It’s always an enriching cultural experience to observe wildlife in Kenya’s Maasai Mara. But a new safari being launched next year by Cottar’s Safaris will add insight into the food of the region.
Dive deep into bush life with the Maasai in Amboseli, Kenya, one of Africa’s most breathtaking safari destinations.
Pongezi is the story of the alternative rites of passage for Maasai girls in Kenya. Nice Nailantei plays a central role in the book. She is a young Maasai girl who grew up to become a leader and ...
A tourist shop for clothing and jewelry in a Maasai open-air market in Atone, Kenya. Shutterstock To sum it up in one word, the aesthetics of the Maasai are iconic. I say aesthetics and not culture ...
In the heart ofEast Africa, Kenya stands as a tapestry of diverse ethnic threads, yet onenarrative has been systematically overshadowed: the profound Maasai imprint onthe nation's identity. From the ...
The Maasai community is slowly abandoning retrogressive cultural rituals, especially those that subjugate women. What was initially regarded taboo subject can now be discussed in the open without fear ...
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MOMBASA, Kenya — The Tanzanian government is seizing livestock from Indigenous Maasai herders in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in its latest attempt to clear the way for tourism and trophy hunting, ...
KIMANA, Kenya (Reuters) - With ochre smeared on his cheeks, a javelin in his right hand and an intense gaze in his eyes, 18-year-old Maasai Tipape Lekatoo looks ready to hunt lions lurking in the ...
This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration between Grist, High Country News, ICT, Mongabay, and Native News Online. In Tanzania, the ...