What are some ways in which the Hutu's and Tutsi's are similar in terms of the Rwanda genocide?

Question

I had to read the book "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With our Families" by Philip Gourevitch, and I was just wondering what are some of the similarities between the Hutu's and Tutsi's? It's going to help me answer the other question about how Speke and the Belgians "made" them different from each other. THANKS!!

Answer 1

The social classe is what makes the difference. The Hutus were more dominant when they first came into the region, which is when they drove out the Twa. The Tutsi came after this domination and became the more dominant. Hold on a minute and I'll get you a good link that I used to have. Had to link this with a college project I had done a few years ago.

Update: Here, I hope these links can help.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june99/hutus_tutsis.html

http://www.ias.emory.edu/catalog.cfm?keyword=Hutu

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3693/is_199701/ai_n8746244