Maasai Tribe

Ngorongoro Conservation Area is The Only Area In the World, that with a High Concentration of Wildlife Living with Human Communities.

• About 2 hundred years ago, Maasai tribe came from Egypt and they passed through rift valley with the purpose of looking for the green pasture.
• Maasai Tribe colonized at East Africa, in Kenya and Tanzania,
  • In Tanzania, they locate in Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• The way of their nature is Semi-Nomadic and Pastoralist.
• They Speak “Maa Language” also Swahili.
  • They are talented with communicating on English without going a school, with just picking up.
• They do not want to succumb to the western modernization of the digitalized world.
• They have Distinctive, Unique, Original Culture.
• The Maasai Tribe as observed basicly as; Traditional – Cultural – Ethnic – Happy – Strong – Friendly.
• They have their own Rituels like High Jumping Dance.

[Clothing]

• Tribe has its own traditional Custom Clothing called “Shukas” that has Different Patterns in Different Colors like Red, Blue, Green White..

[Dress Different Colors in Different Ages]

• Each Color has a Meaning for them.
• Maasai Women Pairing their dressing, with jewels like Necklaces, Earings, Anklets, Body Piercings, Metal Hoops..
• Maasai Man Wear Sandals.
• Their traditional way of life allowing them to Live in Harmony with a Wildlife and the environment.

[Cattling]

• Cattle and especially Cow is very important and means wealth in the culture.
• In other words; The more you have, the richer you are.

[Tribe is Patriarchal &  having Polygamous Marriages]

• Man mostly have Multi Wife.
• Wife should be Good Chef, especially for to get a right to sleep with husband.

[Roles in Family]

• Maasai Men  and Boys doing “Livestock” meanwhile
• Maasai Men is also “Brave Worriers”.
• They are Protecting their Territory, Taking Care of their Cattle’s, and Taking Care of their Family.

• Maasai Women play role in Taking Care of Homestead; all home duties like Cooking, Taking Care of Children.
• Women also Do Some Local Handmade Crafts like Jewels to Sell.

[Tanzanian Government Let the Tribe, to Live Within some Terms & Conditions]

• Not allowed to feed by Wild Animals
• Maasai Do Not Live Inside Crater,
• They Live Outside of Crater and they do Livestock there.

[They Do Their Own Housing Called BOMA]

• • Have a Circular Formation
  • Made With; Mixture of Soil, Urine and Cow dung.

• They Feed with Meat, Milk from Cattle and Drink it’s Blood.
• They Have their own Kinder Garden in the Maasai Village.
• There is No Hospital.

[Indigenous Wisdom]

• • From Generation to generation they Use some Natural Traditional Curing by using some Plants, Trees, Water, Stones, Roots, Leafs.