Maasai

The Maasai Mara Wildebeest Migration is definitely one of the most unforgettable and remarkable wildlife attractions that make Kenya world's number one safari destination. Come July, August through to October, tourists flock to the Maasai Mara, the most popular wildlife spots in Kenya, to catch this spectacular event, and why not! This natural occurrence has a lot to offer, the deep, primal rumbling sound of thundering hooves as well as low grunts is something that raises the nerves. The sight…

All of Africa’s people are diverse. The Maasai, Tuareg, and Bambuti are all tribes in Africa. The Maasai people are the original settlers of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The Tuareg are a pastoralist society in North and West Africa. The Bambuti live primarily in the congo Basin and Ituri Forest. It is believed that all humans have migrated from Africa. Africa is the only continent with fossil evidence of human beings. Most scientists believe humans first appeared in Africa, then spread…

respectively. John Stauffacher, an American missionary of the Africa Inland Mission (AIM) was the first to introduce Christianity and school- based education among the Kenyan Maasai. He first established his base among the Maasai of Naivasha area in the Rift Valley in 1903. When he arrived among the Maasai, Stauffacher became friends with Maasai youths. Among these youths was Molonket Olokiranya Ole Sempele, whose earlier trip to Uganda had exposed him to the Christian message. Upon meeting with…

The Maasai culture in Eastern Africa has a distinct view on how they treat women. Anthropologists have spent years studying them to find out what traditions they still keep to, how they treat women and why they treat women in the particular way they do. The three resources all show how women within the culture are represented within the culture. Each resource tells a different story that helps us understand their traditional ways and their living situation. These resources work together because,…

enabled them to trade their honey and fruit on the Maasai markets. However this cultural assimilation had negative consequences on their language. The Cushitic language Yaaku almost disappeared when the tribe replaced it with the Eastern Nilotic Maasai language between 1925 and 1936. The reason for this change is mostly of social status. The Yaaku believed that learning the language of the richer pastoralist tribe would offer a better life. The Maasai looked down upon Yaaku people, referring…

Cattle are very important to the Maasai; for example, they believe God decreed that all cattle belonged to them. Also, giving gifts of livestock is a common practice for the Maasai (ceremonies, dowry rituals, and so forth). Igoe contends that the enclosure of Maasai cattle grazing lands (through conservation efforts) is a material process that has had much ecological and social impacts. He places much…

FGM and Menstruation Taboos: The Consequences of Imposing Morality Across Cultures The concept of paternalism dictates that those in positions of authority restrict the freedoms and responsibilities of those beneath them. The authorities convince the subordinates that these policies are for the good of the subordinates. The enforcement of female circumcision and menstruation taboos exemplifies paternalism. The practice of female circumcision and development of menstruation taboos shows how…

2.36 EARLY MARRIAGE The term early marriage began during UN declarations that emphasise young girls should be protected from any form of physical and psychological harm (UNICEF 2001). Early marriage is a cultural practise where Maasai girls as young as thirteen years are offered for marriage usually to men older than them. Low socio-economic status and culture are the motivating factors behind the practice of early marriage (Bunting, 2005) According to the African Union Commission on the…

Facing The Lion is an autobiography by Joseph Lekuton, it is primarily set in the 1970s and 1980s in Kenya. The book was originally published in 2003. It is about Lekuton’s life living both as a Maasai and a schoolboy in the Kenyan Savannah. The Maasai people’s entire lifestyle center around their animals, in the biography’s case, cows. In the book, they herd and protect the cows from hostile animals and conditions. They have to constantly move to find grass for their cows, and never stay in…

Initiation of a Maasai Warrior, as I’ve mentioned, in order to be considered a man you have to do a circumcision surgery. “Circumcision means a break between childhood and adulthood, you are regarded as a complete man afterwards.” During the surgery, you must not move a muscle. “The slightest movement on your part will mean you are a coward, incompetent and unworthy to be a Maasai man.” The male from this article, emerged as a man the day that his head was shaved and was a Maasai warrior, but…