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It is part of the SIL Cameroon Branch Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education 5th year reading curriculum. The book details the Baka people, believed to be the earliest inhabitants of Cameroon, who continue to reside in the forests of the South and East Regions. Their way of life has remained largely unchanged, with the Baka people relying on hunting and gathering for their sustenance. Their small stature is advantageous for navigating the dense rainforest, and their resourcefulness enables them to thrive. The Baka traditionally lead a semi-nomadic existence, with families spending extended periods camping in the forest for hunting. In their villages, men construct houses using a wooden framework and mud walls. When venturing into the forest for hunting expeditions, women create temporary leaf shelters known as 'mongulu'. This semi-nomadic lifestyle presents significant challenges for Baka children in attending school regularly. Historically, men hunted with crossbows and spears, but they now utilize rifles and traps. The Baka no longer hunt elephants due to protective regulations, focusing instead on hunting wild pig and other bush meat. The document highlights the cultural and traditional aspects of the Baka people, their adaptation to their environment, and the challenges they face, particularly concerning education due to their nomadic lifestyle.","The Baka  \nEnglish Non Fiction  \nThe Baka  \nWritten by  \nCarol Smith  \nImages by Kate Pedley  \nEnglish United Kingdom  \nCopyright © 2020, SIL Cameroon  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[ ](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)[You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)[ ](You may not use this work for commercial purposes. You may)adapt and add to this work, but you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc.  \nImages by Kate Pedley, © 2020 SIL Cameroon. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.  \nThis book is part of the SIL Cameroon Branch Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education 5th year reading curriculum.  \nThe Baka  \nThe earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were probably the Baka Pygmies. The Baka people still inhabit the forests of the South and East Regions.  \nBaka life has changed very little over the years. They still hunt and gather for all their daily needs. Their small height helps them move more easily in the dense rainforest and their ingenuity helps them to thrive.  \nBaka families have always lived a  \nsemi-nomadic life. The whole family will spend days or weeks camping away from their villages while hunting. In the villages the men build houses from a wooden frame with mud walls.  \nWhen the family go out on hunting trips into the forest, the women make leaf huts, called‘mongulu’.  \nThis semi-nomadic lifestyle makes it very difficult for Baka children to go to school regularly.  \nThe men used to hunt with cross bows and spears but now they use rifles and traps. 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