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Masai are the nomadic pastoralist of East Africa, habiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. (Britannica)
-They are a fully nomadic group, the main resources are meat, milk, and blood. Unlike other non-advanced groups, they are the master of the safari. (Ibid)
-Masai living in mud-dung houses called kraal, easy to build and helped their nomadic life. (Ibid)
-Polygyny is common is among the older man, which is not a good modern concept. (Ibid)
-The Kenyan and Tanzanian governments offering them education and want them to give up their nomadic life, which is a bad idea. A big group of people will lose their culture and their identities, even they get a good education, they may not recognize their ethnic group. (Ibid)
-Masai speaks the Maa language. (Ibid)
-They are considered one of the tallest people in the world, with an average height of 6 ft 3 inches according to some reports. (Ibid)
-Great warriors, men can fight a lion by themselves. Masai young man needs to kill a lion by himself to prove he can handle things. (Ibid)
-Elder men control the group, they have oral laws, like the tribes we see in movies. (Ibid)
-Masai worships a single deity called Enkai or Engai. It has a dual nature, Engai Narok (Black God) is benevolent, and Engai Na-nyokie (Red God) is vengeful. Which fit Masai's personalities. (Ibid)
-They sold intricate jewelry to tourists, welcoming foreigners to try their cultural stuff, however, tourist needs to pay for living like a Masai. It's a way that people can know more about their culture and they can get some economic benefits. (Ibid)
-The measurement of a men’s wealth and reputation is the men’s number of cattle and the number of children, this also an old-fashioned concept, measuring people's reputation with their properties, kind of same to some modern society. (Ibid)
-All of the Maasai’s needs for food are met by their cattle. They eat the meat, drink the milk daily, and drink the blood on occasion. Because there are have no enough water for them to drink in the old times, so they have to drink their cattle's blood. (Ibid)
-The Maasai have grown dependent on food such as sorghum, rice, potatoes, and cabbage, which helped them with their nomadic diet. (Ibid)
-Masai is a fully nomadic group, they do not have a fixed place to stay.
-The local government wants them to give up and join the morgen society but they refused, they want to keep living like this.
-Which is good, because they kept their culture to the next generation( however they would not get very good food and a stable income.)
-They also let others experience their Masai life to earn money is a good idea, first they get income, second, they spread their culture and became popular.
-The measurement of one's reputation is cattle and children is too old fashion, but from their perspective it is a good thing, having more food and population.
-They are a fully nomadic group, the main resources are meat, milk, and blood. Unlike other non-advanced groups, they are the master of the safari. (Ibid)
-Masai living in mud-dung houses called kraal, easy to build and helped their nomadic life. (Ibid)
-Polygyny is common is among the older man, which is not a good modern concept. (Ibid)
-The Kenyan and Tanzanian governments offering them education and want them to give up their nomadic life, which is a bad idea. A big group of people will lose their culture and their identities, even they get a good education, they may not recognize their ethnic group. (Ibid)
-Masai speaks the Maa language. (Ibid)
-They are considered one of the tallest people in the world, with an average height of 6 ft 3 inches according to some reports. (Ibid)
-Great warriors, men can fight a lion by themselves. Masai young man needs to kill a lion by himself to prove he can handle things. (Ibid)
-Elder men control the group, they have oral laws, like the tribes we see in movies. (Ibid)
-Masai worships a single deity called Enkai or Engai. It has a dual nature, Engai Narok (Black God) is benevolent, and Engai Na-nyokie (Red God) is vengeful. Which fit Masai's personalities. (Ibid)
-They sold intricate jewelry to tourists, welcoming foreigners to try their cultural stuff, however, tourist needs to pay for living like a Masai. It's a way that people can know more about their culture and they can get some economic benefits. (Ibid)
-The measurement of a men’s wealth and reputation is the men’s number of cattle and the number of children, this also an old-fashioned concept, measuring people's reputation with their properties, kind of same to some modern society. (Ibid)
-All of the Maasai’s needs for food are met by their cattle. They eat the meat, drink the milk daily, and drink the blood on occasion. Because there are have no enough water for them to drink in the old times, so they have to drink their cattle's blood. (Ibid)
-The Maasai have grown dependent on food such as sorghum, rice, potatoes, and cabbage, which helped them with their nomadic diet. (Ibid)
-Masai is a fully nomadic group, they do not have a fixed place to stay.
-The local government wants them to give up and join the morgen society but they refused, they want to keep living like this.
-Which is good, because they kept their culture to the next generation( however they would not get very good food and a stable income.)
-They also let others experience their Masai life to earn money is a good idea, first they get income, second, they spread their culture and became popular.
-The measurement of one's reputation is cattle and children is too old fashion, but from their perspective it is a good thing, having more food and population.
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Works cited
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Jones, Tiia. “Maasai Jumping Dance.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 July 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA4bAuAoEsU.
łowik, J. (2015, February 23). Lion vs Maasai, Amboseli National Park, Safari Kenya 2015. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djQlEPsL8k
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Jones, Tiia. “Maasai Jumping Dance.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 July 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA4bAuAoEsU.
łowik, J. (2015, February 23). Lion vs Maasai, Amboseli National Park, Safari Kenya 2015. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3djQlEPsL8k
Crossan, Rob. “Responsible Tourism: Protecting the Masai Mara.” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 5 Feb. 2016, www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/travel/holidays-to-kenya/12133937/responsible-tourism-masai-mara.html.
“Masai Mara Safari | Adventure Alternative Expeditions.” Adventure Alternative®, www.adventurealternative.com/masai-mara-safari/.
Parsitau, Damaris Seleina. “How Girls' Education Intersects with Maasai Culture in Kenya.” Brookings.edu, The Brookings Institution, 27 July 2017, www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2017/07/25/how-girls-education-intersects-with-maasai-culture-in-kenya/.