Walked with Dereje, Peter and Uchan, Dereje’s Anywaa field assistant (half Rwandan refugee, brother of Julia, Christiane’s temporary field assistant; more about Uchan, Julia and Christiane in the notes from October) to Uchum, a Nuer enclave in Anywaa territory close to the Baro River west of Gambella town.
We did a minimal genealogy (including siblings of senior living generation) and a homestead census of the compound where a hut is under construction for Dereje. He will do a neighbourhood census plus genealogical record along the same pattern for a number of selected localities.
Photographed: Dereje’s hut being plastered; Dereje’s compound floor being plastered; cattle in Uchum; the waterpipe of an Anywaa farmer across the river.
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We had a swim in the river. A bit too shallow to be real fun.
Here are the genealogical/microcensus data we did together as training in kinship notation.
Fig. 1: Compound of Riek
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Three other persons live in the compound:
| ● Pal, m., 15, |
Both are sons of Gachai (deceased; would be ca. 50, B to Riek). Their mother is also dead. |
| ● Guaneer, m., 12; | |
| ● Turang’, m., 12 | Son of Beech (B to Riek): he lives here because it is closer to school. |
Further genealogical background information can be found in the following diagrams.
Fig. 2: Full sets of siblings of the senior couple
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Fig. 3: Other marriages of Riek
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Nyaaquin lives in Funyido (Pinyudo on map 8 and map 9 [detailed map also acessible through click on the small square drawn on map 8, entry from November 2001,11, trip 2] ), 100 km from Gambella town.
Nyedong’a lives in this village, she has gone to join her parents so that she can give birth in her parental compound.
Fig. 4: All marriages of Riek
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