What tourists see represents a narrow aspect of Maasai culture—one that bears little resemblance to their everyday concerns
This is one of five stories that explore the greater Serengeti region and its ecosystem. Read the rest of those storiesinhabit the Serengeti ecosystem, but none is more associated with this landscape than the Maasai, the fierce, cattle-herding people who’ve lived in parts of Kenya and Tanzania since migrating from the lower Nile Valley during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The National Geographic Society is committed to illuminating and protecting the wonder of our world. Through the Wyss Campaign for Nature, we funded the fieldwork of Explorer Charlie Hamilton James, who spent more than two years photographing the people and animals in the greater Serengeti ecosystem.
“To be Maasai is to live in this land,” said Aloyce Mollel, a senior member of Irkeepusi, a Maasai community situated near the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. “The people, the animals, and the land are together. We will always be here.” Melubo Olenauni and his sons return to their home in Tanzania after bringing in the cows. Young boys begin to learn shepherding with sheep and goats, and then later with cows. When they become ilmurran, or warriors, they’re ready to be responsible for the whole herd.The pool table is a social hub in Irkeepusi, Tanzania, where men who aren’t tending the herd play for money throughout the day. Women work at home. They milk cows, chop and carry wood, and haul water for cooking and washing.
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