- Live around NorthTanzania – on Rift Valley, on Manyara Region – at Lake Eyasi.
- It is known they came from the South Sudan and Western Ethiopian highlands.
- They are Semi-Nomadic Tribe
Doing:
- Agriculture and Livestock
- Also Craftsman, that crafts such as; Backsmithing, Beadwork, Brass Bracelets and Necklaces,
- Arrowheads to the Hadzabe tribe.
- Trade with the Hadzabe tribe by Barter; they get Wild Honey and Fruit from Hadzabe in exchange of Grain.
- Cattle is very important.
- They Raise Herds of Goats, Sheeps and Donkeys.
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- They benefit everything of animals’; Such like; Meat, Milk, Skin, Dung, Horns, Blood, Fat even Tendons…
- Instead of search food around in nature, They Grow Crops such as Bean, Corn.
- They also Grind Corn with Stones to make Corn Flour.
Life Style
- They Wear Patchy, Reddish tones with Animal Skin Leather Clothing.
- Women complete their outfits with accessories such as Bracelets and
- They make Circular Decorative Tattoos around the eyes.
- They make their Houses from Mud, Adobe and Thin Branches of Trees.
The interior is cool and dark.
- Mostly they Resist from the Formal Education, Only 5% of Datoga people can speak the official language Swahili, 1% can read and write.
- Health Standards are very Low, Infant mortality is in High
- Polygamous Marriage is common. Usually men marry with several women.
- Old Man hold the Power and Leadership;
- They can Impose Fines and Curses.
- Collective Pressure is an effective form in social control.
