The Oromo of Eastern Oromia: Ittu, Afran Qallo, and Anniya The Oromo of Ittu, Afran Qallo, and Anniya form an integral part of the Barentu (Barentuma) confederation, one of the two major moieties of the Oromo people. Despite ecological, economic, and social diversity, these groups share a common Oromo identity, language, worldview, and historical memory. Their collective traditional homeland is remembered as Fugugu, a landscape of cultural unity, mobility, and Gadaa governance. The Ittu Oromo, k

History of the Rayya Oromo Those in northern Ethiopia who used to write history mainly tried to erase Oromo history and deny the Oromo their indigeneity, rather than focusing on historical truth. Beyond distorting and destroying Oromo history, they even took some Oromo groups and completely portrayed them as if they were not Oromo, attempting to relocate them into other identities. Among the Oromo who suffered from such historical distortion are the Yajju and the Rayya. Regarding the Yajju Oromo