Living with Bad SurroundingsSince 1986, the Acholi people of northern Uganda have lived in the crossfire of a violent civil war, with the Lords Resistance Army and other groups fighting the Ugandan government. Acholi have been murdered, maimed, and driven into displacement. Thousands of children have been abducted and forced to fight. Many observers have perceived Acholiland and northern Uganda to be an exception in contemporary Uganda, which has been celebrated by the