy of divide and rule. Thanks.
Your presentation was excellent! I learned so much about the beginnings of these beautiful people. Theirs is a complex history, but also a very interesting one. I am so glad to know that they are striving to live together as one! This is the way it should be.
I'm a burundian Tusti and i often get mistaken as somali often by other ethnic somalis and i always take it as a compliment because somalis are some of the most charming and charismatic people i've ever met much love from burundi
Just my conjectures here: These Tutsis remind me of Fulanis in West Africa. Similarities: They probably came into the region in a relatively recent history. The infamous cattle herding and nomadic lifestyle. The complete openness to live among their hosts and intermarry. The habit of installing one of theirs as chief within the community. They also look Fulani. Again, these are just my thoughts.. I wonder if the Fulani lost a group that ended up in Rwanda lol
peter griffin guy I hope you understand that idea is an invention made from a religious text. Both those ethnic groups history, genetics, culture and linguistics developed in Africa. Their phenotype is a unique African trait and not remotely close to any “Europeaness” or “Arabness”. Features like that developed amongst Africans originally and then other people inherited that physical “format” if you will
@@hometeamhistory806 I think there is more than a few, it really depends on the Fula group. ruclips.net/video/fuZpswPdAzw/видео.html ruclips.net/video/hdqTzGiSS_g/видео.html ruclips.net/video/pDd5bfyfIEM/видео.html
Seismic Vertigo they probably arrived in the area during the pastoral neolithic where nomads started traveling to present day kenya/tanzania with thier livestock, they eventually entered rwanda.
I’m in Rwanda right now after having been researching their history and culture(s). I’m of African ancestry via the Carib. It’s humbling to be in their country and learning more about their history and seeing how much they’ve progressed post 94’. Their story is incredibly inspiring.
I spent most of my life as a Tutsi in exile, mostly in Europe. Coming across a Somali or an Ethiopian person meant immediate sympathy most of the time. Except for the language, the rest was so close that we felt like cousins.
@@mustafaahmed4035 stfu you call these ppl jareer. Behind their back I’m Northern Sudanese Nubian and Trini I’ve lived back home in Sudan with Somalis you people are racist stop this bs
We are somali their ancestors created a song for future generations to never forget us Some how to some Somali even mentioning tutsi in trouble time means good luck
I'm from somalia i love all my African brothers and sisters. The biggest mistake was when someone came outside Africa and tells us nonsense tutsi and Hutu brothers both african no more no less
This is awesome as all of your videos are. My 10 year old grandson LOVES your videos! He did a report on the Zulus last year for school. I'm wondering which of your "history lessons" will he do next year! Great job! Our history didn't start with western slavery! We come from a great people!
Yes grandmother. Continue teaching that to your son. It will make him strong. The world will train him to think we didnt exist before American slavery, never created, built civilizations, invented, made scientific discoveries, etc. Blessings and good fortune to you and your grandson
"Truly speaking, there is a Somali proverb that says, 'Abaan Tutusiga Ab Baanu u Lahayn,' which means 'The fathers of Tutsi are our heritage.' This proverb has been sung and celebrated in song and dance for over 900 years and continues to this day. So, welcome To Hargeisa, Somaliland brothers!"
As Somalian, we believe that Tutsi are originally Somalia , they were the dominant tripe of Somalia, they ruled the country, small clans of Somalia united against Tutsi and ousted them to central Africa
YUS YUS YUUUUS I SAY YUUUUS THANK YOU ! YOU DID A GREAT JOB WHEN IT COMES TO MY PEOPLE ❤ IM SO PROUD OF BEING PART EAST AFRICAN ❤❤❤ THE TUTSI ARE AN AMAZING PEOPLE. ❤❤❤ PROUD OF MY AFRICAN ROOTS 🇨🇩🇰🇪🇹🇿🇷🇼
@kings shakka007 iam I Kenyan but my mother comes from DRC..i have been in Congo for the last three years..i feel sorry for what Mobutu ssese seko did to my grandfather
@@criticalthinker8480 There's also what we call "imyotso" only Tutsi people have them and they are common in Ethiopia. I think it's a part of culture they kept. Picture 5:32 marks on top of eyes
What?how do you equate saying these people are beautiful and have perfect features and flawless skin to being racist?are you seriously normal in your head?you jealous will kill you.they are beautiful ofcourse and there is nothing wrong appreciating someone's beauty,you must be really insecure of how your look that you would view someone complimenting others as racist what!
my lovely tutsi peoples you are our blood,.. because of that they kill and through you in nile river,.. big love for tutisu from mother land ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
@@Kabkabmbujimayi if watusi are claiming to be the ancient Egyptians on the other hand somalis are claiming to be the ancient egyptians same thing to WAHAYA from tanzania. Kkkkkkkkk
@@matovuharuna7733 the Egyptian or Mediterranean society as a whole was multi cultural.... And Arab sure did dominate the Egyptian people but they didn't make them brown from black.... Roman records describe exactly what and how Egyptians looked when it was under there control
Google stromae, he is literally looks Egyptian! I literally love him, and he’s what inspired me to research African (in particular Rwandan, seeing he himself is half Rwandan) cultures :))
It's so good to see my people of other nations on here chatting and communicating without insult. That's what the enemy wants confusion and no one talking to find out what happened or who we really are.much love to you all and be careful.
Kendall Bledsoe I’m not sure if I’m included in this, as I am Irish and not of African roots, but yes, it is great to see people from other countries communicating and learning more about each other! I was inspired to learn more of African and in particular Rwandan histories and cultures by Stromae, my favorite singer and songwriter. He is half Rwandan and has mentioned tutsi/hutu tensions in his songs previously, so I really wanted to learn more about the roots and background of this amazing guy. I absolutely love his work (and him) :)
hello brother thank you for this video i just want to correct you on one point, there were no ''rwandan genocide" it's "GENOCIDE AGAINST TUTSI" It's crucial that you don't confuse it and always use it right. keep up the good work for most of our generation don't really know much about this
The Tutsi people are from North. From Ethiopia Oromo area.The Blood related to Oromo,Rendile. Samburu,Mbugu,Mbugwa, Mbulu,Maasai,Nyankole, Iraqw people they are people of cattle in North Kenya and South West of Kenya entered Tanzania in Arusha.Kilimanjaro and Tanga Region.
@j Joel he’s right to some extent. I’m from Rwanda and I can see a strong resemblance. Maasai, chaga and some Kenyans look like us. N’yankole are our people for sure.
What a beautifully, well-featured and well-built, human beings !!! The diversity of African nationS is astonishing. Thank you for uploading it. And thank you for your handwork. Peace and God bless you trice !!!
My peopppppple!!! Im tutsi living in Canada! Love your channel so much brotha! You are educating me alot on our african ancestry and history! LOVE THAT!
It's called divide and conquer, and it was deliberate. I'm a white European, and too many of us are still refusing to acknowledge the harm done by colonialism, our responsibility. Thank you for this.
Thank you for the info. I always wondered what caused the friction between them and knew Europe was in the midst. African cultural and race/tribe history is always interesting to learn about.
Sadly for the reason of exploitation the history of these people had been distorted. Your job of piecing the information is excellent and somehow will indeed be a participant to a new revival of those groups who have shared a common history until the evil interjection of Euro concepts in their cultures. Big up! Brother wonderful work.
@@redsea5860 Ephraim not ibrahim , Ephraim was one of the tribe of israel among the twelve and the ten lost tribes of israel settled in the horn of Africa ! Somalis and we tutsis , we are the children of israel , we are not from arabs
keep doing this important work sir. the word sound and syntax of the word TUTSI does fit ancient egyptian language patterns precisely. tut was a Egyptian word.
A very great rendition of the Rwandan story especially as it concerns the Hutu/Tutsi dichotomy. You were apt in highlighting the herder and farmer occupation as the root behind the social class that grew but it had some checks that gave a sort of balance pre-colonialism. The French came and removed those checks without regards which turned the Tutsis into the Lords of the land and the rest was history. My main points of contribution is to discuss the best future of Rwanda as acceptable by all Rwandans which most people gloss over till date. If you notice carefully, you'll see that hardly does any Rwandan of the Hutu side introduce himself as such before making any comment on this thread. I've been observing this trend even on other forums that discuss this history of Rwanda. I think certain things need to be sorted out before we can feel the situation has been diffused permanently. This is my opinion and I might be wrong. Firstly, I want to appreciate President Paul Kagame for stopping the genocide and helping to bring the people together and build a country that they all can enjoy. It is no mean feat what he has achieved. I write having in mind that some people may not see him in this light for reasons which might be stronger than I know (I'm not a Rwandan neither am I an expert in Rwandan history). These are the salient points we must consider when discussing the sad history, the present and expected future of the country. 1. What were the fears of the Bahutu that led them into carrying out the genocide? Are those fears born out of genuine threats or were they baseless? 2. Has the government of Paul Kagame done enough to really assuage those fears of the Hutus? He's been in power for about 27 years which doesn't appear like democracy is reigning in the land. Some call him a despot irrespective of the giant strides he made to elevate Rwanda. Is a stable Rwanda foreseeable post Kagame? One thing that humans must understand is that as long as one group of people feel they alone should govern others and hence look down on them, conflicts are bound to arise and in this case of the worst proportion. We must do all we can to avoid these sorts of conflicts by devolving power and in some case having fences rather than pretending all is well simply because one party remains silent when everyone one else is singing 'Khumbaya'. NB. It is my utmost desire that all Rwandans have put behind them the sad history and together are forging a bright future for all in an all inclusive government and political participation. Same language, very similar belief systems, shared history and many more sounds like a recipe for a good nation building if we can shun segregation and nepotism. I write this with the benefit of hindsight from Nigeria's own history. You can't build a nation without treating everyone as equals. May God bless all the people of Rwanda.
They killed because government officials made propaganda The fear of others can lead to this From 1959 to 1994 The Belgian master removed the kingdom and established the republic And decided the majority hutu should rule Its a long story The tutsi was depicted as master returning to overlord the hutu That's 1 of the resson
it possible change of power comes with alteration in some way of doing things, even in this age there many thing which have change in any tribe which were practiced, most of it came with this european manupulation which most people like to deny for what ever reason
Thank you for this understanding, Kaka Mdogo, bless you. I am beginning to see how the abandoning, for whatever reason, as seen in the Kongo Kingdom, of our age-old values and systems can be so devastating… yet these are systems that we can build on and achieve the African Renaissance. It’s not a small matter because without African Renaissance, which implies setting up systems within African civilization, the current struggle for economic liberation cannot be won…. This is because it is only our authentic aspirations that can drive such an economy. And aspirations, in turn, come from self-determination, which itself comes from identity, which is born of culture, spawned of civilization. For now, we, Africans, run our systems using borrowed or enforced European aspirations…and the lender of aspirations controls the dreams, thoughts, actions, destiny and EXISTENCE of the borrower. This is why wa henga (the ancients) said "Mwaacha mila ni mtumwa" in Kiswahili roughly translates into “He who abandons their culture becomes enslaved” We can only entrust our future to ourselves; Therefore we have to generate our own aspirations, which come, in four steps, from our civilization as discussed above.
Great info in this video. This just confirmed a conversation I had with an African brother this weekend. He was explaining to me that the Tutsi and Hutu people are the same people and only got seperated because of politics. I also thought they were two seperate enthic groups and languages so I guess I was wrong. Thank you.
Whenever ive seen egyptian mummies they were quite small in stature (even considering their shrinkage from death). The watutsi on average are quite "tall" in comparison. Im 5'9, brother 5'11 and my dad and uncles all in 6' ranges. So tho ive read of us having asian roots i cant see egyptian but u never know.
Tell me more, I’m Tutsi and Lebanese born in Congo. My mom always told me that the Tutsi were the original black Jews from the Nile and then migrated down which is why they’re called Nilotic. And the source of the Nile has been discovered near Rwanda and Ethiopia..
@@TalkEssence who in the world told you that Egytian people were Asian. Nothing Asian about them, they were from the South of the Sahara far below the Sudanic line. They even drew a picture of a giraffe which didn't exist in the north. Egyptian people were also tall and dark skinny like their pictures show.
Thank you for this great piece of African history. I am fascinated by the history of the people of Rwanda/Burundi/Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda, the history of the Lemba (of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa), Great Zimbabwe, Zulu (Shembe), Ancient Kingdom of Kongo, Mbundu, Swahili, Cape-Malais, Kabinda, ... You can only understand Southern Africa and its populations through their respective histories. Again great work of history because your presentation is promoting peaceful cohabitation of ethnically diverse yet related people.
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One time I was in class and my Nigerian lecturer asked me and my fellow colleague if we were Tutsi or Hutu , we both said we are Rwandan . He asked again this time individually, we both said we are Rwandan. I hope this question of whether one is Tutsi or Hutu ends . We are one people . Though proud of our ancestry , it should not be the reason for being unfair to each other . I am proud to be Rwandan and grateful for whatever we have achieved. I honestly hope no Rwandan blood shades again.
Stunningly beautiful people
You must be a Muhutu then. We Tutsis are proud of what we are. It's only Hutus who are afraid of their tribe
@@jamesmuhoozi5812 shut up you fool you are probably not even Rwandan just a troll on the internet and that's your only purpose how sad. Look no one liked your comment 😉.
@@anonymousnameless1835 Who said am here to get comment likes? And why do u feel so offended by my comment? Wa ngaji we 😂😂😂😂😂
@@jamesmuhoozi5812 my Tutsis neighbour also gave me a lecture that both the Hutu and Tutsis are originally words to describe economic status, not racial status. German and Belgian colonizers only understood racial distinctions, hence it was put on people's colonial IDs as an ethnicity rather than a social class.
No more Hutus,Tutsi nor Batwa in Rwanda
We are all Rwandans
We don't need to go back where we came from please.
All these ethnies were brought by COLONIALIST to separate the entire nation #DEVIDE AND RULE"
Proudly RWANDAN
Well said brother. We are African
Yes bro. Only Rwandan.
living side by side with killers
❤
Devide and Rule yes!
As a Rwandan I would just like to say I really appreciate this video on a rather difficult and complex subject. It was handled very well with proper facts.
Thank you.
Glad you confirmed the information. I was trying to research the info my aunt relayed to me while I was doing our family tree.. that was that my family's lineage to the Watsu Africa Tribe.
I admit My ignorance of the situation and although I understood the difference I didn’t hear which one was almost wiped out. I was kinda looking for something about that. How it was believed to have started and such. It this was wonderful history of the people.
Facts 💯💯
It is the Tutsi tribe that almost got wiped out by the hutu tribe and the colonizers,it was basically started by the colonizers who wanted to rule the country forever so Tutsi were against that and demanded that colonizers leave the country,but hutus were fine with the colonizers staying and ruling the country forever as colonizers had brainwashed them to hate Tutsi to the core by calling Tutsi foreigners who occupied hutu land all of that was a tactic of colonizers to steal the country and keep it themselves,matter or fact they have assigned a different country where each tribe came from saying Tutsi came from ethiopia,hutu came from chad and twa came from ituri in congo,the colonizers literally wanted to make themselves as the natives of Rwanda,Tutsi were a huge threat to colonizers hence why they sought to exterminate them with the help of hutus,so they put hutus in power with that genocidal agenda,that was the main thing all hutu governments did,just to kill Tutsi with no reason until Tutsi formed an army to defeated them after the 1994 genocide against Tutsi where more than a million was killed in just 100 days.
Just found this channel. I am a young Irishman who has always been fascinated by Africa and it's many cultures and peoples, which probably stems from my father who was born in Nigeria (his parents having went there teaching English and building houses).
I love to see a channel like this that promotes African history and Culture. I have always seen similarities between the Irish and the Africans (especially those enslaved by the Imperial powers of Europe). To me it is always a shame as a proud Irishman to be lumped in with the British and Americans imperialists as 'white people'.
The Irish have fought against British imperialism since 1169 AD in a conflict which my ancestors fought for many conflicts, in a conflict that it still on going.
I just thought I would say this to let people know that we are not like the rest of them, on the contrary, we're very opposed to them. Love the channel! Peace to all
I loved your message
Your message will be valued 12,000 years from now buddy. Fix yall problems. Your problems is not our fight.
Damn I didn’t know this. Will definitely let people know ✊🏾
I love history and knew how far Irish people have suffered from British imperialism in their sole and how rough British have been to them as migrants in Britain for centuries. I know also in pre or aftermath of industrial revolution, Irish have suffered in England, accused of most of crimes, arrested and hang without proper investigations on the matter.
I live in Australia and know some Irish in here who also talked about what you said. Unfortunately, many people don't know history and think all European were colonialists.
Yes, your ancestors fought very hard. When I hear about the Hutus and Tutsis I’m reminded of the brutal battles of the Irish and Scottish against the British.
I'm from South Sudan, and these people look exactly like my people tall and dark. Even the culture is identical
I beg to rubbish all these shenanigans...we're all same and most importantly, Africans.
I rest my argument.
We are one
They look more similar to Kenyans
All are beautiful 💓
no we are from Somali ajuranis not south sudani
My people!!! I'm am Tutsi from Burundi & Rwanda!! Thank you for taking time to do this video, it was the last thing I was expecting to hear today..
Sorry to say this but speaking from a person who is actually from their, the Europeans came and divided us. It’s sad to see my so called Burundian and Rwandan people who used to be the same are now separated.
It doesn't have to stay this way.
@Paper the hutus aren't destroying congo
Welcome to what happened to black Americans,by old whitety
u are so stupid , you dont even know what your talking about
@@s.konyine1469 of course we are...please Americans would you teach us our own history??... you condescending fools!!
You've been on a roll lately, awesome it makes my day everytime you post a new video.
Big Durk j
All three tribes are beautiful people. I mean that from my heart.
Bantus are the best
@@natsuusharti8015 no Tutsis best
@@kylexy9408 nope they are not
@Gsr Guy why don't yall married them ?
@U I i know that
Great video! I'm fulani from Guinea and I've always found the tutsi people from Rwanda had some similarities with us (nomadic shepherd for example). I met someone from Rwanda and he just looked like my younger brother. I was sure he was fulani.
Thanx for your job! Learning history helps us to understand the present and might save us in the future
Very true!
Your all decended from cushetic people somali, oromo, afar ect im somali
I didn't know there were Fulanis in Guinea. The ones in Nigeria are troublesome
@@afrocurves you can say that a whole group of people is troublesome? Maybe you could be more specific? No? I thought that your own previous president was Fulani. No? Why generalising a group of millions?
It sounds like tribalism, which the ugliest thing in our continent. Hope you are not like that.
@@afrocurves That's the epicentre of Fulani people of all of West Africa, I think it's like 65% Fulani.
There are so many of our stories that not only need to be told by us but movies that are written, produced and directed by us. The first people, where we control the narrative about the greatness of the Black race. Not just in Africa but black societies all over the world before the colonizers. I enjoy listening to your videos and you sharing the many hidden truths of our long forgotten history .
Absolutely.
There is no Black race, shut up. We all belong to our own tribes.
We have history but don't think we are that great considering the mess we are in, the white man new we wasn't that great. That why he had the confidence to do what he did. They took advantage because we had many kings not a few kings. Africa made up of so many different parts its was easy to conquer. Still we have no great defence against Western powers, because our heads stuck in religion.
I am Ugandan, and We never cease to Pray for Rwanda. Its Only "Agape" that can birth brotherly love
Thankyou Jotham we love our Ugandan brothers and sisters too
Beautiful people. Incredible history. All people of the diaspora should be extremely proud of where we come from and the greatness of our ancestors. I love this channel! Thank you!
THEY ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!!
One of the oldest Somali Calture Song says "Abatutsi-ga ab baanu u lahayn". Meaning, abatutsi is= Traditional game like Somali Dhaanto. Ab = origin , u lahayn = belongs to us. The complete meaning is, this traditional game (abatutsi) belongs to us.
I read many books about Tutsi people and where the originally came from most of them described The tutsi are descendant from Oromo Ethiopians and Somalis in the Horn of Africa.
Lies
True
True
@@josephkhaemba6576 lol you africans are full of hate!!
True
This European really messed up our continent.
And all others, even Antarctica is a mess right now.
Admittedly it might have been less problematic to be limited to the own continent of origin but given the 100 year war, 30 year war and napoleonic slaughter before any local genocide, suggests the European culture might not have been aimed at harming anyone but have that default. 😕😔
Still now.
@4 Fake as a whole they definitely helped. I understand their unconscious intention of all these assertions thrown upon Europeans, but the truth do still exist
@@KeeshYah_Yahu now they have been helping for fkn centuries and how is Africa? Quite horrible.
very fun they’ve been exploiting or centuries lmao
So essentially, European colonialism infiltrated an indigenous African society and applied backwards, racist ideologies into the system already in place, which created discord, disharmony and war among the local populations. Interestingly, it seems like the ancestral Tutsi migrants who came into the region did so peacefully, intermarrying with the local agriculturalists at a high degree.
I do think its intersting how the Tutsi "invasion" was relatively peaceful...what conquering force intermarries with the local population and even adopts their language?
Well it was a decision to stick to the colonizers ideas instead of sticking together with Tutsis. Africans generally need to do better.
They used that divide and rule tactics all over Africa. In Ghana they refused to educate people of the Northern part so after independence Nkruma built clusters of public schools and made them free for them so they can catch up with the southern belt.
Sounds like europeans were thinking for either group. How can a stranger come in and tell how to think about your kinsman? We need to get our heads out of the sand and think for ourselves. Stop blaming people.
@@jb411000 they force the tutsi to think they where superior to the Hutus and twa either they agree with them or get genocide
My dad (84) just left my house- while he was here he told me his paternal grandmother was Watutsi. I had no idea. He said she was very tall with a very long neck- and a beautiful singing voice.
We see you Rwanda, and we admire your strength to rise up, move forward and even be better than your neighbours. Man African leaders should take notes.
I just need to pause and admire their notoriously stunning features! These are gorgeous people! ❤️👸🏾
Africa is gorgeous. We are Gods people.
TAO...and what about their haircuts...can we say STYLISH too❗️
We are a beautiful people....especially when we are following our Yah's Laws, statutes and commandments! !!
Stunningly beautiful I had to pause myself, I pretty much said the same thing.
Thank u🙏🏿
As someone who loves learning about other cultures I have loved your channel for years, I was always hoping you would go more in depth on the different ethnic groups in Africa, so many beautifully, diverse stories. Truly is where the soul of the world lies. I'm loving these videos, you're an inspiration to what I hope public schools will someday be!❤❤
amanda ray become the secretary of education and implement the laws and concepts to see that Western Civilization recognizes the truth 🤔✊🏾
@@ayitian1 I love this considering I live in Michigan, where Betsy DeVos' (racist) policies have created more problems and has sucked money from poorer districts to line the pockets of for profit charter and private schools. ❤
amanda ray that’s the only way capitalism will work. An educated society is the enemy of exploitive authoritarians! The evil in people’s souls is their acceptance of being weak willed.
Mara the Akata stop looking for Caucasians to be interested in something that’s European History. Every educated European knows the truth about Africa and melanin people. Besides the artifacts, they have the missionaries accounts, and there’s books written by Jewish historians/ merchants. Caucasians have access to the truth, they don’t care because it helps them continue to promote the Western Civilization Myth! African History disproves capitalism, they don’t want that truth to come into the light! Melanin people are socialist by nature.
amanda ray I tried telling people in the 90s these charter schools were no good for our children. Most of them lost or never had accreditation, and have since closed. This after draining public schools funding and hence displacing thousands of children. Children have to be bused to schools outside of their neighborhoods and even the cities they live in! Not to mention the curriculum has put the children in a “ I have all school year to complete these assignments when I feel like doing them “, type of mindset. There are literally no deadlines or sense of urgency to do anything! How can this prepare you for life or for providing for yourself?! Charter schools are taking children’s initiative away by not promoting a sense of continuous achievement!
As Tutsi most of us from Rwanda don’t like to talk about history because of political reasons but if you ask Tutsi fro Uganda, Burundi and Congo might give you more information especially the elders but honestly the truth is known but people don’t like to talk about it historically we are two ethnicities with two different origins and genetics
But the tutsis in Rwanda have the associations for :Tutsis only:
@@adoumpmoussah939 no tutsi all over have this as a matter of fact if you go to Burundi the segregation is so blatant. Even in their parliament all the politicians ethnic group is put close to their name on their desks in the assembly room
Tutsi can be trace all back to Somalia you can even find their paintings in Somaliland it's call Laas Geel google (Laas Geel)
Nilotic people ma man. That’s in Sudan . Look at Dinkas
As a somali, I dont believe that at all. Looking similar doesnt mean we are related.
@ኄኖክ ኃይሉ Why you are so pressed? lmao
Burundians and Rwandas have their history in Burundi and Rwanda. There is no evidence of somali origin and even the video says nilotic which is not somali or abyssinians. That whole of deviding Burundians and Rwandas was started by christian missionaries when they came to Burundi and Rwanda. They spread information that tutsis were hamites which is a mythical people which somalis and abyssinians are apart of. When germany was defeated in east africa and belgium took over burundi and rwanda, they introduced identity cards in 1933 because race was a social class and the identity card meant that no one could switch due to their economical circumstances such as having cattles etc. The new missionaries also were a different branch of christianity and they started supporting different groups of people for their cause. Burundians and Rwandas are that. We share similar culture, language, etc. There is no hutu, tutsi, twa culture, language etc. There is no evidence of somali language in burundi or rwanda, and there is no evidence of islam before colonialism as somalis abyssinians have long history of islam. Dont spread missinformation.
@@TheIrbe there is evidence we have a song for them
I want to visit this beautiful and clean country! I admire the strength, love and dedication of the people so much! I am “African American” and want to visit with my family to teach them the beauty of Africa. 🖤🙏🏾✊🏾🥰
Welcome!
You are welcome to visit the land of a thousand hills
I am originally from Northern Ethiopia and the Tutsi people look very similar to Northern Ethiopian people who live close to the Blue Nile .... I am convinced that we share the same ancestors:)
So true!
There is no doubt about that.
Konjo its true we the tutsi originaly ethiopia is our origin i guess from oromo tribe kind of
Am Tutsi en Tutsi come from Ethiopia that is true
@Therunta Runale when has we ever killed and rape yall ? That makes no sense
I hope they heal and never let anything like this happen again.
@Paper not all Rwandans are bad only the tutsis are live the twa and hutus out they both suffer oppression under the nilotics Tutsis
@Paper what harm has the twa and hutus done to yall ?
It is in the process of HAPPENING now. Along with so called WESTERN AID which is no aid at all ,comes the seeds for your destruction. Africans witness this perpetually.
@@natsuusharti8015 we are not supose to speak truth.
@@Boborasshanti what truth ?
You just keep dropping that knowledge and letting the world know we come from a mighty people. ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
How about other Tribes?
@@joachimjoseph9246 he has done videos on other tribes.
white man invented everything u use facts leave.physcho on exit😂😂😂😂
@@kairuannewambui8456 and the only thing you are benefiting is bleaching skin creams, you are intoxicated from the evil spirits, firstly they didn't invent water, food, all what people need to survive, and before the evils decided to leave the caves to ruin other people's lives everywhere especially Africa, people were inventing things, clothes, fire,... Gradually, ships, and Harmonized in sports and cultural activities. I spell the curse out of you.
Fiston Niyomugabo i was responding to pyscho and i meant it ironically..attack somebody else if it well make your life brighter bye
Am Somali and I don't see any different from us and Tutsi people I don't know much about history but wen I see Tutsi person I see my cuzen brother or my cuzen sister long lyf to all Rwandan pipo big love
@Adelare Mubali our history says tutsi they are soldiers of Ahmed gurey when leader gurey get killed all of his soldiers fled to everywhere in Africa gurey was fighting against Ethiopian bro we are family
@@honeybadger4812 but Gurey was not a Somali. And i think they lived long before Gurey's war in Rwanda and Burundi otherwise they would have kept their culture and religion because they settled all together in Rwanda they didn't disperse or mix that much. Might be they are the Original Somalis meaning they somehow kept their old culture before Islam. You need to go and learn.
What about Haitians?
@Therunta Runale don't fucking lying with your qabiil man Ahmed gurey he is not even somalian so shut the fuckup don't fucking bring qabiil here
@@taketimeforyou i know he was not somalian but he come to help when Ethiopian to close to takeover our country we defeat Ethiopian and we control Ethiopia for many years
East africans have auch unique features. Beautiful people.
I’m a Rwandan I can’t be proud enough
Yes my sis. Be proud💜
watching home team yeah I love this channel NTUGASAZE MWANA WIRWANDA
Depends, the Rwandan government is being "like the Europeans"
Why
Can we be friends?
So much lover for Africa in you voice brotha! Good energy.
My ancestors....long live your spirits in me "Africans" and Africa!!!!!
Thanks HomeTeamHistory.
We are not tutsi we are not hutus we are all Rwandans 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼👏👏👏
Bien dit, vous avez un seul pays et vous êtes un seul peuples , bravo frère 👍👍👍
Peace to you I appreciate your comment
I would now say that we are all Africans.
To many of us have being butchered by other nations and we haven't stopped to put our differences aside to unite
Ingabire Mutoni appreciate your unified concept but these groups still exist and have been there for centuries. I get it you are all Rwandans but still Tutsi twas and Hutus are still there, don’t distort facts
@@richardredmond1480 you african americans are ignorant beyond belief!!!
Stupid am not gon let you get the chance.
I am Rwandan and I would like to make some clarities on this video about the History of Tutsi,Hutu and Twa .First of all.Rwanda was inhabited by 3 categories of people from different backgrounds.The First wave of migration to Rwanda was by "Basinga people"who came from Nkole of Bahima in Uganda and arrived around 300 AD .The second wave of migration was by Bazigaba people who also came from Nkole of Bahima in Uganda and arrived around 300 AD.The third wave by Byanyiginya people who came from Oromo or Galla people in Ethiopia and arrived in 700 AD.I must mention that Gihanga father was from Banyiginya and his mother was from Bazigaba.
The theory that Gihanga was a Tutsi is not true because Gihanga reigned between 1081 and 1114 AD before the Tutsi ,Hutu and Twa concepts (Social Classes) were introduced.I must also mention that Hutu Tutsi and Twa are not Tribes.The Tutsi,Hutu and Twa concepts were introduced in 1345 by Kilima Rugwe who was a king that ruled between 1345-1378(200 years after Gihanga had died).
The analogy of Tutis,Hutus and Twa was exactly the same as Nobles ,Clergy and Commoners in Europe .The intention of introducing these social classes were just to create a society full of rich people and leaders who can solve problems in the society.In fact ,the criteria for belonging in a Tusti class was to be rich, unbderstanding of the royal and political matters, ability to fighta nd die for the country and willingness to help and support Hutus to become Tutsis in the future.This means you could be a Hutu today but if you work hard you could become a Tutsi tomorrow.The intention of the king was to ensure that every Rwandan becomes a Tutsi, and that all Tutsis must ensure that they help Hutus and Twas to become Tutsis.
Hi Vincent!
I believe this is the version of history that I'm familiar with as well, one of these being social classes as opposed to pure ethnicity.
But given that other peoples from Sudan and Somalia corroborate the presence of batutsi in their culture means there's some ethnic distinctions and different origins and history, right?
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle. The ethnic distinctions existed but were later morphed into social classes to serve political agendas, no?
I'm trying to make sense of it all because our African history has really been manipulated over time.
Thanks for the clarification!
I'm really confused and not convinced by this history,especially when it comes to know how those three ethnic groups came from different areas but abandoned their origin mother tongues to adopt Kinyarwanda as their common mother tongue!
nshimiyimana jean baptiste I understand you.First of all,Kinyarwanda is very similar to Lunyankole which was spoken by Basinga and Bazigaba when they arrived in Rwanda.Then Banyiginya when they came they had to adopt the local language.So the Kinyarwanda that we speak today originated from Lunyakilima which is a language that originated from Lunyankole
That's also the history I know
I am a proud tusti born and raised in Uganda 🇺🇬 By Rwandan parents
Same here ❣❣❣❣❣
Samir Mugisha hey 👋 brother 😘
Why does Museveni a Rwandese Origin kill our pple and has caused many pple loose their lives, stolen all our wealth as a country, trying to build the Tutsi Empire in our country 😭 the man has killed us in millions but God is watching & our tears are before God and soon his end will be remembered as the worst downfall.
@@Prince-pb1vf So typical. This is not about Uganda politics you moron!!
@@gertrudekamyaothieno7934 it can be, why not. You shut your gob.
You actually deserve millions of views we wanna complain about slavery like that Thats our only history but dont wanna take a closer look at the deeper history.
Which deeper history??? None of you where taken from east africa, you ignorant fools!!
@@Chilbuli_Baby please learn history before throwing insults. All along East Africa slaves were stolen as far as Congo...Tanzania Kenya ..Uganda to middle East & some to America's.
And the only people who were never taken into slavery.
@@Chilbuli_Baby SAD JUST SOOOOO SAD!🤦🏿♀️
I look
This history of Batutsi and Bahutu is similar to that of South Africa Ma Xhosa and Ma Zulu who are historically one big NGUNI tribe Together with Ma Swati etc.) who divided themselves up because of circumstances and later after colonisation by white europeans lost their unique oneness and became rivals. I'm glad to hear this Hutsi and Tutsi history. In fact all Europeans during their notorious scramble for Afrika divided the countries, the people, setting up traps and instigating hatred among the tribes, erected borders for the purposes of their policy of divide and rule. Thanks.
Tutsi sounds Swati. Zulu and Xhosa are the two Siuth African languages I understand. And am Swati
..."people know your self", always appreciate what you put out... I salute you... tks.
sucumadda 098,
Know thy self be true,
Peace, Blessings, Light, and Love.
Your presentation was excellent! I learned so much about the beginnings of these beautiful people. Theirs is a complex history, but also a very interesting one. I am so glad to know that they are striving to live together as one! This is the way it should be.
I love my Tutsi people from Somalia 🤎
We love u too
Tutsis are from Ethiopia. They were jewish like the Ethiopians. Somalis are muslims.
@@TewodrosBaye1 ethiopians are Christians
I'm a burundian Tusti and i often get mistaken as somali often by other ethnic somalis and i always take it as a compliment because somalis are some of the most charming and charismatic people i've ever met much love from burundi
@@Idkwhattocallit45634we are one people I love all Tutsis
Proud Tutsi 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼
Just my conjectures here: These Tutsis remind me of Fulanis in West Africa. Similarities: They probably came into the region in a relatively recent history. The infamous cattle herding and nomadic lifestyle. The complete openness to live among their hosts and intermarry. The habit of installing one of theirs as chief within the community. They also look Fulani. Again, these are just my thoughts.. I wonder if the Fulani lost a group that ended up in Rwanda lol
They are both hamitic
Seismic Vertigo I don’t really think so most Fulani look like their neighbors. There are a few that do look like that though
peter griffin guy I hope you understand that idea is an invention made from a religious text. Both those ethnic groups history, genetics, culture and linguistics developed in Africa. Their phenotype is a unique African trait and not remotely close to any “Europeaness” or “Arabness”. Features like that developed amongst Africans originally and then other people inherited that physical “format” if you will
@@hometeamhistory806 I think there is more than a few, it really depends on the Fula group.
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Seismic Vertigo
they probably arrived in the area during the pastoral neolithic where nomads started traveling to present day kenya/tanzania with thier livestock, they eventually entered rwanda.
I’m in Rwanda right now after having been researching their history and culture(s). I’m of African ancestry via the Carib. It’s humbling to be in their country and learning more about their history and seeing how much they’ve progressed post 94’. Their story is incredibly inspiring.
Brings tears to my eyes how beautiful we are and what they try to make us forget. This one made me Sub. Keep going bro.
I spent most of my life as a Tutsi in exile, mostly in Europe. Coming across a Somali or an Ethiopian person meant immediate sympathy most of the time. Except for the language, the rest was so close that we felt like cousins.
I'm somalia and we are cousins we love you also
Same here brother
@@mustafaahmed4035 stfu you call these ppl jareer. Behind their back I’m Northern Sudanese Nubian and Trini I’ve lived back home in Sudan with Somalis you people are racist stop this bs
Some of them even adopted me in their homes growing up so same I respect habeshas
We are somali their ancestors created a song for future generations to never forget us
Some how to some Somali even mentioning tutsi in trouble time means good luck
I'm from somalia i love all my African brothers and sisters. The biggest mistake was when someone came outside Africa and tells us nonsense tutsi and Hutu brothers both african no more no less
Thanks sis that's the right way to think.
This is awesome as all of your videos are. My 10 year old grandson LOVES your videos! He did a report on the Zulus last year for school. I'm wondering which of your "history lessons" will he do next year! Great job! Our history didn't start with western slavery! We come from a great people!
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Yes grandmother. Continue teaching that to your son. It will make him strong. The world will train him to think we didnt exist before American slavery, never created, built civilizations, invented, made scientific discoveries, etc. Blessings and good fortune to you and your grandson
@@MrDFJohnson IKTR!!
I live for your videos🙌! Love all the way from South Africa ❤
Same here..✊🏿
I wish his videos would be sanctioned by African states and put in all schools. Instead our people worldwide are learning about European history.
Same here
Fok off xenophobic racist bitch
@@gumu9918 show some respect fucker. Did your mom teach you to talk to women like that?
My parents used to say that they are TUSTI but I grow up I realize that we all Rwandan I love my country 🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼
U do realise all Tutsi are not Rwandans! We got Tutsi in burundi too
We all African one people 🇯🇲
Amen
Fantastic video. You should try doing Haiti as well. Very fascinating history
So beautifully researched and presented. Work like this needs to be on television.
"Truly speaking, there is a Somali proverb that says, 'Abaan Tutusiga Ab Baanu u Lahayn,' which means 'The fathers of Tutsi are our heritage.' This proverb has been sung and celebrated in song and dance for over 900 years and continues to this day. So, welcome To Hargeisa, Somaliland brothers!"
I m making a song about that song with title
Jijiga hargeisa!!for an awakening
And possibly to encourage tutsis to start visiting these 2 places
I have both Tutsi and Hutu blood in me ✊🏿✊🏿
Same here
Same
What about Haitians?
@@davidcollegerosemont Haitians are mostly of West African descent
Haitians are definitely Togo
That hair is a crown, beautifully done
beautiful
As Somalian, we believe that Tutsi are originally Somalia , they were the dominant tripe of Somalia, they ruled the country, small clans of Somalia united against Tutsi and ousted them to central Africa
YUS YUS YUUUUS I SAY YUUUUS
THANK YOU ! YOU DID A GREAT JOB WHEN IT COMES TO MY PEOPLE ❤
IM SO PROUD OF BEING PART EAST AFRICAN ❤❤❤ THE TUTSI ARE AN AMAZING PEOPLE. ❤❤❤
PROUD OF MY AFRICAN ROOTS 🇨🇩🇰🇪🇹🇿🇷🇼
I bet you hate the Hutus so much don't you ?
@@ashokamangekyou7873 but why even?
@@awobelamera9069 what do u mean ?
Family, Kadan Prime is a white troll trying to instigate bad feelings between Family. Please ignore and if it continues report it.
@kings shakka007 iam I Kenyan but my mother comes from DRC..i have been in Congo for the last three years..i feel sorry for what Mobutu ssese seko did to my grandfather
One of the chiefs looks exactly like the Sudanese Nilotic, I almost thought he was a Sudanese
Why Sudan? Nilote language are found near in Uganda and drc
@@mobidickahlam - He was refering to a specific chief also, Nilotic people make up a much higher % of people in South Sudan.
It’s because they come from the north. Tutsi are originally from Ethiopia
@@criticalthinker8480 There's also what we call "imyotso" only Tutsi people have them and they are common in Ethiopia. I think it's a part of culture they kept. Picture 5:32 marks on top of eyes
Hey this not Sudanese they Don t travel or capture anther country this guy look like Somalian or Masai not Sudan not warior
Ok seriously the Tutsi have the most perfect facial structure. Matter fact their whole skin is flawless. Just gorgeous
This is the same racist mindset that Belgium had.
What?how do you equate saying these people are beautiful and have perfect features and flawless skin to being racist?are you seriously normal in your head?you jealous will kill you.they are beautiful ofcourse and there is nothing wrong appreciating someone's beauty,you must be really insecure of how your look that you would view someone complimenting others as racist what!
my lovely tutsi peoples you are our blood,.. because of that they kill and through you in nile river,.. big love for tutisu from mother land ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹
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❤❤❤. Even today they keep killing us in Burundi and Congo
@@niyoncu no
Glad I watched this, I really didn’t know why that happened. We are one people lets stop fighting and start loving each other.
finally he has started talking about lower east africa
Mario Kabasha Lower East Africa is Lower Ancient Egypt and the Watusi directly descend from Ancient Egyptians
@@Kabkabmbujimayi lower east Africa is the land of Nubian Kingdom..
@@AbdiAalen be clear dear which Nubian?!!! dont mix things
Looking at how the men arranged their hair, it looks exactly like Ancient Egyptian headdresses.
@@Kabkabmbujimayi if watusi are claiming to be the ancient Egyptians on the other hand somalis are claiming to be the ancient egyptians same thing to WAHAYA from tanzania. Kkkkkkkkk
Dope-ass haircuts.
Great vid bruh! I love watching these things!
it's the natural hairstyle, done in Rwanda. Called Amasunzu
They all look to have the profile of old Egyptian carvings?!?
Yes. The Nubians were painted and carved into Egyptian art by the Egyptians. The Nubians themselves were not Egyptians.
There the original people of egypt,arabs just invaded them
@@matovuharuna7733 the Egyptian or Mediterranean society as a whole was multi cultural.... And Arab sure did dominate the Egyptian people but they didn't make them brown from black.... Roman records describe exactly what and how Egyptians looked when it was under there control
Shelly the Clam Egyptian for sure Nile valley
Google stromae, he is literally looks Egyptian! I literally love him, and he’s what inspired me to research African (in particular Rwandan, seeing he himself is half Rwandan) cultures :))
It's so good to see my people of other nations on here chatting and communicating without insult. That's what the enemy wants confusion and no one talking to find out what happened or who we really are.much love to you all and be careful.
Kendall Bledsoe I’m not sure if I’m included in this, as I am Irish and not of African roots, but yes, it is great to see people from other countries communicating and learning more about each other! I was inspired to learn more of African and in particular Rwandan histories and cultures by Stromae, my favorite singer and songwriter. He is half Rwandan and has mentioned tutsi/hutu tensions in his songs previously, so I really wanted to learn more about the roots and background of this amazing guy. I absolutely love his work (and him) :)
The hair styles of the men looks like an ancient Egyptian head dress of upper & lower kingdoms!!
just saw your video and shared it on my fb account we chat on facebook aswel salute
Tutsi are very beautiful people .
who told you that there is no more discrimination in rwanda please we are all rwandan
No tutsi no hutus we are all Rwandans please stop that
Which beauty are you talking about inside beauty or outside beauty.
@@karangwafred6057 not to me i am hutu and proud but i don t hate you
Ingabire Mutoni Paul kagame doesn’t care man
hello brother thank you for this video i just want to correct you on one point, there were no ''rwandan genocide" it's "GENOCIDE AGAINST TUTSI" It's crucial that you don't confuse it and always use it right. keep up the good work for most of our generation don't really know much about this
Am a somali lady i leave in kenya i believe that Tutsi are migrated from Somalia, they are our blood
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The Tutsi people are from North. From Ethiopia Oromo area.The Blood related to Oromo,Rendile. Samburu,Mbugu,Mbugwa, Mbulu,Maasai,Nyankole, Iraqw people they are people of cattle in North Kenya and South West of Kenya entered Tanzania in Arusha.Kilimanjaro and Tanga Region.
Francis Mboto Mrutu do not ever write something you don’t know...
@j Joel he’s right to some extent. I’m from Rwanda and I can see a strong resemblance. Maasai, chaga and some Kenyans look like us. N’yankole are our people for sure.
@@georgephilip8220 stop talking of African story...
your right 1000 percent bro
@UC1ugYiznYu_GYi9FID1bnRg of course they are we are Africans / black 👍👍👍🧡
I'm a proud Tutsi from Burundi !!✊🏾💪🏾
What a beautifully, well-featured and well-built, human beings !!! The diversity of African nationS is astonishing. Thank you for uploading it. And thank you for your handwork. Peace and God bless you trice !!!
My peopppppple!!! Im tutsi living in Canada! Love your channel so much brotha! You are educating me alot on our african ancestry and history! LOVE THAT!
It's called divide and conquer, and it was deliberate.
I'm a white European, and too many of us are still refusing to acknowledge the harm done by colonialism, our responsibility.
Thank you for this.
Thank you for the info. I always wondered what caused the friction between them and knew Europe was in the midst. African cultural and race/tribe history is always interesting to learn about.
Sadly for the reason of exploitation the history of these people had been distorted. Your job of piecing the information is excellent and somehow will indeed be a participant to a new revival of those groups who have shared a common history until the evil interjection of Euro concepts in their cultures. Big up! Brother wonderful work.
Great stuff man. I am actually ethnically Tutsi Rwandan and it’s very rare for me to learn about my pre-colonial history. Thank you!
Can you do one on the Somali people, so you can debunk certain myths and foreign judgements also.
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They came down from Ajuran (now south somali)
Our true origin is israel ! we tutsis or you somalis , we are all children of Ephraim and that's why we are hated all over the world !
We are the people of emphraim (Ibrahim) and the isrealites are our childrens children so are the arabs
@@redsea5860 Ephraim not ibrahim , Ephraim was one of the tribe of israel among the twelve and the ten lost tribes of israel settled in the horn of Africa ! Somalis and we tutsis , we are the children of israel , we are not from arabs
@@arnaulddolfi9329 read the hamitic theory of Rwanda it will change your mind
we corrupted by the bible, am rwandan. we are not Israel, we are egyptians
Can we do one on the fula/fulani people pls
A facinating peoples.
@@awobelamera9069 Batutsi are like Fulani and peuls as well as Bororo
Fulanis are also Somali cousins
@@saddambarrow6364 I've never heard that personally but I'd love to learn to see if we have a connection
@@pouth111 Google it
My people ❤️
Christelle Ndushabandi ❤❤❤
keep doing this important work sir. the word sound and syntax of the word TUTSI does fit ancient egyptian language patterns precisely. tut was a Egyptian word.
And what does "tut" mean?
At 14 I was sent home 🏡 to 🇷🇼 Rwanda from England 🇬🇧. Seeing my grandparents and asking their history was the best thing that happened to me.
A very great rendition of the Rwandan story especially as it concerns the Hutu/Tutsi dichotomy. You were apt in highlighting the herder and farmer occupation as the root behind the social class that grew but it had some checks that gave a sort of balance pre-colonialism. The French came and removed those checks without regards which turned the Tutsis into the Lords of the land and the rest was history.
My main points of contribution is to discuss the best future of Rwanda as acceptable by all Rwandans which most people gloss over till date. If you notice carefully, you'll see that hardly does any Rwandan of the Hutu side introduce himself as such before making any comment on this thread. I've been observing this trend even on other forums that discuss this history of Rwanda. I think certain things need to be sorted out before we can feel the situation has been diffused permanently. This is my opinion and I might be wrong.
Firstly, I want to appreciate President Paul Kagame for stopping the genocide and helping to bring the people together and build a country that they all can enjoy. It is no mean feat what he has achieved. I write having in mind that some people may not see him in this light for reasons which might be stronger than I know (I'm not a Rwandan neither am I an expert in Rwandan history).
These are the salient points we must consider when discussing the sad history, the present and expected future of the country.
1. What were the fears of the Bahutu that led them into carrying out the genocide? Are those fears born out of genuine threats or were they baseless?
2. Has the government of Paul Kagame done enough to really assuage those fears of the Hutus? He's been in power for about 27 years which doesn't appear like democracy is reigning in the land. Some call him a despot irrespective of the giant strides he made to elevate Rwanda. Is a stable Rwanda foreseeable post Kagame?
One thing that humans must understand is that as long as one group of people feel they alone should govern others and hence look down on them, conflicts are bound to arise and in this case of the worst proportion. We must do all we can to avoid these sorts of conflicts by devolving power and in some case having fences rather than pretending all is well simply because one party remains silent when everyone one else is singing 'Khumbaya'.
NB. It is my utmost desire that all Rwandans have put behind them the sad history and together are forging a bright future for all in an all inclusive government and political participation. Same language, very similar belief systems, shared history and many more sounds like a recipe for a good nation building if we can shun segregation and nepotism.
I write this with the benefit of hindsight from Nigeria's own history. You can't build a nation without treating everyone as equals.
May God bless all the people of Rwanda.
They killed because government officials made propaganda
The fear of others can lead to this
From 1959 to 1994
The Belgian master removed the kingdom and established the republic
And decided the majority hutu should rule
Its a long story
The tutsi was depicted as master returning to overlord the hutu
That's 1 of the resson
Do a video about my people in the DR CONGO : the BALUBA ✊🏽❤
the heck I thought you were rwandees
Oh yeah, I'm Muluba from Kasai DRC!!!
@@queenestherc-squared802 , Baluba women are too big !!!
@@calderone5559 what do you mean
@@africaine4889 , That some Baluba women some kind of pretty but they are ALWAYS BIIIIIIIIIG !!!
King Tut was a Tutsi. Look at the name.Thats where the ancient Egyptians come from.
Rodney Jenkins ummm... I don't know about that. Can you provide any links that discuss this further?
Wut?
aNIM eSoCialGREEN GODGAMINGNEWS he is crazy
Not at all. You
boy Afrika you preaching
They look like the images of Ancient Egyptians
They're probably the original Nubian and South Sudanese
This is where the original people can show their development and ties to Egypt where others can't.
They are the real Egyptian ..
it possible change of power comes with alteration in some way of doing things, even in this age there many thing which have change in any tribe which were practiced, most of it came with this european manupulation which most people like to deny for what ever reason
Patrick Harerimana Rwandan not tutsi or hutu.
You are really a historian..... keep it up with the good works you are doing............
thanks a lot for the good history.........
They look strong, confident, beautiful, and unique. I pray they stay this way.
Tutsi are lost Somali warriors.
Thank you bro for all your insightful clarifications on the people of Rwanda. I love those people a lot, they are very kindhearted and humble.
we also love you.welcome in Rwanda
THANK YOU FOR SHARING FAMILY.
I'm Brazilian and I loved your channel, I teach History. 🇧🇷
Thank you for this understanding, Kaka Mdogo, bless you.
I am beginning to see how the abandoning, for whatever reason, as seen in the Kongo Kingdom, of our age-old values and systems can be so devastating… yet these are systems that we can build on and achieve the African Renaissance.
It’s not a small matter because without African Renaissance, which implies setting up systems within African civilization, the current struggle for economic liberation cannot be won….
This is because it is only our authentic aspirations that can drive such an economy. And aspirations, in turn, come from self-determination, which itself comes from identity, which is born of culture, spawned of civilization.
For now, we, Africans, run our systems using borrowed or enforced European aspirations…and the lender of aspirations controls the dreams, thoughts, actions, destiny and EXISTENCE of the borrower. This is why wa henga (the ancients) said "Mwaacha mila ni mtumwa" in Kiswahili roughly translates into “He who abandons their culture becomes enslaved”
We can only entrust our future to ourselves; Therefore we have to generate our own aspirations, which come, in four steps, from our civilization as discussed above.
Great info in this video. This just confirmed a conversation I had with an African brother this weekend. He was explaining to me that the Tutsi and Hutu people are the same people and only got seperated because of politics. I also thought they were two seperate enthic groups and languages so I guess I was wrong. Thank you.
You were not wrong politics and propaganda is involve in this but these two different ethnic groups
They are the people of ancient egypt. The tall royal bloodline. They were in power in egypt but pushed out
Adelare Mubali 😂😂😂😂
100% along with Fula
Whenever ive seen egyptian mummies they were quite small in stature (even considering their shrinkage from death). The watutsi on average are quite "tall" in comparison. Im 5'9, brother 5'11 and my dad and uncles all in 6' ranges. So tho ive read of us having asian roots i cant see egyptian but u never know.
Tell me more, I’m Tutsi and Lebanese born in Congo. My mom always told me that the Tutsi were the original black Jews from the Nile and then migrated down which is why they’re called Nilotic. And the source of the Nile has been discovered near Rwanda and Ethiopia..
@@TalkEssence who in the world told you that Egytian people were Asian. Nothing Asian about them, they were from the South of the Sahara far below the Sudanic line. They even drew a picture of a giraffe which didn't exist in the north. Egyptian people were also tall and dark skinny like their pictures show.
Abaan tuudsiga ab baan u lahayn
is a Somali song
civil war has gone from us
These guys look just like Somalis 👀 interesting ...
Thank you for this great piece of African history. I am fascinated by the history of the people of Rwanda/Burundi/Tanzania/Kenya/Uganda, the history of the Lemba (of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa), Great Zimbabwe, Zulu (Shembe), Ancient Kingdom of Kongo, Mbundu, Swahili, Cape-Malais, Kabinda, ... You can only understand Southern Africa and its populations through their respective histories. Again great work of history because your presentation is promoting peaceful cohabitation of ethnically diverse yet related people.