From which continent are native tribes and ethnic groups called the Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Amhara, Somali, Fula, Shona, Zulu, Hutu, Maasai, Tutsi and Nubians?
Yoruba Americans Yoruba Americans Yoruba Americans are Americans of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people ("") are an ethnic group originating in southwestern Nigeria and southern Benin in West Africa. The first Yoruba people who arrived to the United States were imported as slaves from Nigeria and Benin during the Atlantic slave trade. This ethnicity of the slaves was one of the main origins of present-day Nigerians who arrived to the United States, along with the Igbo and Hausa. In addition, native slaves of current Benin hailed from peoples such as Nago (Yoruba subgroup, although exported mainly by Spanish, when Louisiana was Spanish)
Ethnic groups in Burundi Ethnic groups in Burundi Native Burundians belong to one of the three major ethnic groups in Burundi: the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa peoples. The historical origins of ethnic differentiation between Hutu and Tutsi are disputed, however members of both groups consider themselves distinct. 85 to 90 percent of Burundians are Hutu, 10 to 14 percent are Tutsi, and around one percent are Twa. Throughout history the relationship between Hutus and Tutsis can be characterized as a type of vertical hierarchy. The two groups did not perceive one another simply as two culturally distinct tribes; one was clearly ranked superior. Despite