Rwot David Onen Acana II, the Cultural Chief of the Acholi Chiefdom, has decried the rapid loss of critical cultural values of the Acholi community, citing limited attempts to document and preserve ...

For 25 years, northern Uganda was devastated by civil war. During this time the area’s residents, many of whom belong to the Acholi people, were forced from their homes. They ended up living in ...

Two young people beat drums passionately while another beats a calabash with the bicycle spokes as the stage for the larakaraka dance is set. It’s fast-approaching 6pm here in the middle of nowhere in ...

I am an associate professor of history at Bates College and a faculty member in the Africana Program. Previously, I was a Mellon Diversity and Faculty Renewal Postdoctoral Fellow. their Acholi ...