The Baruuli people live in the western part of Uganda and along the Nile River – Lake Kyoga basin . They occupy the districts of Hoima, Kibale, and Masindi. They identify and consider themselves as the Baruuli-Banyara, and attribute their difference in terms of the names of the rivers that separate them. Here’s an overview of the Baruuli way of life. Baruuli Family Structure The Baruuli lived in villages that were inhabited by different clans. Each clan had its village where people lived in harmony and according to traditions. For example, small clans like Baboopi lived in a village called Kamunina, Busone village was inhabited by the Baigembe clan, and Ababwijwa clan, the Waiyala village. The clans had a respectable leader who was usually an elderly wise man. A clan was distinguished by common ancestry, clan spirit or totem, and clan god. Each family was nuclear, comprising a man, wife, and children. The man was the head of the family after the clan leade...