Talk:Baka (Cameroon and Gabon)

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[edit] Religion and belief systems

The Baka I have met do not worship anything, but depend on the forest as their gaurdian and provider.

Any comments or objections? If there are none, I'll change it. Abbyemery 19:16, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

You need a reference to back you up. Otherwise, that's original research, forbidden on Wikipedia. — BrianSmithson 20:46, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] pygmoids

If "pygmoid" is a term that's been discarded because it was based on disproven notions, how can the Baka be "strictly speaking" pygmoids? Isn't that a bit like discussing whether or not the Aleuts are "strictly speaking" part of the "American" race? There's certainly historical interest in what researchers used to think about the Baka, but since nothing is sourced or explained here, you can't really surmise anything useful.205.212.73.70 22:15, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Cleaned up the "pygmy" stuff. But this whole damn article is unsourced. Really, who came up with such elaborate information, and couldn't be bothered to source it? I smell original research. And original research, at that, by someone who used "Baka" and "pygmy" interchangeably, which was never acceptable even when it was considered acceptable to speak of "pygmies." This article is begging for something radical.205.212.75.210 10:52, 5 June 2007 (UTC)