The relationship of people to the ecosystems in the communities of Uzamba and
Valapata is contingent on the CPB complex and changes within it. The context for place
based ecological knowledge includes the condition of the biophysical environment,
settlement patterns, population structure and growth. Practice includes the system of
governance (control by the chief and resource tenure system), the traditional vs. adopted
education system as well as hunting and agricultural practices. The third subsystem
discussed is belief, where the traditional belief system has been supplanted by a
monotheist belief system.