The Maasai are a tribe of people who live in parts of Tanzania and Kenya and are known as tall and fierce warriors. They can be recognised by the special red cloth they wear which is called a Shuka. Maasai people live a nomadic life, which means they move from place to place with their animals.
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group of semi-nomadic people inhabiting southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best known local populations due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes, and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak Maa (ɔl Maa) , a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer. A high infant mortality rate among the Maasai has led to babies not truly being recognized until they reach an age of 3 months ilapaitin. For Maasai living a traditional life, the end of life is virtually without ceremony, and the dead are left out for scavengers. Who are the Maasai? The Maasai are a tribe of people who live in parts of Tanzania and Kenya and are known as tall and fierce warriors. • They can be recognised by the special red cloth they wear which is called a Shuka. • Maasai people live a nomadic life, which means they move from place to place with their animals. Why is the Maasai Mara Reserve so important? The Maasai Mara Reserve is a large protected park and is important because • Many famous animals including: lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, warthogs and buffaloes live there. • The animals are protected by the Government of Kenya so nobody can go and hunt them. For the Maasai, cattle are what make the good life, and milk and meat are the best foods. Their old ideal was to live by their cattle alone – other foods they could get by exchange – but today they also need to grow crops. Most of what used to be Maasai land has already been taken over, for private farms and ranches, for government projects, wildlife parks or private hunting concessions. Mostly they retain only the driest and least fertile areas. One thing, however, is certain that the Maasai culture is quickly eroding at the expense of civilization. THE MAASAI PEOPLE. The Maasai people of East Africa live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley on semi-arid and arid lands. The Maasai occupy a total land area of 160,000 square kilometers with a population of approximately one half million people. However, many Maasai see the national census as government meddling and often miscount their numbers to census takers. In Kenya most Maasai people live in the Maasai Mara Reserve which is a large park in the South West of Kenya. It is named after the Maasai people who live there and the Mara River which cuts through the park. • The Maasai live in shelters called manyatta which are built from branches and grass. Why is the Maasai Mara Reserve so important? The Maasai Mara Reserve is a large protected park and is important because • Many famous animals including: lions, rhinos, giraffes, zebras, warthogs and buffaloes live there. • The animals are protected by the Government of Kenya so nobody can go and hunt them. The Maasai are a partly nomadic people who herd and breed cattle. They live in Kenya and northern Tanzania. (Photo: Matt Crypto). The Maasai are a very special people who live primarily from farming and livestock activities in Kenya and Tanzania. They have mystified researchers for years. To a large extent, the Maasai live on the milk from their cattle, which means their diet is as full of fats as the diet of people living in the West. Unlike Westerners, however, the Maasai do not have many problems related to lifestyle diseases. The Life of a Maasai Woman by Simon Nkoitoi of Kenya. (This story has been edited for clarity, but most of the original grammar has been retained) A Maasai woman has to do more work compared to her husband. It doesn't mean that men don't like their wives: this has been the tradition since the history of the Maasai people. To be a Maasai is to be born into one of the world’s last great warrior cultures. From boyhood to adulthood, young Maasai begin to learn the responsibilities of being a man and a warrior. The role of a warrior is to protect the livestock from human and animal predators and to provide security to their families. When the Maasai migrated from the Sudan in the 15th century, they attacked the indigenous groups they met along the way and raided cattle. By the end of their journey, they had taken over almost all of the land in the Rift Valley. To be a Maasai is to be born into one of the THE MAASAI PEOPLE The Maasai people of East Africa live in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania along the Great Rift Valley on semi-arid and arid lands. The Maasai occupy a total land area of 160,000 square kilometers with a population of approximately one half million people. However, many Maasai see the national census as government meddling and often miscount their numbers to census takers.
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