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Background of Maasai people

Animals

Animals that live by the Maasia people are mainly Black rhino and the Bengal tiger. There are many other animals, but those two are the main ones around most of the time.

Plants and crops

The people of Africa's vast savanna are united by their strong identity with the sprawling plains that surround them. Originally, these pastoral groups came to the savanna looking for food, scavenging after leftover game killed by large predators. Today, these original hunter-gatherers exist in the form of the Dorobo tribes of the eastern Serengeti, who survive by hunting small game and collecting honey and wild fruits and vegetables. Long ago, the Dorobo were joined by herdsmen and pastoralists from northern Africa. Among these, the Maasai have held the most tenaciously to their wanderlust. These tall, dark skinned herdsmen in striking red cloaks and beadwork have come to symbolize the face of Africa's savanna people to the outside world. The Maasai share the plains with the Kikuyu, traditionally a nation of farmers, who now form the backbone of Kenyan society.

There are not many crops around the area they live. They do make kale and other vegtables. They also crop plants and trees. They had a very bad drought, which caused the ground to dry up and make it hard to grow anything

Location

The Maasai live in Souther Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They also live along the Great Rift Valley.

They way the interact or use their land

There has been an issue with land disappearance. They are trying to keep their land from disappearing and keep the animals around them safe.

Homes

The homes they live in are loaf shaped, made with mud and sticks. The thorns around the out side keep lions and other animals from attacking their family they have in the homes.

How they adapt and their clothing

The Maasia people move around a lot and don't normally stay in one place for a while. They grow some crops and buy cattle. Thre clothing is a long, big. necklace around the front of their chest, and woman wear dresses and men wear leather capes with dresses under them. They shave their head, the men wear leather caps on their head.

Traditions

They have very many ceremonies every year including the meat-eating ceremony, milk- drinking ceremony, and many more. They have them every year t the same times and dates.

The Maasai

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