When you give a Maasai warrior a 7-iron, he instinctively compares it to the spear in his other hand. He carries that traditional, effective weapon every day from his adolescent rites of passage ...

In the fenceless safari zones of southern Kenya, the Maasai have lived for centuries in symbiosis with wildlife — and smaller, more intimate camps can help give guests a window into their ...

A new era of opportunity is emerging for Maasai women with the construction of a state-of-the-art beadwork production centre at the Sekenani Gate of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Valued at ...

This, she shares, is largely due to Amboseli's lower entry fees compared to the Maasai Mara. "If you are an adult non-resident in Maasai Mara, you will part with $100 (Sh12,911) during off-peak ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a ...

The Maasai Mara National Reserve is Kenya’s most renowned wildlife sanctuary, famous for its Great Migration and the “Big Five.” Lions, in particular, are key species in the ecosystem and ...

Authorities claim that resettlement is in the Maasai’s best interest. These tactics have thus made the Maasai more vulnerable to displacement and their land easier to appropriate.

The Maasai community knowledge was not preserved in written texts. First, the oloiboni (spiritual leader) Lemaron Ole Parit used an enkidong – a sacred calabash, or gourd, which contains stones ...

Maasai are pictured with their cattle in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, March 13, 2022. But they are far from the only ones with an interest in that land.