Case Study: Refugee Tribe

with all the tourists that may affect our study on the tribe. We also have to choices when it comes to residency within the country we have the option of staying at a hotel, which is more expensive but safer because were away from the wild or we can camp with the tribe which is cheaper, but we may encounter some wildlife from time to time. I recommend that we camp because staying the expense of the hotel will eventually add up especially if we plan to stay for over 90 days. Camping will also give us an Emic approach for our research and give us important information that we would never get from staying in a hotel. Thou, we may encounter some wildlife such as Lions, Gazelle, Antelopes, and Hyenas we should make sure we should make any direct contact because doing so may be dangerous. It is also imperative that we to take any preventive measures from attracting any wildlife to our site such as keeping our food in safe locations avoid odorous …show more content…
Informing the village elders and any other consultants that we may come to known during our study is the best way to spread the word of our departure throughout the community. As thank you to the Hamar for letting and participating in our study food items should be given as gifts. The food gifts would not be expected, but they will be greatly appreciated. When we return to the states the data that we collected should be complied together into a single report to be published in a academic journal. Local approval and copies are needed for the Hamar due to the huge amount of illiteracy in the region as well as the fact that the report would have no real value to them. The entire purpose for this study is to focus on the initiation to manhood in the Hamar tribe and to learn the origin of this ceremony , how does going through it spiritually make them men, and if any part of the ceremony has changed as time went