Yaka

From Angola Yaka are installed in the century XVI along the banks of the Wamba River, present DRC and formerly territory belonging to the Kingdom of Kongo. Dominated for a century by the Lunda still have a head of origin Lunda, the kianfu, a kind of local king who is assisted in the tasks of governments by ministers and clan leaders, the unkwagata. They are of matrilineal structure. It is essentially a village of hunters and women are engaged in agricultural tasks. Until reaching adulthood, young people must pass several stages of initiation with different tests that can reach up to three years, controlled by the secret society Nikhanda, including circumcision.